Tag: Kristian «Count Grishnackh» Vikernes
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From Kristian to Varg
Moynihan & Søderlind claim in the book Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, from 2003 (expanded edition of the first edition from 1998) that Burzum’s Kristian Vikernes changed his name to Varg Vikernes sometime between 1991 and 1992. It is this claim that I will examine in this article, and…
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The Black Metal Police
In the beginning, we were the music police. We could freeze out bands. Gylve Fenris «Fenriz» Nagell, Lydverket spesial: Black metal, 2003. My translation. Gylve Fenris “Fenriz” Nagell and Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum are sitting on opposite sides of the beige corner sofa in a simple cabin in Trysil. Ted has just lit up his…