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An ambient/garage/2step/dubstep (or whatever dozen sub-genres you can think of) producer from the United Kingdom, who after choosing to remain anonymous identified himself as William Bevan.

Iconic for his very urban, unclean, melancholy sounds and clunky, rigid drum beats, Burial is a very defining figure in his own self-defined genre of dubstep, influencing a whole score of other artists since the release of his genre-defining debut "Burial", and the more accessible second release "Untrue".

Burial has two studio albums and nine EPs, with his first two meeting very positive critical acclaim, a pattern which has only followed through with the many small extended plays he has released from then until now. Untrue, (2007) received no lower than an 8/10 from over ten reviewers, and even a solid A from the so-called "Dean of American Rock Critics" Robert Christgau and a 90/100 rating from Metacritic (based upon 23 reviews).
Though the drums he uses are sometimes an acquired taste, Burial truly is a very influential and talented figure within the alternative electronic music and dubstep industry.
Burial by Necrus January 22, 2013
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Used when somebody else experiences bad luck or misfortune.
Your mate trips over in the street: Oh, burial!
burial by Little Man aka Isaac December 17, 2006

Burial at sea 

The dignified and serene delivery of a stool, without splashback.

To dispense with the contents of ones rectum; crimp one off; release a payload from the bomb bay; fire off a missile; smoke a bum cigar.
"it was like a burial at sea, a ghost poo even, there was no sound or splash or even anything on the paper and it vanished round the u-bend as though it was never even there."
Burial at sea by Martin Duxon August 6, 2003

Burial roll 

When someone or something is killed by any object doing a barrel roll.
A barrel rolls down a hill and kills a bird.

Jim: "Dude, that bird just exploded!"

Tom:"Yeah, but it was a pretty sweet Burial roll."
Burial roll by Metabolic beast November 9, 2009

Burial mound 

Multiple people shiting in a toilet without Flushing creating a huge mound of crap and toilet paper
The hotel never fixed our toilet so we left them a nice burial mound to deal with
Burial mound by Swoly mammoth December 9, 2018

After the Burial 

A sick ass progressive metal band that will make you shit bricks and throw them at your un-born child.
I listened to that band you told me about, After the Burial...

Did you like them?

Well, my asshole is now the size of a cynder block and I killed my girlfriend.

So you did like them!

FUCK YEAH LAWLAWL
After the Burial by Half Empty October 20, 2008

Viking Burial 

Throwing something of sentimental value out the window of a moving car. Usually this item's time has passed, its broke, or it is used up. Items often given the viking burial include empty lighters, broken bowls, small pets, and electronics.
Dude 1: Dude, this lighter is dead.
Dude 2: What? Really? Well, that was my favorite Bic with the poker chips on it. Fuck it give it the viking burial.
Dude 1: (Chucks lighter out window on the interstate)
Viking Burial by Viking9922 March 24, 2009
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