Former MAYHEM bassist, and BURZUM mastermind VARG VIKERNES was found guilty in the early 90's (when just a teen) of arson involving church burnings, and the murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) for which VIKERNES is serving a 21 year prison sentence.
While many hail VARG VIKERNES as an influential figure in the second wave of black metal, his attempted escape from a weekend fur low in Norwegian prison (2003) did NOT help his cause for parole, nor did his unapologetic National Socialist ramblings in interviews.
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FROM BURZUM:
"Although Varg has been denied parole, he is allowed to leave the prison for a while to walk around Tromsø [Norway; where the prison is located] and visit his family: his mother, his wife, a one-year-old son and a fifteen-year-old daughter. Varg's wife is now pregnant and they both are waiting for an addition to the family. Varg owns a small farm in Telemark (Norway), where he is planning to move as soon as he leaves the prison."
"I'm ready for society — and I have been for many years," Vikernes told the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet in a brand new interview which was published today (July 6). "I have learned from my mistakes and become older. Now I just want to be together with my family. My mind has never been in prison; I think all the time about what I should do on the day that I am released."
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-