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Lately there had been a
wave of vampirism in the cold Norway. The traces led us to the ancient castle
of Count Grishnackh...
Grishnackh, how has it
been going today?
"Quiet. It's day outside and the sun shines...I hate sun. So I sit here in
shadow... in a dark room and dream about night! I hope there will never be a
new day", says the vampire Grishnackh and continues: "Hm...BURZUM was
"formed" early in '91 as a project band beside my other band of which
I have left. I did a demo in late '91. 3 songs..... later I included 9 more
songs on that piece! The 3 song demo is avaible from DSP for an unknown
price... write for details! First lp was recorded in Jan '92, out in April '92
(on DSP)! The second Burzum lp is recorded containing 8 trax. It is called På Svarte
Troner (It's Swedish or Norwegian and mean something like "On Black
Thrones" or so...-ed) and will be out on DSP late '92... it was recorded
in May '92. Burzum is now a two piece band. Hellhammer is doing the drums. We
will do an ep 7" probably on H.N.P. Records in Norway that will contain
new (fucking ten times better) version of A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit and a new
trax that will only be released on this 7"ep! Later we will do the third
lp that will (of course) be out on DSP! Hm.."
Grishnackh, the man behind BURZUM was kind enough to give us some background
knowledge considering his band. It would be wise to take this debut lp to the
subject... so, please tell some facts about each song on the lp.
Grishnackh: "Feeble Screams... (made in mid '91) is a piece describing why
I hate the feeble slave race. Ea, Lord of the Depths (in late '91) is telling
how Ea looks like. Black Spell of Destruction (made in early '91) is a dream I
had. When I Destroy the Earth with a Spell... may the dream come true! Channeling
the Power of Souls is a spell manipulating souls into worship... (made in early
'91). War is a song made to remind you of BATHORY (and especially the end of
their debut lp's B-side?-ed). Its lyric expain the pleasure of dying slowly in
war... (made in late '91) The crying Orc os mourning bacause of natural hate of
everything. A lost Forgotten Spirit (made in mid '91) is about grave
desecration. "Desturb their rest and they shall haunt forever". My
Journey to the Stars is a dream of mine (made Jan '92). Dungeons of Darkness is
a track by Euronymous and me! We here create the feeling of entering the
dngeons of darkness."
All right,
are you satisfied with your debut as a whole?
Grishnackh: "I am satified with the debut lp! It's full of hate and
winter. I'm not totally satisfied with The Lost Forgotten... that's why I do it
again on the ep!"
And sincerely the lp is a masterpiece of Black Metal! As far as I'm concerned,
I recommend you to order it immediately from Deathlike Silence... About the
deal with DSP; it came true after Euronymous (the boss os DSP) heard the BURZUM
demo...
Grishnackh: "...and I guess he liked it. DSP is doing their job well! Only
DSP is real!"
You told that your second lp På Svarte Troner is already recorded... please
tell something about it.
Grishnackh: "It's more dark and depressive... I think the first lp is more
cold hate in a bit depressive way!... Anyway 2nd lp is more varied
songwise!"
Can you give any titles?
Grishnackh: "It contain od tracks as Lost Wisdom (early '91), My Key to
Purgatory (mid '91) and Dominos Sathanas (early '91) and new one as Svarte
Troner (May '92), Den Onde Kysten (Jan '92), Han Som Reiste (May '92), Snu
Mikrokosmos Tegn (Feb '92) and En Ring Til Å Herske (April '92)."
All these new song titles are in Swedish or Norwegian... use your dictionary to
translate them!
Nowadays
Burzum is a two-men band. Are you perhabs going to build a decent line-up? And
why didn't you search for any members earlier?
Grishnackh: Earlyer I didn't need any other members to do BURZUM. Now I got
Hellhammer on drums for 3rd lp (and beyond). After third lp we will look for a
bass player, a second guitarist and a synth player for live performance...
It'll be fucking hard to find suitable members."
Have you already planned your stage show?
Grishnackh: "Yes, it will be a dark depressive live show! No fun, no mosh.
Trend folk will be bored to death seing BURZUM live. We are no fun."
About how
Grishnackh makes the tracks for BURZUM, he says: "It varies a bit! Some
times I do some riffs and sometimes I do whole trax!"
Nevertheless you must be pretty fast in creating songs according to that your
second lp is to be released very soon, and the debut has been avaible for only
short while!
Grishnackh: "hm... I did 15 tracks in '91. I've done 20 tracks in '92
(it's now end of July). I think the reason for this is firstly I'm unemployed
and that enables me to dwell where I wish in the night! Deep dark woods,
medieval sited, cold caves, and high mountains. My personal influences is
purely dark persons to..... so my dark essence is not ruined by any 'light of
god'."
How did you practice your songs when you still were the only member?
Grishnackh: "I didn't! I think how they shall be and play them like that
when I records them!"
By the way, the meaning behind the name of the band isn't Blackened Undead
Raging Zombie Under Mould as everybody thought (Who?- Santa Claus.), but...
Grishnackh: "It means blackness or darkness in my own tongue."
It seems Grishnackh didn't allow this interview slip
at all to this "save-the-world" (fortunately!), because his answers
to my question about his opinion on Norway legalizing the whale hunting was
simply: "I worship death"
The return to the paths of musical harmonies...? Ahm, what could be the most
important elements in the music of BURZUM and why?
Grishnackh: "I see my music as a whole. It's mournful to catch the spirit
of the dark ones."
Do you think your music can be considered s art?
Grishnackh: "Black destructive art."
And if BURZUM's music was a dinner course it would be..
"A female human virgin for me to 'drink'!"
To the end, do you have anything to say about the future of BURZUM?
Grishnackh: "The
darkness spread its wings in the night. For every night that pass the wings
reach new places, souls and feelings... the world shall be darkness!"
I thank you for your thoughtful answers and time...
Grishnackh: "My time is endless......