Varg Vikernes’ Early Life And Formative Years Born Kristian Vikernes on Feb. 11, 1973, in Bergen, Norway, Varg Vikernes had a relatively normal early life. In a 2004 interview, he said his father was ...

Vikernes first emerged on the public scene as a musician, not a criminal. He played bass for the extreme Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and helmed the one-man project Burzum on the side.

Kristian "Varg" Vikernes, lone member of the band Burzum, is the most notorious figure in heavy metal. In 1994 he was sentenced to 21 years in prison for murder and his participation in the burning of ...

The band’s sole member, Varg Vikernes, is a convicted murderer and an unrepentant, extremely vocal bigot. He’s also one of the architects of black metal, and he’s made some classic records.

Vikernes previously served 15 years in prison over the murder of Mayhem guitarist Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth in 1993, as well as the arson of three Norwegian churches. He was released in 2009.

Varg Vikernes is an outspoken racist and a supporter of the French National Front. He also spent 15 years in prison after stabbing Mayhem bandmate Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth to death in 1993.

In a new video, Vikernes claims he turned down £300,000 (roughly $425,000) to play just two shows on London. Even more surprising, Vikernes says he’d rather spend a month in prison than spend a ...

She was also arrested. Vikernes was one of the 530 people to whom Breivik sent a 1,500 page manifesto calling for a war against Islam in Europe before he killed 77 people in Norway in July 2011.

Vikernes, who was arrested primarily because he couldn’t stop talking to the Norwegian press about his crimes, has indicated that he will likely return to making music similar to his early releases.

Vikernes served his sentence at prisons in Bergen, Tonsberg, Ringerike, Trondheim and Tromso. During his time in prison he released two Burzum albums and wrote two books. He was released in 2009.

Varg Vikernes, the notorious frontman for metal group Burzum, was released from prison just a few years ago, but might be facing a long return to the slammer after a recent arrest.