Murder, Satanism and Church Burnings; the True Story Behind the Origin of Norwegian Black Metal

Mayhem, Now Defunct

With the exodus of Necrobutcher, the remaining members of Mayhem decided to put the group on hiatus. Euronymous took a step back from playing music to open his own record store (with some borrowed money from his parents). The store was named “Helvete,” and Euronymous repurposed the basement of the store to be a secret hangout for all of his friends in the black metal world.

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The More You Know

  • Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • Tree seeds were taken into orbit and planted as "Moon Trees."
  • The designer of the current United States flag was 17 at the time, and created it for a high school project. He received a B-.
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