“My view of Anton La Vey and his so-called Satanism? Anton Le Vey’s original name is Howard Stanton Levey (which is the same surname as Levi), so in other words he was a fucking Jew. I detest that Jew and all his teachings; they are created to break down European morals, ideals and ideas, just…
As much as I love Varg, I sometimes wish he wasn’t such an uninformed idiot about some things.
Between the bushes we stared
At those who reminded us of another age
And told that hope was away
Forever…
We heard elvensong and
Water that trickled
What once was is now
Away
All the blood…
All the longing and pain that
Ruled
Are away…
Forever…
We are not dead…
We have never lived
— Varg Vikernes, Burzum, “Det Som En Gang Var”
— Varg Vikernes (Burzum), Enhver Til Sitt, off of Fallen (2011)
Hvorfor må jeg kjenne den gamle smerten igjen (og igjen og igjen…)?
Okay, so… I’m a bit disturbed at the moment.
I heard about this release through Obsidianobelisk by him posting a download link onto Fiddlefaddle’s Facebook wall. Outside of Captaindwreck’s quick mention of it here… I find it quite unbelievable how much I haven’t been hearing about Burzum’s new Fallen full-length.
This album has amazed me in ways I never expected to hear. I mean, I really liked Belus… but this trumps it completely for me. I can’t say it was as aggressive… but it kills it in every other aspect.
THIS is the Burzum I’ve missed more than anything. The “ambient era” has been completely transformed into what it should and would have been had Varg never been imprisoned. (Only then it begs the question… would that era of Burzum have ever happened without the prison sentence?)
Thoughts and opinions on the album are welcomed.
(Source: burzum.org)
Untitled (Burzum Art Contest Winner) | by Mario Neftalí Casillas Fonseca
Charcoal drawing (feat. “The River of Forgetfulness”) (Burzum Art Contest Winner) | by Alex Shaffer
varg isn’t a satanist. he brings all of this up in “when the light takes us”. it was all about something much greater to him i think.
Oh, I’m well aware that Varg isn’t a Satanist. I’ve studied the guy and what he and the media have done over there since my sophomore year in high school.
My apologies to all if what I said came off that way.
Thanks for the concern,
Invictvs
chesswiththeabyss asked: Hei :)
Does Black Metal belong to Satanism? Or does Satanism belong to Black Metal? Are they two different things? Are (for example) Dimmu Borgir true or just (for example) Burzum because Varg Vikernes burned a church?
Hah, good question.
Personally, I believe neither of them have any relationship whatsoever. It seems like their connections are so few and far-between.
They are pretty separate things by definition.
Satanism is all about life (more specifically vital existence,) individualism, responsibility, and indulgence.
Black metal, in it’s purest state, is all about rebellion. This is one of the few connections it shares with Satanism. However, some of the rebellion expressed by the genre is a bit senseless and to be Satanic is to have direction and order—not mindless chaotic rebellion.
There are other highly un-Satanic attributes about Black metal. It often contains themes of self-destruction and depression. As I stated above, Satanism is about vital existence and is a religion of celebrating life and the flesh; not destroying it.
I can’t really explain much further because Black metal (now in its third and hopefully final wave) has been broken down so many different ways that often contradict themselves as you compare certain bands side by side for philosophical analysis. In contrast, Satanism is static in it’s philosophy.
“Trve” is for the fans to decide, due to the silly term’s high subjectivity.
Thanks for asking,
Invictvs
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