Album
Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
1994 · Electronic, Rock
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
Hvis Lyset Tar Oss is a Metal album by Burzum, originally released in 1994. On Gatefold: 72 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
Though recorded in September 1992, <i>Hvis Lyset Tar Oss</i> (“if the light takes us” in Norwegian) wasn’t released until April 1994. At that time, Count Grishnackh (a.k.a. Varg Vikernes, the sole member of Burzum) was incarcerated and awaiting sentencing for charges of arson and murder. This album would be the last one released before he started a 17-year prison sentence. His primeval vocals here could be taken as screams of freedom or screams of anguish, but there's no question that this is music of catharsis. With its billowing synths and blurred drumming, “Det Som En Gang Var” (“What Once Was”) seeks to alter the parameters of heavy metal by putting listeners in touch with forces far beyond the conventions of popular music. Though Varg and Burzum would soon be synonymous with metal’s most evil aspects, there's an element of beauty and elegance on <i>Hvis Lyset Tar Oss</i> that makes its darkness even more potent. The delicacy and introspection of Varg’s vision comes out on the closing song, “Tomhet” (“Emptiness”), which uses nothing but fragile melodies on a synthesizer.
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Tracklist
- 1Det Som en Gang Var14:21
- 2Hvis Lyset Tar Oss8:04
- 3Inn I Slottet Fra Droemmen7:51
- 4Tomhet14:12
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Black Metal
- dense
- eerie
- nocturnal
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Only CD's pressed in 1994 (this and the Damont version) and the brazilian vinyl, display (in the rear card of CD and backsleeve of vinyl) the very early logo of Misanthropy Records, not even the limited marbled vinyl. These are the first press CD's of this Burzum output.
Hvis Lyset Tar Oss er dedikert til mine broedre, Fenriz og Demonaz. Nordens Skalder, foelg den brune lampe og dens Hofding!
Lyrics in Norwegian and German:
Det som en gang var / Was einst war (Juni -92), Hvis lyset tar oss / W
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Count GrishnackhMUSIC BY , LYRICS BY , PERFORMER PERFORMER , MUSIC BY , LYRICS BY
- Greifi Grishnackh*MUSIC BY , LYRICS BY , PERFORMER
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