''Thulêan Mysteries'' is the twelfth and final studio album by Norwegian musical project Burzum, released on 13 March 2020 through

Byelobog Productions Burzum (; ) was a Norwegian music project founded by Varg Vikernes in 1991. Although Burzum never played live performances, it became a part of the early Norwegian black metal scene and is considered one of the most influential acts in black m ...

. It is a double album, comprising the sporadic and random tracks written and recorded by

Varg Vikernes Louis Cachet (born Kristian Vikernes; 11 February 1973), better known as Varg Vikernes (), is a Norwegian writer and retired musician best known for his early black metal albums and later crimes. His first five records, issued under the name Burz ...

since 2014's ''

The Ways of Yore ''The Ways of Yore'' is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian musical project Burzum, released on 2 June 2014 by sole member Varg Vikernes' label Byelobog Productions. The album retains the ambient and medieval music sound Vikernes started wit ...

''. Recorded as a soundtrack to Vikernes' role-playing game ''MYFAROG,'' the album follows the medieval/dark ambient musical style of the previous albums. Vikernes said of ''Thulêan Mysteries'':

"Since my true passion has never been music, but actually
tabletop role-playing game A tabletop role-playing game (typically abbreviated as TRPG or TTRPG), also known as a pen-and-paper role-playing game, is a form of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech. Participa ...
s, I figured I should make this an album intended for that use; as background music for my own MYFAROG (Mythic Fantasy Role-playing Game)."

The album's artwork is by Norwegian artist

Theodor Kittelsen Theodor Severin Kittelsen (27 April 1857 – 21 January 1914) was a Norwegian artist. He is one of the most popular artists in Norway. Kittelsen became famous for his nature paintings, as well as for his illustrations of fairy tales and legend ...

called " Nøkken". The song "The Loss of Thulê" is a re-recorded version of the song "The Crying Orc" (from Burzum's 1992 album '' Burzum'', which also has another re-recorded version "Der weinende Hadnur" from Burzum's 1999 album ''

Hliðskjálf In Norse mythology, Hliðskjálf is the high seat of the god Odin allowing him to see into all realms. ''Poetic Edda'' In ''Grímnismál'', Odin and Frigg are both sitting in Hliðskjálf when they see their foster sons Agnarr and Geirröð ...

'') and the song "Skin Traveller" is a re-recorded version of the song "Han som reiste" (from Burzum's 1993 album ''

Det som engang var ''Det som engang var'' (Norwegian for ''What Once Was'') is the second studio album by the Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. It was recorded in April 1992 and released in August 1993 through Burzum's own label, Cymophane Productions. B ...

'').

Track listing

Personnel

– all instruments, vocals

References

External links

''Thulêan Mysteries''
on Burzum's official website {{Authority control 2020 albums Burzum albums