Øystein Aarseth

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 cofounder and guitarist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and was the only constant member from the bands 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 cultlike group known as the Black Metal Inner Circle In August 1993 he was murdered by fellow musician and former bandmate Varg Vikernes Description above from the Wikipedia article Øystein Aarseth licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia