Varg killed Euronymous, not sure about the lamp part. Burzum is very polarizing, mainly due to the antics of the sole member Varg Vikernes. Despite him being a sack of shit his music from that era is some of the most highly regarded and has a sound that others failed to recreate. Ambient, desolate, and punishing. Burzum leader Varg Vikernes shared a video in which he talked about killing his Mayhem bandmate Euronymous in 1993, for which he served time in prison. [metalwani_content_ad] In the clip, the musician explained: "So there we are - 1994, May. I'm in court in Oslo and I'm charged with murder. In his place came Kristian "Varg" Vikernes, a.k.a. Count Grishnackh, whose black metal project Burzum was signed to Euronymous' label. Weeks later, Euronymous was killed in his Oslo After his four applications for parole were denied, Varg Vikernes (Count Grishnackh) formerly of Burzum was finally told he will be released from prison after 16 years incarcerated. Vikerenes was serving a 23-year sentence for the murder of Oystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous), guitarist of Mayhem and owner of Deathlike Silence Productions record Soured business deals or struggles for dominance in the scene may have been responsible. Whatever the cause, Vikernes made a surprise visit to Euronymous' Oslo apartment in the early hours of the morning. The circumstances of that pre-dawn meeting are unclear, but the result is not: Vikernes killed Euronymous by stabbing him multiple times. Varg Vikernes did in fact kill euronymous over some silly bloodline shit. Varg then served like 17 years or so in prison and has since been released. There's a lot of weird fucked up shit that has happened in the Norwegian black metal scene. Several people have committed suicide/murdered people/burned down churches/committed hate crimes. 1. Mayhem: Varg Vikernes vs. Euronymous This may not be the most famous feud of all time, but it's certainly the most violent. Just two years after the suicide of the band's vocalist Per Yngve Varg Vikernes Reacts to "Lords of Chaos" Movie 19.07.2023 Varg calls "Lords of Chaos" director "absolute idiot" 10.07.2023 Varg Talks Killing Euronymous: "When I Claimed Self-Defense, It Wasn't From Legal Perspective - It Was From Moral Perspective" 04.07.2023 Varg Vikernes: "Why I Smiled When I Was Sentenced for Murder" 22.06.2023 In 1994, Vikernes received a 21-year sentence for murdering Euronymous, as well as for church arson; he has claimed that he was not guilty in the latter charge and that he killed Euronymous in In Norway, bands like Mayhem, Darkthrone, Emperor, and Immortal emerged to lead this charge of what is now called the Second Wave of Black Metal — Venom and a few others making up most of the first. Smearing their faces in black and white "corpse paint" and assuming brutal on-stage personas, the new scene eventually began to congregate 97b782.