In the Lords of Chaos interview, Vikernes recalls that when he was 6 years old, the family moved for about a year to Baghdad, Iraq, because Vikernes' "father was working for Saddam Hussein" developing a computer program. His father is an electronics engineer, and his older brother is a civil engineer. In a 2004 interview, Vikernes said his mother was "working in a large oil company". Lords of Chaos also includes an interview with his mother, Helene Bore (the book and a newspaper depicted there refer to her with the given name Lene, whereas Vikernes' own website uses the name Helene ). In the interviews printed in the 1998 book Lords of Chaos, Vikernes discusses his background and childhood.
Vikernes calls his beliefs "Odalism" and advocates a "pre-industrial European pagan society", opposing Christianity, Islam, Judaism, capitalism, socialism and materialism. He has since disavowed the ideology and its associated movements, although critics continue to label his views as far-right. He promoted views which combined Odinism and Esoteric Nazism, and openly embraced Nazism during the mid-late 1990s. ĭescribed by Sam Dunn as "the most notorious metal musician of all time", Vikernes remains controversial for his crimes as well as his political and religious views. He was also an active video blogger on his YouTube channel ThuleanPerspective, before the channel was deleted. In 2009, he was released on parole, after which he moved to France with his wife and children, where he has continued to write and make music. During his incarceration, Vikernes launched the Norwegian Heathen Front, had two books published, and released two ambient albums as Burzum. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison, the maximum penalty under Norwegian law. Vikernes said the killing was self-defense and unsuccessfully argued for the charge to be reduced to voluntary manslaughter. In May 1994, Vikernes was convicted of first-degree murder, church arson and possession of explosives.
In August 1993, Vikernes fatally stabbed Mayhem guitarist Euronymous during an altercation at the latter's apartment, and was arrested shortly after. In 1992–1993, he also recorded bass for Mayhem's debut album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Vikernes denied committing the arsons, though he supported them. In 1992, Vikernes, along with other members of the scene, was suspected of burning down four Christian churches in Norway. After founding Burzum, he became part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. He recorded multiple tracks with the band, which were featured on the Devoured Carcass EP, as well as various compilation albums released years later. Around the same time, he would go on to join the band Old Funeral, in which he briefly played guitar from 1989 until his departure in 1991. Ī native of Bergen, Vikernes began playing guitar at the age of 14 and formed his first band, Kalashnikov (later known as Uruk-Hai), by 1989. In 1994, he was convicted of murder and arson, and subsequently served 15 years in prison. His first four records, issued under the name Burzum from 1991 to 1994, made him one of the most influential figures in black metal. Louis Cachet (born Kristian Vikernes 11 February 1973), better known as Varg Vikernes ( Norwegian: ), is a Norwegian writer and retired musician best known for his early black metal albums and later crimes.
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