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Burzum was initially known as Uruk-hai, Varg Vikernes' first band which he formed in 1988-89. He changed the name to Burzum (meaning "darkness" in the black speech of Mordor (from the novel "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien)) in 1991 after the disbanding of Satanel, a band he founded with Abbath of Immortal. Burzum is the solo project of Varg Vikernes(born Kristian Larsson Vikernes, AKA Greifi Grishnackh/Count Grishnackh), perhaps the most notorious figure in Norwegian black metal mostly due to his imprisonment for several church arsons and the murder of Euronymousof Mayhemfame. He claims self defence, despite inflicting twenty stabwounds in the back, two to the neck and one to the forehead using a 10cm Swiss Army Knife (though he claims most of them were caused by broken glass).

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