Filosofem
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| Studio album by Burzum | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Recorded | March 1993 | |
| Genre | Black metal | |
| Length | 64:34 | |
| Label | Misanthropy Records/Feral House | |
| Producer(s) | Varg Vikernes | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Burzum chronology | ||
| Hvis Lyset Tar Oss (1994) |
Filosofem (1996) |
Dauði Baldrs (1997) |
Filosofem, the last Burzum album recorded before Varg Vikernes' imprisonment, came out under Misanthropy Records in early 1996. Its success was unprecedented for a Black metal album, getting into the indie charts in the UK and receiving great reviews from relatively mainstream music magazines. It was also a big success in Europe and Norway. A shortened version of the fifth track, Rundtgåing av Den Transcendentale Egenhetens Støtte, appeared on the soundtrack to the Harmony Korine film Gummo. The opening track, Dunkelheit, means darkness in German, hence it was originally named Burzum (meaning darkness in the Black Tongue of Mordor).
[edit] Track listing
- Dunkelheit (Burzum) – 7:05
- Jesu Død (The Death of Jesus) – 8:39
- Erblicket die Töchter des Firmaments (Beholding the Daughters of The Firmament) – 7:53
- Gebrechlichkeit I (Decrepitude I) – 7:53
- Rundtgåing av Den Transcendentale Egenhetens Støtte (Tour Around the Transcendental Column of Singularity) – 25:11
- Gebrechlichkeit II (Decrepitude II) – 7:53
