In some circles, the name Varg Vikernes represents a figure of a musical vision, a thinker and a powerful individualist. To most, it refers to a convicted arsonist a murderer… and a fascist.
In 1994, Vikernes, the self styled ‘Count Grishnackh’ sat on trial in Bergen, Norway, for the murder of , black metal aka ‘Euronymous’ of rival band Mayhem and the arson of churches. As he was given Norway’s maximum 21-year sentence, he smiled.
It was an event that rocked international headlines and brought black metal (The most extreme wing of Heavy Metal music) screaming from the fog of obscurity. After rotting in his cell for 16 years, Varg Vikernes has emerged from Tromsø prison claiming to be ready for society.
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