New Burzum samples online

Upon trekking through various sites and forums on this Friday morning, this little discovery was stumbled upon. On Amazon you can hear short samples of each of the new tracks from Varg Vikernes’ return with Burzum on new record Belus. Click HERE to hear the samples.

Much of the material seems to be veering towards straight up, no frills black metal. This comes as a surprise as Vikernes has loudly stated in recent months his disdain for modern black metal and much of Belus seems to be in that vein. Another surprising element is the production which is near spotless given the style but still has a very crunchy edge to it.

From this vantage point it’d be rather unfair to judge but regardless of the inexorable twatiness that he exudes, from these samples, Belus may be a contender for Varg’s best work, if not, certainly up there.

Belus is released on March 8th.