'True Norwegian Black Metal' was created by Euronymous (Mayhem), but was defined by Darkthrone and Burzum. Count Grishnackh (Burzum's sole member) took the concepts that were being created and pushed them into new musical beauty. He looked at each album as a spell to build a world for the listener taking focusing on creating a dark atmosphere involving keyboards (without being overbearing *cough [Emperor]) and focusing on the track order / flow. His self-titled (Burzum translates to 'darkness' in Tolkien's 'Black Speech') debut really was primitive Black Metal to a tee, but his second album is a more transcendental experience. It is a necessity to listen from track 1 to 8 to really get the full intended journey. The cover, is based on an Advanced Dungeons and Dragons campaign entitled, 'The Temple of Elemental Evil.' For those interested check out the PDF below, very interesting. Wait until the sun has gone down, close your eyes and delve into Burzum.
The Temple of Elemental Evil: http://www.mediafire.com/?wiyhmyzwmwk
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