“I must say it was not very inspiring to see that tons of new bands emerged from nowhere and started to play the exact same music as I did. Why would I want to play this type of music, when tons of other bands did, too?”

Norwegian musician

Varg Vikernes, also known as Louis Cachet, is a Norwegian musician born in 1973. He became known through the black metal project Burzum and later for his violent crimes and far-right politics. Between 1992 and 1996, he released five albums as Burzum, and he is often described as an influential figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene and its National Socialist offshoot. In 1994, he was convicted of the murder of guitarist Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth and of burning four Christian churches in Norway. He received a 21-year prison sentence and was released after serving 15 years.