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

The Clash of Titans

Tensions between Varg and Euronymous began to build when Euronymous consigned Varg to release an album on his label, Deathlike Silence. Varg didn’t receive any payment from the album, and Euronymous made sure to put his name all over the work that Varg created. Their personalities clashed, and they began to silently aggress over which one of them was really a “true black metal” musician. This led to some of the most heinous crimes ever committed in Norway…