Varg Vikernes

Varg Qisling Larssøn Vikernes, born Kristian Larsson Vikernes, on February 11, 1973, outside of Bergen, Norway. Known by the nom de plume Count Grishnackh during the early days of black metal in Norway, Vikernes was the man behind the one-man music project Burzum, and later became a prominent voice for Neo-Nazi ideology. In Norway, he is known under the nick-name "Greven" (Norwegian for "the Count").

Publicity

American journalist Michael Moynihan (behind the musical project Blood Axis) wrote a book surrounding the events of the early black metal scene in Norway entitled Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground with co-author Didrik Søderlind. Vikernes has spoken against this book, saying that it is full of misconceptions and false hype. Torstein Grude created a Norwegian documentary entitled Satan Rir Media (Satan Rides the Media), to which Vikernes has given a more positive review. This film proved that journalist Finn Bjørn Tønder of Bergens Tidende after completing an anonymous interview with Vikernes, went straight to the police with his name. Vikernes was arrested the same night. (Satan Rides the Media) also showed how the Norwegian news media hyped the satanist angle and unwittingly created a mass following for this relatively small group of teenage boys, both in Norway and internationally.

Related Topics:
Michael Moynihan - Blood Axis - Lords of Chaos - Didrik Søderlind - Torstein Grude - Satan Rir Media

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