Given name: Oystein Aarseth. Deceased guitar
player of Norwegian black metal act Mayhem. Was and is still considered a standout character, or even a
celebrity, within the black metal movement, mainly due to his outspoken nature in interviews and his efforts, both musical and otherwise, in the black metal genre. Besides participating in classic albums such as "Deathcrush," "Live in Liepzig," and "De Mysteriis
Dom Sathanas" as the guitarist of Mayhem, Aarseth also owned and operated a record store called Helvete, or "Hell" in Norwegian, which stocked only the most extreme metal music. Killed by Varg Vikernes, also known as Count Grishnackh or The Count, on August 10th, 1993. To many fans of black metal, Mayhem ceased to truly exist after Euronymous'
death despite the fact that the band was reformed afterwards, and hence, all Mayhem releases released up to "De Mysteriis
Dom Sathanas" are commonly
said to have been recorded by "The
True Mayhem" by fans.
It is
said that when Mayhem performed during Euronymous' lifetime, one could not see his hand as he
played due to the incredible speeds he was cabaple of on
guitar.
