He is in the band Burzum Varg Vikernes is a Norwegian black metal musician and creator of the one-man project Burzum, notorious for his 1994 conviction for murder and church arson and his long-standing promotion of neo-Nazism, Odalism, and anti-Semitism.Key Criminal and Personal FactsMusic Career: Founded the influential one-man black metal band Burzum in 1991 and played bass on the album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by the band Mayhem.Convictions: Sentenced to 21 years in prison in Norway (the maximum sentence at the time) for the 1993 murder of Mayhem guitarist Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth and the arson of three historic churches.Imprisonment and Release: Served 16 years of his sentence before being released on parole in 2009, after which he moved to France.Later Arrests: Arrested in France in 2013 alongside his wife over safety and terror concerns (though later released without terrorism charges) and subsequently convicted in 2014 by a French court for inciting racial hatred.Politica
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