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

About the Mystery of Satan

Mayhem’s first studio album, titled “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” was recorded in a private studio in Oslo. Euronymous hired Varg to play bass in place of Necrobutcher, and they hired a new member of the Black Circle, named Blackthorn, to sing in Dead’s place. As per usual, this became a contest between Euronymous and Varg, they challenged each other on their musical ability, but Varg’s playing on this album came up short to Euronymous’ brilliant guitar work.

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