Euronymous
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Øystein Aarseth (22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was a co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and was the only constant member from the band's formation in 1984 until his death in 1993. He was also founder and owner of the extreme metal record label Deathlike Silence Productions and record shop Helvete.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Singapore
- Active from
- 1968
- Active to
- 1993
Member of
- Mayhem1984–1993
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Euronymous were a Death Metal band from Singapore. They realeased a four track demo in 1991 entitled Surrender Unto Evil and split up shortly after. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Euronymous">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Euronymous
- Musical artist.image
- Dead and Euronymous.jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- Euronymous (right) with Dead
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Øystein Aarseth
- Musical artist.alias
- Destructor
- Musical artist.birth_date
- 22 March 1968
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Surnadal Municipality, Norway
- Musical artist.death_place
- Oslo, Norway
- Musical artist.death_cause
- Murder (stab wounds)
- Musical artist.genre
- Black metal
- Musical artist.occupation
- Guitarist
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1984–1993
- Musical artist.label
- Deathlike Silence Productions
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- date of death
- 1993-08-09
- date of birth
- 1968-03-22
- name in native language
- Øystein Aarseth
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- pseudonym
- Euronymous
- end of work period
- 1993-00-00
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Biography
- 1984–1991
- 1991–1993
- Murder
- Aftermath
- Beliefs and personality
- Religion
- Black metal and death metal
- Politics
- Instruments
- Influences
- Legacy
- Discography
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Øystein Aarseth (22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was a co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and was the only constant member from the band's formation in 1984 until his death in 1993. He was also founder and owner of the extreme metal record label Deathlike Silence Productions and record shop Helvete.
Euronymous professed to being a theistic Satanist and was known for making extreme misanthropic statements. He presented himself as leading a militant cult-like group known as the "Black Metal Inner Circle".