Editing Burzum (section)

=== Early years (1988–1992) ===<!-- NOTE: Please do not add info about Varg Vikernes that is unrelated to Burzum -->
[[File:Burzumlogodemoii.png|thumb|left|Original Burzum logo used only in 1991]]
Varg Vikernes began making music in 1988 with the band Kalashnikov.<ref name="story1"/> The following year, the name was changed to Uruk-Hai, after [[Uruk-hai|the creatures]] from [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref name="Kuusela 2015"/><ref name="story1"/> In 1990 and 1991, Vikernes played guitar for the [[death metal]] band [[Old Funeral]], which also consisted of members who would later form the band [[Immortal (band)|Immortal]]. He appears on the Old Funeral [[extended play|EP]] ''Devoured Carcass''. Vikernes left Old Funeral in 1991 to concentrate on creating his own musical visions. He had a short-lived project called Satanel, along with [[Abbath|Abbath Doom Occulta]]. He then began a solo project under the name Burzum. The word "burzum" means "darkness" in the [[Black Speech]], a language crafted by Tolkien. Soon after recording two demo tapes, he became part of the Norwegian black metal scene. With his demo tapes, he had attracted attention from [[Euronymous|Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth]] of [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]], who had just recently formed [[Deathlike Silence Productions]]. Aarseth then signed Burzum to the label, and shortly after, Vikernes―under the pseudonym of Count Grishnackh (another name adapted from ''The Lord of the Rings'')―began to record Burzum's [[Burzum (album)|self-titled debut album]]. According to Vikernes' autobiography on his website, he had intended to record the album in the worst recording quality possible (due to this being a typical trademark of the early Norwegian black metal scene), while still making it sound acceptable. Burzum's eponymous debut album was released in 1992, being the second album released on Deathlike Silence Productions. The song "War" from this album had a guest appearance from Euronymous, playing a guitar solo "just for fun", according to Vikernes.

Vikernes has stated that he had never played any live shows with Burzum, though at one point was interested in it,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.burzum.org/eng/library/a_burzum_story06.shtml | title=Varg Vikernes - A Burzum Story: Part VI - the Music }}</ref> so [[Samoth]] of Emperor accompanied him as a session bassist, though only appearing on the ''[[Aske (EP)|Aske]]'' EP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Samoth/36|title=Samoth|website=Metal-archives.com|access-date=12 November 2017}}</ref> Additionally, Erik Lancelot was hired to be the band's drummer,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.burzum.org/eng/library/a_burzum_story06.shtml | title=Varg Vikernes - A Burzum Story: Part VI - the Music }}</ref> though did not record on any Burzum material, and along with Samoth did not play a live show. Vikernes had by then lost his interest in playing live concerts, and stated that he "didn't even need session musicians anymore". Therefore, Samoth and Lancelot had parted ways with Burzum. ''[[Det som engang var]]'' was released as Burzum's second album in 1993, recorded in 1992.