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Rating: In 1996, Burzum escaped from prison to go to Florida to Morrison Studios to record the masterpiece "filosefem" where Sepultura also recorded "Arise."
The songs have the style of Sepultura's "Arise" but are enriched with a Norwegian atmosphere, the spirit of black metal. The songs are deadly, pure black 100 per cent.
The first three are gut punches, especially jesus tod, an incredibly fast song marked by the relentless beat of a drum machine. dunkeilet, on the other hand, is a slow and unsettling track that is quite terrifying.
The third track has a Black Sabbath spirit, while the remaining three are recorded with a keyboard. Burzum's voice is that of a zombie; theoretically, his voice isn’t human, it is the voice of a living dead, of a psychopath, of a murderer of an already dead man.
Certainly a masterpiece that shifts Sepultura's "Arise" to the atmospheres of Norwegian black metal and werewolves.
Bye, until next time.
Tracklist and Lyrics
04 Decrepitude I (07:53)
Tears from the eyes so cold, tears from the eyes, in the grass so green.
As I lie here, the burden is being lifted once and for all, once and for all.
Beware of the light, it may take you away, to where no evil dwells.
It will take you away, for all eternity.
Night is so beautiful (we need her as much as we need Day).
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