What does The Ways of Yore sound like?

A haunting blend of dark ambient soundscapes woven with minimalist black metal textures. Rooted in black metal and dark ambient. Start with "God From the Machine".

Is The Ways of Yore a good place to start with Burzum?

Yes, The Ways of Yore is recommended as a starting point for new Burzum listeners. A haunting blend of dark ambient soundscapes woven with minimalist black metal textures. Released on January 1, 2014, 'The Ways of Yore' is Burzum's first album in over a decade, following the controversial 'Fallen' (2011). This period marked a significant return for Varg Vikernes, as he navigated his complex legacy and renewed interest in his music after years of incarceration.

Who is The Ways of Yore for?

The Ways of Yore works well if you're into long, immersive listening sessions, gradual builds and payoffs and atmospheric background focus.

How many songs are on The Ways of Yore?

The Ways of Yore has 13 tracks, running approximately 68 minutes.

The Ways of Yore

Burzum · 2014

68 min · 13 tracks · black metal · dark ambient · neofolk

A haunting blend of dark ambient soundscapes woven with minimalist black metal textures.

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Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

long, immersive listening sessions
gradual builds and payoffs
atmospheric background focus
contemplative late-night moods

Where this album fits

In the catalog: Experimental — Represents a departure from earlier styles, blending dark ambient and minimalist black metal.
Themes: Norse mythology· pagan traditions· dark ambient landscapes
Career context: Released on January 1, 2014, 'The Ways of Yore' is Burzum's first album in over a decade, following the controversial 'Fallen' (2011). This period marked a significant return for Varg Vikernes, as he navigated his complex legacy and renewed interest in his music after years of incarceration.
Stylistic neighbors: Darkthrone· Mayhem· Emperor
If this clicks, go next to: Thulêan Mysteries — Continues the experimental sound with immersive atmospheres and complex textures.
Sounds like this from elsewhere: Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum by Deathspell Omega — Explores dark themes with a similar blend of black metal and avant-garde ambient soundscapes.

Celestial Lineage by Wolves in the Throne Room — Combines atmospheric black metal with nature-inspired themes and expansive sound textures.

The Mantle by Agalloch — Merges dark folk influences with ambient elements, drawing on nature and mythology for thematic depth.

Tracklist

New here? Start with "God From the Machine".

1 God From the Machine Start here 1:40
2 The Portal 2:19
3 Heill Óðinn 3:10
4 The Lady in the Lake 4:39
5 The Coming of Ettins 4:36
6 The Reckoning of Man 7:16
7 Heil Freyja 1:56
8 The Ways of Yore 6:11
9 Ek fellr (I Am Falling) 2:53
10 Hall of the Fallen 5:06
11 Autumn Leaves 4:50
12 Emptiness 13:12
13 To Hel and Back Again 10:44

What to play next

This album is considered a Experimental in Burzum's catalog. Represents a departure from earlier styles, blending dark ambient and minimalist black metal.

Listen next

Thulêan Mysteries

2020

Continues the experimental sound with immersive atmospheres and complex textures.

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Sôl austan, Mâni vestan

2013

Sets a similar dark ambient tone that leads into the haunting elements of The Ways of Yore.

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