Qwertyy's Journal of Music Reviews and Other Assorted Ramblings

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 11-01-2016, 11:53 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the moment you've been waiting for. It's the most important time of the year, and no not because of anything to do with Steven Wilson (hi Ki.)

It is finally

The Month of

Now, we have a lot to cover over these next 30 days. Varg Vikernes is a busy man, and that means I have a lot to talk about. Let's start with a little history for those of you who are unaware of the best extreme metal musician to ever grace our little green and blue planet.

Varg Vikernes aka Kristian Vikernes aka Louis Cachet aka Count Grishnackh has done it all in his 43 years. From burning down churches, to making the two of the best black metal albums of all-time, to stabbing (and killing) a man, and of course reinventing himself as a racist, neo-nazi survivalist YouTuber.

We'll kick things off with a look at his musical debut on Old Funeral's Devoured Carcass EP, before swinging over to his work under the Burzum tag, while making plenty of pit stops to discuss his often controversial and hilarious exploits. So grab yourself some gasoline and a box of matches, because this one is going to be a church burner.