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Filosofem
Sign in to saveFilosofem (Norwegian for "Philosopheme") is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. It was recorded in March 1993 and was the last recording before Varg Vikernes was sentenced to prison in 1994; the album was not released until January 1996, however. It was released through Misanthropy Records and Vikernes's own record label, Cymophane Productions. A music video was made for the song "Dunkelheit" and received airtime on both MTV and VH1.
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Filosofem is a studio album by the performer Burzum. It was released in 1996 through Misanthropy Records in Norway. The work is classified as a black metal album, with some sources also listing the genre as Death Metal/Black Metal. The recording took place in 1993.
The album consists of six parts. It was produced by Varg Vikernes and Eirik Hundvin. Filosofem was distributed in the formats of compact disc, compact cassette, and LP record. The language of the work includes English, Norwegian, and multiple languages.
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Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- Burzum
- First released
- 1996-01-31
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 143
- Total plays
- 643
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Filosofem
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Burzum
- Album.cover
- Filosofem.jpg
- Album.border
- yes
- Album.released
- 31 January 1996
- Album.recorded
- March 1993 at Breidablik Studio
- Album.length
- 64:34
- Album.language
- Norwegian, English
- Album.label
- Misanthropy, Cymophane
- Album.producer
- Varg Vikernes, Pytten
- Album.prev_title
- Hvis lyset tar oss
- Album.prev_year
- 1994
- Album.next_title
- Dauði Baldrs
- Album.next_year
- 1997
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Described at
Burzum - Discography - Official Releases - "Filosofem" 1996
Burzum.org - Official Burzum and Varg Vikernes website: Old School Norwegian Black Metal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- black metal
- Producer
- Eirik Hundvin
- Duration
- 3873
- Performer
- Burzum
- Distribution format
- LP record
- Image
- Filosofem.jpg
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- form of creative work
- studio album
- title
- Filosofem
- place of publication
- Norway
- described at URL
- www.burzum.org/eng/discography/official/1996_filosofem.shtml
- number of parts of this work
- 6
- language of work or name
- Norwegian
- recording date
- 1993-03-00
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Background
- Music and artwork
- Track listing
- Personnel
- References
- External links
Filosofem (Norwegian for "Philosopheme") is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. It was recorded in March 1993 and was the last recording before Varg Vikernes was sentenced to prison in 1994; the album was not released until January 1996, however. It was released through Misanthropy Records and Vikernes's own record label, Cymophane Productions. A music video was made for the song "Dunkelheit" and received airtime on both MTV and VH1.
The album is noted for its experimental sound when compared to most other second wave black metal. Vikernes considers Filosofem an "anti-trend album."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Filosofem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.