In a bit of awesome, if unsurprising news; early Saturday morning it was announced that the one-man black metal project Burzum — helmed by the ever controversial Varg Vikernes — is slated to release his tenth full length studio album in May of this year on Byelobog Productions. Vikernes has been cranking out an album a year since 2009, and even before that he was a pretty steady musician, so this news shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to those who follow the man’s music. Never one to draw these things out, Vikernes has saw fit to not only release the name of this album, Umskiptar (Metamorphoses in English), but he has also made available the cover art, tracklisting, and lyrics of the new album. One could call it fan service, but it’s most likely Vikernes trying to avoid the usual media run-around that ensues when albums are announced.
You can view the tracklisting below, and the album art above. The lyrics for this endeavor are apparently taken from a Norse poem, Völuspá. You can find them and the full announcement about Umskiptar at the official Burzum website.
- Blóðstokkinn (Soaked in Blood) (1:16)
- Jóln (Deities) (5:51)
- Alfadanz (Elven Dance) (9:22)
- Hit helga Tré (The sacred Tree) (6:51)
- Æra (Honour) (3:58)
- Heiðr (Esteem) (3:02)
- Valgaldr (Song of the Fallen) (8:03)
- Galgviðr (Gallow Forest) (7:16)
- Surtr Sunnan (Black from the South) (4:14)
- Gullaldr (Golden Age) (10:20)
- Níðhöggr (Attack from Below) (5:00)
- EC
Yes, you read that incredibly offensive headline right. Varg Vikernes (or Count Grishnackh, if you take this shit WAY too seriously) was released after nearly 16 years in prison on parole a few weeks ago. If you don’t know what went down all those years ago, the man behind black metal legend Burzum, was convicted of murdering Mayhem guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) and setting fire to three churches in August of 1993.
Twilight (read: Twatlight) actor and all around pretty-boy Jackson Rathbone (left), has agreed to play Varg in the upcoming movie “Lords Of Chaos”. I expect a HUGE shit-storm over this, and rightly so. I could imagine this doing the same thing to black metal what Twatlight did to vampires, what with the once preppy and rich kids suddenly becoming “dark” and shopping at Hot Topic. Soon, teenage girls will dress up in corpse paint. Maybe there will be some theater burnings over this? I sure hope so, because this is inexcusable.
