Euronymous

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 co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and was the only constant member from the band's 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.

Quotes

• It isn’t every day that you get to see a corpse, so you have to make the most out of it.
  • [1]

• We don’t want any [...] groupies. We’re into destruction and suffering. When people hear our music, we want them to commit suicide.
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Quotes about Euronymous

• [Euronymous] became too high on himself, like: ‘I’m the leader.’ [...] He thought he could control the whole Norwegian metal scene. I know for a fact that there were a lot of people talking about getting [him] out of the scene. And by that I mean getting rid of him.
  • Dolk of Kampfar [3]

• These kids were killing people and burning churches, but then they were also doing photo shoots in cemeteries, trying to look scary. Euronymous was playing a part and playing the game, and then people took to it and thought he was for real.
  • Actor Rory Culkin [4]

• My friend kills himself, and then my best friend finds the body, and instead of having a reaction of sorrow and grief, he reacted differently and took photos of the body. [...] I was like, ‘You have to get rid of those photos or I will never see you again.’
  • Necrobutcher of Mayhem [5]