Hliðskjálf
Encyclopedia
Hliðskjálf is an album by Norwegian
black metal
solo project Burzum
. This album was the second to be recorded by Varg Vikernes
while he was imprisoned for murder
and arson
. Dauði Baldrs
and Hliðskjálf were created with synthesized instruments as he was not allowed any other instruments while being imprisoned.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
solo project Burzum
Burzum
Burzum is a musical project by Varg Vikernes . It began during 1991 in Bergen, Norway and quickly became prominent within the early Norwegian black metal scene...
. This album was the second to be recorded by Varg Vikernes
Varg Vikernes
Varg Vikernes is a Norwegian black metal musician, writer, philosopher, religious and political activist, arsonist and convicted murderer.Vikernes was born near Bergen, Norway. In 1991, he founded the one-man music project Burzum, which quickly became popular within the early Norwegian black metal...
while he was imprisoned for murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
and arson
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
. Dauði Baldrs
Dauði Baldrs
Dauði Baldrs or Dauthi Baldrs is an album by the Norwegian artist Burzum. Unlike Burzum's previous work, which was black metal, this is a dark ambient album...
and Hliðskjálf were created with synthesized instruments as he was not allowed any other instruments while being imprisoned.