Filosofem (studio album)
by Burzum
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Filosofem is ranked as the best album by Burzum.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Filosofem track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/21/2025 04:21 | Olli | 6,673 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2025 21:09 | thepardunk | 2,546 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 07:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 4,649 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 21:03 |  LukasAntoine00s | 374 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2025 00:35 | Ilovesuicide | 325 | 68/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.4.
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who complains about the ambient peace after such vicious heavy black metal, just b/c it goes on forever? that's the point. then when the guitars (and chainsaw?!) come back at the end it's just epic.
it's done better in Hvis Lysett Tar Oss but 2nd to that is still perfect.
MW19704U 10/21/2017 15:07 | #199880
Iconic black metal album ... unfortunatly made by a mentally ill fascist !
JulianR 09/11/2017 06:11 | #197793
this is the first black metal album I've found where that indiscernible screaming actually suits the music. To be fair I claim to know nothing about black metal at all, but still. The music is so raw and abrasive, it fits
Also, many people dont like the 25 minute long thing, but I think it's actually a fairly interesting ambient piece.
TheHolyKiwi 07/17/2017 07:20 | #194451
Like it's a black metal masterpiece, the tracks here are gorgeous and some of the best in the genre. But I can fathom for the life of me who would waste their time sitting through 25 minutes of nonsense that is Rundgang Um Die Transzendentale Saule Der Singularitat...
Varg did it better in Hvis Lyset Tar Oss balancing 3 masterpieces with Tomhet (a much better dark ambient piece).
Otherwise this is complete Black Metal perfection.
DanielNunes93 01/10/2017 15:38 | #182172
One of the best Black Metal albums ever!
This is a great black metal album, excellent dark riffs for anyone who is looking for obscure music. The first track is specially good. On the downside, that 25 minute track steals a lot from the album. It just can't be ignored, its 25 minutes long!!!! That substracts a lot of points but you can always skip it.
Anti 08/01/2015 02:03 | #146827
This is a great album to start off with if you want to dig into the true, dark, Norwegian black metal scene.
babyBlueSedan 04/25/2015 05:05 | #140157
The first 3 or 4 tracks are pretty good. The vocals work very well with the instrumentation and while it doesn't have an atmosphere that pulls me in, it certainly has a feel all its own. However, I can't for the life of me fathom why anyone would want to sit through the same sound over and over for 25 minutes. I have better things to do with my time.
Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LMm77cSQWY
Gooz 04/29/2014 13:10 | #110327
Amazing stuff! This is softly heavy. Soft for the ears. Heavy for the soul.
I've just started listening to Blackmetal, and I've already fallen in love with Burzum. This is as dark and beautiful as it gets. The first track is phenomenal. The long ambient track could have been trimmed a bit though.
This is not pleasant music, but it's extremely raw, nerve-wrecking and emotional.
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