Euronymous
| Euronymous | |
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Dead (left) and Euronymous (right)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Øystein Aarseth |
| Born | 22 March 1968 Egersund, Norway |
| Died | 10 August 1993 (aged 25) Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1984–1993 |
| Labels | Deathlike Silence Productions |
| Associated acts | Mayhem, Burzum, L.E.G.O., Checker Patrol, Horn |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Les Paul | |
Øystein Aarseth /ˈøʏstɛɪn ˈɔʂət/ (22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), who went by the pseudonym Euronymous, was a Norwegian guitarist and co-founder of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. He was also founder and owner of the extreme metal record label Deathlike Silence Productions and record shop Helvete.
Euronymous was a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene until he was killed by fellow musician Varg Vikernes in August 1993.
Aarseth formed Mayhem in 1984 along with bassist Jørn 'Necrobutcher' Stubberud and drummer Kjetil Manheim. At the time he was going by the stage name 'Destructor' but later changed his name to Euronymous, derived from the demon Eurynomos.
In summer 1986, Euronymous, Necrobutcher and Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen visited the German thrash metal band Assassin and recorded the Metalion in the Park demo under the name Checker Patrol, Metalion contributing background vocals to the title song Metalion in the Park.
In 1988, Per "Dead" Ohlin became Mayhem's vocalist and Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blomberg became its drummer. By 1991, Dead, Euronymous and Hellhammer were living in a house in the woods near Kråkstad, which was used as a place for the band to rehearse. Mayhem bassist Necrobutcher said that, after living together for a while, Dead and Euronymous "got on each other's nerves a lot" and "weren't really friends at the end". Hellhammer recalls that Dead once went outside to sleep in the woods because Euronymous was playing synth music that Dead hated. Euronymous then went outside and began shooting into the air with a shotgun.Varg Vikernes claims that Dead once stabbed Euronymous with a knife.
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