Varg Vikernes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Varg Vikernes
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Feb 11, 1973(1973-02-11)
Age	51
Birthplace	Bergen
Country	Norway
Horoscope	Aquarius

Varg Vikernes Biography

Varg Vikernes is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on February 11, 1973 in Bergen, Norway. Norwegian black metal artist is well-known for his solo project Burzum and his previous involvement in the legendary black metal group Mayhem.

He joined the group Mayhem one year after the band’s previous band member, He joined the band Mayhem a year after previous member, Per Ohlin, committed suicide in 1991. was killed in 1991.

Vikernes has stated that for the recording of these early albums he used an old Westone guitar, which he had bought in 1987 from an acquaintance. He used the cheapest bass guitar there was in his local shop and borrowed a drum kit from Old Funeral, the successor band Immortal, and “another musician living nearby”. On Hvis lyset tar oss, he also borrowed Hellhammer’s drum kit, the same one Hellhammer used to record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem. He used a Peavey amplifier, but for the recording of Filosofem, he used the amplifier on his brother’s stereo and some old fuzz pedals. For vocals, he would use whatever microphone the sound tech handed him, but during the recording of Filosofem, he intentionally used the worst mic they had, a headset mic. On the track “Dungeons of Darkness”, he used the large gong at Grieghallen for background noise (Euronymous assisted him by beating his fists on it).

Since the late 1990s he has described his views as “Odalism”, which he says encompasses “Paganism, traditional nationalism, racialism and environmentalism”. Vikernes also advocates social conservatism, simple living and self-sufficiency (including survivalism). Vikernes has described his own ideology fiercely anti-modern. According to Eric Brown writing for the International Business Times, Vikernes opposes anything deemed “a threat to a pre-industrial European pagan society, including but not limited to Christianity, Islam, Judaism, capitalism and materialism”, and he also “rallies against a perceived international Jewish conspiracy to destroy the traditional European identity”.

He was married to Marie Cachet; they have one daughter named Rebecca.

Varg Vikernes Net Worth

Varg Vikernes is one of the richest Guitarist from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Varg Vikernes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started playing guitar at 14 and was a member of the death metal group Old Funeral from 1990-91.

The sentence was 21 years of prison time in the year 1991 for the murder of his Mayhem groupmate Oystein “Euronymous” Aarseth and the burning of various Norwegian churches.

Louis Cachet (born Kristian Vikernes, 11 February 1973), professionally known as Varg Vikernes (Norwegian: [ˈvɑrɡ ˈvìːkəɳeːs] ), is a Norwegian musician and writer. In 1991, he founded the one-man music project Burzum, which became one of the most influential black metal acts. In 1994, he was convicted of murder and arson, and subsequently served 15 years in prison.

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Vikernes was arrested on 19 August 1993 in Bergen. The police found 150 kg of explosives and 3,000 rounds of ammunition in his home. According to the Encyclopedia of White Power, Vikernes “intended to blow up Blitz House, the radical leftist and anarchist enclave in Oslo”, a plan which “was reportedly on the verge of execution.” In an article originally published in 1999, Kevin Coogan also mentioned Vikernes’ alleged intent to “destroy an Oslo-based punk anti-fascist squat called Blitz House,” and stated “Vikernes may have felt that he had no choice but to kill Euronymous before bombing Blitz House because ‘the Communist’ would almost certainly have opposed such an act.” Vikernes denied these claims in a 2009 interview, saying he was collecting explosives and ammunition “in order to defend Norway if we were attacked any time.”

Facts & Trivia

Varg Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Varg Vikernes celebrates birthday on February 11 of every year.

On the night of 10 August 1993, Vikernes stabbed Euronymous to death at his apartment in Oslo. The murder was initially blamed on Swedish black metallers by the media. It has been speculated that the murder was the result of a power struggle, a financial dispute over Burzum records (Euronymous owed Vikernes a large sum of royalty payments), or an attempt at “outdoing” a recent stabbing in Lillehammer committed by Emperor drummer Faust. Vikernes claims that he killed Euronymous in self-defense. He says that Euronymous had plotted to stun him with an electroshock weapon, tie him up, and torture him to death while videotaping the event. Vikernes explains: “If he was talking about it to everybody and anybody I wouldn’t have taken it seriously. But he just told a select group of friends, and one of them told me”. He said Euronymous planned to use a meeting about an unsigned contract to ambush him.

Top Facts about Varg Vikernes

1. Varg Vikernes is a Norwegian musician, writer, and convicted murderer.
2. He was born on February 11, 1973.
3. Vikernes was the founder of the black metal band Burzum.
4. In 1994, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison for murder and arson.
5. He was released on parole in 2009 after serving almost 16 years.
6. Vikernes has been associated with far-right ideologies and beliefs.
7. He has written several books on Norse mythology and paganism.
8. His music has been influential in the black metal genre.
9. Vikernes currently lives in France with his wife and children.
10. He continues to be a controversial figure in the music industry and beyond.

What does Varg Vikernes do now?

During his incarceration, Vikernes launched the Norwegian Heathen Front, had two books published, and released two ambient albums as Burzum. In 2009, he was released on parole, after which he moved to France with his wife and children, where he has continued to write and make music.

Who is Varg Vikernes wife?

Marie Cachet

What happened to Varg Vikernes YouTube channel?

YouTube has announced that it’s deleting videos promoting hate speech, Nazi Ideology, supremacism, and dangerous conspiracy theories, among other subjects. As part of the platform’s sweeping change, notorious metal musician Varg Vikernes’ channel has been eliminated.

How did Varg get the scar on his face?

I was pierced by a ski pole and crushed my jaw when I landed , and I actually had an out-of-the-body experience and “saw the light”; a comfortable and soothing light surrounding me, carrying me beyond time, until I returned to this world and to our understanding of time.

Was Euronymous a good guitarist?

Euronymous was ranked No. 51 out of The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World.