Black Metal from Norway is not a distinct style; granted, there did develop a certain sound which supposedly characterized black metal (which is ignorant in the extreme ) & the notion that bands from Norway had a sound unique enough to dub it unique (which isn't true). There are bands that play this mythical sound, but they came after the media explosion & are rightfully labelled with the disparaging term "norsecore".
Burzum is cool, but he never put out an album that was solid the entire way through. Just a few brilliant songs (at most), some mediocre ones, & crap takes at being Kraftwerk.
I'd recommend Ildjarn to you if you've some special fascination with BM from Norway; the record Ildjarn-Nidhogg is the most accessible.
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