Aske (EP)

Aske
EP by Burzum
Released March 1993
Recorded August 1992 at the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway ("Dominus Sathanas" recorded April 1992)[1]
Genre Black metal
Length 20:02
Label Deathlike Silence Productions
Producer Count Grishnackh and Pytten
Burzum chronology
Burzum
(1992)		 Aske
(1993)		 Det som engang var
(1993)

Aske (Norwegian for Ashes) is the second release by the Norwegian black metal artist Burzum. It was recorded in April and August 1992, and released in March 1993. Bass guitar on the EP is performed by Samoth of the band Emperor.[1]

The cover is a photograph of the Fantoft stave church after its arson on 6 June 1992. Varg Vikernes (aka Count Grishnackh) was strongly suspected of burning the church, and the photograph is widely believed to have been taken by Vikernes himself.[1][2] The first 1000 copies of Aske were packaged with a lighter bearing the same image.[3]

Aske was later re-released as Burzum / Aske alongside the songs from Burzum's debut album.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Stemmen fra tårnet" (The Voice from the Tower) 6:09
2. "Dominus Sathanas" (Master Satan) 3:02
3. "A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit"   10:51

Credits

References

  1. ^ a b c Christe, Ian (2003). Sound of the Beast: the Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc.. p. 277. 
  2. ^ Campion, Chris (2005-02-20). "In the face of death". The Observer (Guardian Unlimited). http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,11710,1419364,00.html. Retrieved 2007-10-06. 
  3. ^ ""Aske" (mini-LP) 1993". http://www.burzum.org/eng/discography/official/1993_aske.shtml. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 

External links

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Studio albums
Demos & EPs
Burzum (Demo I) · Burzum (Demo II) · Burzum (Promo) · Aske
Compilation Albums