Aske (EP)

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

Burzum
(1992)		 Aske
(1993)		 Det som engang var
(1993)

Aske (Norwegian for "ashes") is an EP by Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. Though recorded in April and August 1992, after Det som engang var, it was released before that album in March 1993, through Deathlike Silence Productions.

Background

The cover is a photograph of the Fantoft Stave Church after its arson on 6 June 1992. Varg Vikernes was strongly suspected of burning the church, and the photograph is widely believed to have been taken by Vikernes himself.[1][2]

Bass guitar on the EP is performed by Samoth of the band Emperor.[1]

Release

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.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Count Grishnackh. 

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
Total length:
 20:02

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christe, Ian (2003). Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. New York City, New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc. p. 277.
  2. ↑ Campion, Chris (20 February 2005). "In the Face of Death". The Observer (Guardian Unlimited). Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Burzum - Discography - Official Releases - 'Aske' (mini-LP) 1993". burzum.org. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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