Varg Vikernes
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Varg Vikernes is a Norwegian black metal musician who became notorious in the 1990s for his role in the black metal scene and for criminal convictions. He remains a controversial and widely-discussed figure in music history due to his influence on the genre and his polarizing personal beliefs and actions.
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Varg Qisling Larssøn Vikernes, born Kristian Vikernes on February 11, 1973, outside of Bergen, Norway, is a musician. Known by the pen name Count Grishnackh during the early days of black metal in Norway, Vikernes was the man behind the one-man music project Burzum, and later made a series of video blogs on his now defunct youtube channel, now subscribing to a Odalist ideology. In Norway, he is known by the nick-name "Greven" (Norwegian for "the Count"). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Varg+V
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Louis Cachet (born Kristian Vikernes; 11 February 1973), better known as Varg Vikernes ( Norwegian: [ˈvɑrɡ ˈvìːkəɳeːs]), is a Norwegian musician, author and game designer best known for his early black metal albums and later for his crimes. His first five records, released under the name Burzum from 1992 to 1996, made him one of the most influential figures in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was convicted of murder and arson in 1994 and sentenced to 21 years in prison, being released after serving 15 years.
A native of Fana in Bergen Municipality, Vikernes began playing guitar at the age of 14 and formed his first band, Kalashnikov (later known as Uruk-Hai), by 1989. He went on to join the band Old Funeral, in which he played guitar from 1989 until his departure in 1991. He recorded multiple tracks with the band, which were featured on the Devoured Carcass EP, as well as various compilation albums released years later. In 1992, Vikernes, along with other members of the scene, was suspected of burning down four Christian churches in Norway. Vikernes denied committing the arsons, though he supported them. In 1992–1993, he also recorded bass for Mayhem's debut studio album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994).