Lords of Chaos also includes an interview with his mother, Helene Bore (the book and a newspaper depicted there refer to her with the given name 'Lene', whereas Vikernes' own website uses the name 'Helene' ). In the interviews printed in Lords of Chaos, Vikernes discusses his background and childhood.
Vikernes does not have a published biography (authorized or unauthorized), but some information can be gathered from interviews he has given and from articles on the web page Michael Moynihan, one of the authors of Lords of Chaos, has been described as "quite active in the propaganda support network for Vikernes". 1.1 Background, childhood and adolescenceīiography Background, childhood and adolescence.He advocates white nationalism, nordicism, social conservatism, and survivalism. Through his writings he promotes a neo-völkisch ideology, which he calls, "Odalism," based on the idea that White Europeans should re-adopt native European values, including elements of traditional paganism. He settled in France with his wife and children, where he continued releasing music and writing. Having served almost 15 years of his sentence, Vikernes was released on parole in early 2009. He also recorded and released two electronic albums as Burzum. He maintains that he killed in self-defense and denied responsibility for the church arsons, though he supported them.ĭuring his time in prison he became affiliated with the Heathen Front and had several writings on Germanic paganism published. In May 1994, Vikernes was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder of Euronymous and the arson of churches. When Mayhem guitarist Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth, a deranged Marxist with a history for violence, was stabbed to death in August that year, Vikernes, who had attacked Euronymous in self-defense, was arrested and charged with the murder. By early 1993, Vikernes had recorded four albums as Burzum and another with fellow black metal band Mayhem. In 1992, he was allegedly involved in burning down at least three Christian churches in Norway, along with other members of the scene. In 1991, he founded the one-man music project Burzum and became part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. Varg Vikernes ( Norwegian: born Februnear Bergen, Norway as Kristian Vikernes, current legal name Louis Cachet) is a controversial Norwegian black metal musician, writer, and former far-right political activist. HIDDEN ERROR: Usage of "spouse" is not recognized Guitar, bass, drums, synthesizer, keyboards, vocalsīurzum, Mayhem, Old Funeral, Darkthrone, Uruk-Hai, Satanel, Kalashnikov Musician, singer-songwriter, writer, YouTuber, blogger, RPG creator Vikernes during his last year in prison (2009)Ĭount Grishnackh Greifi Grishnackh ('The Count') Greven Louis Cachet