Editing Burzum (section)

== Influences and legacy ==
Vikernes said that the German thrash metal band [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]] "changed my approach towards playing my instrument" despite having only discovered them in 1991. In a 1996 interview with [[Terrorizer (magazine)|''Terrorizer'']], Vikernes also named [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]]'s ''[[Blood Fire Death]]'' and [[Celtic Frost]]'s ''[[Morbid Tales]]'' as significant influences on Burzum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Count Speaks - "Terrorizer" Magazine (#28, March 1996), by Robert C. Sanchez |url=https://www.burzum.org/eng/library/1996_interview_terrorizer.shtml |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=www.burzum.org}}</ref> He credited [[Dead Can Dance]]'s ''[[Within the Realm of a Dying Sun]]'' for being one of Burzum's first non-metal influences.<ref name="story1" /> Other non-metal artists he has cited as influence include [[the Cure]], [[Depeche Mode]] and [[New Order (band)|New Order]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dick |first1=Chris |title=Varg Vikernes (Burzum) interviewed |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2011/03/15/varg-vikernes-burzum-interviewed/ |website=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]] |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> In 2011, Vikernes said that he no longer kept up with new black metal bands and listened mostly to the Cure instead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BURZUM: In-depth Interview With Varg Vikernes |url=http://metalassault.com/Interviews/022311_Burzum.php |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=metalassault.com}}</ref>

Burzum is widely considered to be the most influential act in black metal history.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Bands that have listed Burzum as an influence include [[Deafheaven]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2017-06-30 |title=Deafheaven's George Clarke: My 10 Favorite Metal Albums |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/deafheavens-george-clarke-my-10-favorite-metal-albums-193890/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Liturgy (band)|Liturgy]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Jonathan |date=2015-02-16 |title=Hunter Hunt-Hendrix Envisions Liturgy's New Sound as "Burzum Meets Bone Thugs N Harmony" |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/liturgy-hhh-interview-2015/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> [[Wolves in the Throne Room]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interviews: Wolves In the Throne Room Show That US Black Metal is Alive and Well! - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music! |url=https://www.seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=973 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.seaoftranquility.org}}</ref> and [[Altar of Plagues]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-20 |title=Altar Of Plagues – The Era Of Immense Change |url=https://yourlastrites.com/2010/04/20/altar-of-plagues-the-era-of-immense-change/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Last Rites |language=en-US}}</ref> The project has also inspired musicians from other genres, including [[Chelsea Wolfe]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-12 |title=The Weekly interview: Singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe - Las Vegas Weekly |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2014/feb/12/weekly-interview-singersongwriter-chelsea-wolfe/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=lasvegasweekly.com}}</ref> [[Mount Eerie]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin_bm |date=2009-07-01 |title=Phil Elverum on Six of His Songs |url=https://www.thebeliever.net/phil-elverum-on-six-of-his-songs/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Believer Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Thurston Moore]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2012-07-30 |title=Thurston Moore Playing on Black-Metal Supergroup Twilight’s New Album |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/07/thurston-moore-playing-black-metal-supergroup-twilights-new-album/ |website=Spin}}</ref> and [[Vision Eternel]].<ref name="TheNoiseBeneaththeSnowInterview">{{Cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=William |date=24 November 2020 |title=An Interview with Vision Eternel (ethereal, dark ambient) |url=https://noisebeneaththesnow.com/2020/11/24/an-interview-with-vision-eternel-ethereal-dark-ambient |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429194109/https://noisebeneaththesnow.com/2020/11/24/an-interview-with-vision-eternel-ethereal-dark-ambient |archive-date=29 April 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=The Noise Beneath the Snow |language=en-US}}</ref>