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.