Aske (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Aske
Type = ep
Artist = Burzum


Released = March 1993
Recorded = August 1992 at the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway ("Dominus Sathanas" recorded April 1992)
Genre = Black metal
Length = 20:02
Label = Deathlike Silence Productions
Producer = Count Grishnackh and Pytten
Reviews =
Last album = "Burzum"
(1992)
This album = "Aske"
(1993)
Next album = "Det som engang var"
(1993)

"Aske" (Norwegian for "Ashes") is the second release by the Norwegian black metal artist Burzum. It was recorded in April and August 1992, and released in March 1993. Bass guitar on the EP is performed by Samoth of the band Emperor.

The cover is a photograph of the Fantoft stave church after its arson. Varg Vikernes (aka Count Grishnackh) was strongly suspected of burning the church, and the photograph is widely believed to have been taken by Vikernes himself.cite news | first=Chris | last=Campion | coauthors= | title=In the face of death | date=2005-02-20 | publisher=Guardian Unlimited | url =http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,11710,1419364,00.html | work =The Observer | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-06 | language = ] cite book | last = Christe | first = Ian | title = Sound of the Beast: the Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal | publisher = HarperCollins Publishers Inc. | date = 2003 | location = New York, New York | pages = 277 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = ] A limited edition of "Aske" was packaged with a lighter.cite book | last = Christe | first = Ian | quote = A limited edition was later packaged with a cigarette lighter. | title = Sound of the Beast: the Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal | publisher = HarperCollins Publishers Inc. | date = 2003 | location = New York, New York | pages = 277 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = ]

"Aske" was later re-released as "Burzum / Aske" alongside the songs from Burzum's debut album.

Track listing

#"Stemmen Fra Tårnet" (Voice from the Tower) – 6:09
#"Dominus Sathanas" (Master Satan) – 3:02
#"A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit" – 10:51

Credits

*Count Grishnackh – vocals, electric guitar, drums
*Samoth – bass guitar

References

External links

* [http://burzum.org/eng/discography/official/1993_aske.shtml Burzum discography]