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The early Norwegian Black Metal scene consisted of a black metal youths that met in the independent record store Helvete in Oslo. If they were in fact a Black Metal Inner Circle is controversial. From this scene the second wave of Black Metal emanated, and most - if not all the members - deeply abhorred Christianity and all Right-Hand Path religions (and in the case of some such as Euronymous, life itself), and sought to expel and supplant it with alternative ideologies. This agenda soon became enforced through acts of violence (which some argue was enough to constitute terrorism), resulting in the notoriety of black metal. Image File history File links Information. ... Image File history File links Circle-question-red. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Helvete was the record store owned by the late Øystein Aarseth (Euryonomus). ... County District Østlandet Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic... The Baphomet, symbol of some Left-Hand Path religions. ... For the demon Euronymous, see Eurynomos. ...

The scene was established around 1990 by Øystein Aarseth (Euronymous) of Mayhem, in the basement of his record store, Helvete (which translates as "Hell" in Norwegian). Notable members of his alleged inner circle included Mayhem vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin (Dead), Varg Vikernes of Burzum, as well as Bård Faust of Emperor, Satyr of Satyricon and Samoth from Emperor. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Dead and Euronymous Øystein Aarseth (March 22, 1968 - August 10, 1993) was a guitarist for the infamous Norwegian black metal band Mayhem who went by the stage name Euronymous. ... Mayhem (often called The True Mayhem) is a black metal band, formed in 1984[1] in Oslo, Norway. ... Per Yngve Ohlin Per Yngve Ohlin (January 16, 1969 – April 8, 1991) was a vocalist for Mayhem, a Norwegian black metal group, who went by the stage name Dead. ... Varg Vikernes IPA: , born Kristian Vikernes on February 11, 1973, outside of Bergen, Norway, is a black metal musician currently imprisoned for the 1993 murder of Øystein Euronymous Aarseth of Mayhem. ... Cover of Hvis Lyset Tar Oss (en:If the light takes us) Burzum began in 1991 as a prominent and influential Norwegian black metal solo project of Varg Vikernes (born Kristian Vikernes). ... BÃ¥rd G. Faust Eithun (born: 21 April 1974) is a Norwegian drummer. ... Satyr (born Sigurd Wongraven on November 28, 1975) is the vocalist, lead and rhythm guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. ... Samoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen) is a prominent musician in the Norwegian black metal scene. ... Emperor is a seminal and infamous Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. ...

Their beliefs were a mixture of isolationism, occultism, Satanism, Norse paganism/Norse Mythology and (in the case of some members) racial superiority, with the former two being embraced by Aarseth himself, whose ideas were predominant amongst the then-nascent scene members. Although most of the members were anti-Christian, few held with the biblical belief of a final battle between God and Satan. The satanic philosophy of Anton LaVey was rejected in view of a vengeful satanism (interestingly, Ihsahn from Emperor later acknowledged respect as well as influence from the teachings of LaVey in later interviews). In music publications, Aarseth was often critical of metal scenes and bands outside Norway. He ran an independent record label, Deathlike Silence Records, which promoted some of the emerging black metal bands. For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Norse paganism or Nordic religion is a termed used to abbreviate the religion preferably amongst the Germanic tribes living in Nordic countries under pre-Christian period that are supported by archaeology findings and early written materials. ... Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian peoples, including those who settled on Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ... Anton Szandor LaVey, born Howard Stanton Levey[1][2] (11 April 1930 – 29 October 1997) was the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan as well as a writer, occultist, musician, and actor. ... Ihsahn (born 1975), born Vegard Sverre Tveitan, is a Norwegian guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. ... Deathlike Silence Deathlike Silence is the record label founded by Euronymous (Øystein Aarseth) for the underground Norwegian Black Metal scene. ...

In 1991, Dead committed suicide and black metal extremists became even more intense in their beliefs. The historic Fantoft stave church in Fanfoft, Norway was burned down by arsonists on June 6th, 1992, soon followed by attacks on several other Norwegian churches. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Per Yngve Ohlin Per Yngve Ohlin (January 16, 1969 – April 8, 1991) was a vocalist for Mayhem, a Norwegian black metal group, who went by the stage name Dead. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Ideological and business disputes arose between Øystein Aarseth and Varg Vikernes. On August 10, 1993, Aarseth was murdered by Varg Vikernes at his home in Oslo following a dispute. It is disputed that Aarseth was planning on killing Varg, and was killed when he tried to attack Vikernes. Vikernes was later arrested and convicted of the murder, along with three counts of arson. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison. The police discovered, among Vikernes' belongings, a list of crimes committed by other members of the group. Eithun received a 14 year sentence for murdering a man in 1992 and a church arson in the same year. Samoth received an 18 month prison sentence for arson in March of 1995. Dead and Euronymous Øystein Aarseth (March 22, 1968 - August 10, 1993) was a guitarist for the infamous Norwegian black metal band Mayhem who went by the stage name Euronymous. ... Varg Vikernes IPA: , born Kristian Vikernes on February 11, 1973, outside of Bergen, Norway, is a black metal musician currently imprisoned for the 1993 murder of Øystein Euronymous Aarseth of Mayhem. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... County District Østlandet Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

The crimes and convictions of several members brought it to public notoriety in Norway. Overall theories of the group's ideologies and why the crimes were committed were published widely in the Scandinavian press and underground music publications of the time. __ NOTOC__

Timeline of Church arsons and attempted arsons

1992

• May: Storetveit Church^[1]
• June 6: Fantoft stave church;^[2] "Varg Vikernes is strongly suspected as the culprit",^[2] but has not been convicted for this case
• August 1: Revheim Church, southern Norway^[2]
• August 21: Holmenkollen Chapel in Oslo^[1]
• September 1: Ormøya Church^[1]
• September 13: Skjold Church^[1]
• October: Hauketo Church^[1]

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Varg Vikernes IPA: , born Kristian Vikernes on February 11, 1973, outside of Bergen, Norway, is a black metal musician currently imprisoned for the 1993 murder of Øystein Euronymous Aarseth of Mayhem. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Holmenkollen ski jump. ... Skjold is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. ...

1993

• Åsane Church
• Sarpsborg Church

Denials of existence of Inner Circle

Vikernes has denied the existence of the Black Metal Inner Circle, in his review of Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship and Rock and Roll^[3], claiming "First of all the so-called Black Circle was something Euronymous made up because he wanted to make people believe there was such a thing, but it was nonsense and never existed. The media on the other hand believed it existed for a while, but quickly stopped talking about it when they understood it was a fake rumour."

Vikernes has made strong attacks on the media, including the books Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship and Rock and Roll and Lords Of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, both of which claim the existence of the "Black Metal Inner Circle". Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground is a book by Michael Moynihan & Didrik Søderlind. ...

Post-second wave

It has been rumoured that there is a 'Second Black Circle' in existence, with random acts of violence. It is difficult to determine the veracity of the existence of this group due to the anomimity of the alleged members, who correspond to each other using aliases. The only murder to have been attributed (possibly) to a 'Second Circle' was the murder of 15 year-old German Sandro Beyer, by the members of the band Absurd. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

References

• Baddeley, Gavin (1999). Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship and Rock and Roll
• Moynihan, Micheal and Didrik Soderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground