For the latest installment of their series “Ask the Artist,” Metal Injection commemorated Black Metal History Month by getting members of various bands to play everyone’s favorite game, “Fuck Marry ...

I can honestly say I’ve never had a more complicated relationship with a band than I’ve had with Burzum. Despite an ongoing fascination and reluctant adoration of black metal, I managed to ...

Burzum-- the name itself means 'darkness,' and the mere mention of mastermind Varg Vikernes heralds an intense reaction, be it negative or positive. There are few more polarizing figures within ...

Burzum's Varg Vikernes is quite a polarizing figure in the world of metal. In 2009, Vikernes was released from prison after serving 16 years for the murder of fellow black metaller Euronymous of the ...

NORWEGIAN black metal band Mayhem was formed in 1984. But tragedy struck the group when founder Euronymous was murdered by Varg Vikernes. He is a Norweigan author and retired musician known for his ...

Some critics have accused black metal of becoming a parody of itself in recent years, and certain musicians at the forefront of the movement, including Mayhem bassist Jørn Stubberud (aka Necrobutcher) ...