Burzum Changes New Album Title From "The White God" To "Belus"
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In a recent update, Burzum mastermind Varg Vikernes announced that he will be changing the name of his forthcoming new album from "The White God" to "Belus." You can read his message below:
"When I used the name 'The White God' for my next album I had no idea it would stir up so much fear and irrational emotions. To me this is just a nickname of Baldur, whom the album is all about. No ambiguity intended. The truth is I announced the release of The White God at this early point to ease the pressure on the www.burzum.org host. He was getting tired of having to tell individuals contacting him that he didn't know when the next album would be due, what its name was going to be or anything else. With the article this problem was solved.
"With a title including the word 'white' it apparently isn't possible to slip under the radar of the racist Western media. To take away their excuse to spread their anti-Varg/anti-Burzum hate-propaganda when (and before) the album is released I have decided to change the album title. These self-loathing fools have no interest in the music anyway, and because of that I don't want their attention - and I won't get it if I use a title that doesn't give them an excuse to attack me.
"The new title of the album is, as you might have guessed from the title of this article, Belus, the so-called Indo-European name for Baldur/the White God. I could have used any European name for this deity, but I chose this one because it is the oldest known name and because it is pan-European.
"Belus will be released on Byelobog Productions March-April next year, with eleven new tracks; nine metal tracks and an ambient intro and outro, and about 50-plus minutes of music (the long outro not included). The lyrics are all in Norwegian, but French and Russian translations will be available on Burzum.org asap - possibly even before the release of the album."
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19 Comments on "Burzum Changes New Album Title"
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4. writes:
He doesn't seem to get that it wasn't the title of the album that made people think he was racist - that was just icing on the cake. People think he's racist because he says racist things. Changing the album title doesn't erase his comments about comparing people he hates to "negroes and homosexuals."
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7. writes:
Actually Oz, it's the opposite; saying "stereotypical negroes and homosexuals" only acknowledges that he is aware of exceptions to what he perceives as the stereotype, but that a stereotype is, by definition, the majority. These aren't my sentiments. I'm simply interpreting Varg. I actually was ok with "The White God". I didn't see that as racist, rather I saw his contextual comments to be prejudiced, like xFiruath.
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8. writes:
I dunno. It's like if you thought of the English stereotype, you'd think of either a bloke in a bowler hat and suit with a moustache, drinking tea and speaking posh or you'd think of a c***ney chimney sweep, but I don't think I've ever met someone like that. Or that all Frenchmen wear berets and striped shirts.
I could have got the wrong end of the stick here, but that's the kind of thing I think of when I hear stereotype.
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10. writes:
isnt hating him because he's rascist just being rascist against rascists? i was never one to judge so i can befriend rascists and coloreds and jews alike. its whats on the inside that counts right? im sure varg is just a sensitive down to earth fellow trying to express his frustration of the system through his music. and the mindless zombies will just consume his brains that is his art.
11. writes:
Agreed with Necrovomit. I've been thinking lately that as humans, everyone will hate some form of people. Whether you're a racist, or you hate racists, or you hate people that hate racists, people naturally seem to love to hate. Even if it's a sub-culture. I hate scene kids with a passion and I hate people that force their views on others. Oh and paedophiles. Other than that, I've got no bef with anyone, but I have some people to hate. Hopefully this makes sense lol.
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15. writes:
The hate or dislike someone ain´t racism. It´s an emotion. Racism is when you deverse one race from another and talk about different qualities.
the White God was a far better name then just Belus. Doesn´t Belus mean "white" by the way? ;) Sure, people reacted to the "stereotypical" discussion, not the album title.
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1. Cynic writes:
Should have stuck to his guns, but respect the fact he doesn't want his name dragged through more mud after just being released from jail. Looking forward to "Belus".