People hate Burzum. A passing mention of Varg Vikernes' longstanding one-man black metal project is enough to kick-start a heated debate. (I know, it happened to me in a bar last night. And a few…   Read Story »

Belus, Varg Vikernes' first post-prison recording/first Burzum album in 11 years, is out 3/8 via Byelobog. Listen to samples at Amazon. Besides the intro/outro, he's ditched the synthesized dark…   Read Story »

Varg Vikernes killed his Mayhem bandmate Euronymous in the early '90s. That someone's making a movie about that Norwegian black metal scene based on Lords Of Chaos is intriguing. That teen hunk…   Read Story »

After serving almost 16 years for the 1993 murder of Mayhem guitarist Oystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous) and torching some churches, Norwegian black metal legend Varg Vikernes will soon be free.…   Read Story »