On the track "Dungeons of Darkness" he used the large gong at Grieghallen for background noise (Euronymous assisted him by beating his fists on it). He used a Marshall amplifier, but for the recording of Filosofem he used the amplifier on his brother's stereo and some old fuzz pedals.įor vocals, he would use whatever microphone the sound tech handed him, but during the recording of Filosofem he intentionally used the worst mic they had, a headset mic. On Hvis lyset tar oss, he borrowed Hellhammer's drumset, the same one Hellhammer used to record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem. He used the cheapest bass guitar there was in the shop and he borrowed drumsets from Old Funeral, Immortal and "another musician living nearby". Vikernes has stated that for the recording of these early albums he used an old Westone guitar, bought in 1987 from an acquaintance. During 1992–1993, he recorded four albums as Burzum. In 1991, Vikernes began a solo musical project named Burzum, and quickly became involved with the early Norwegian black metal scene. He played guitar with them during 1990–1991 and performed on their Devoured Carcass EP. When he was about seventeen, Vikernes came into contact with the members of the Bergen death metal band Old Funeral. Vikernes had been learning the guitar since he was 14. Having served almost 16 years of his sentence, Vikernes was released on parole in early 2009. Vikernes was further convicted of four counts of arson involving the burnings of historic churches, and was sentenced to 21 years in prison. In 1994, Vikernes was convicted of the murder of his Mayhem bandmate Øystein Aarseth, known by his stage name Euronymous. It's a bit rusty and definitely not a pretty sight, but that's not very. It's just some old, cheap, and according to all 'experts' crappy guitar, but it has worked fine for me and my needs (so far). In Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, director Sam Dunn described Vikernes as "the most notorious black metal musician of all time". What make of guitar do/did you play - Bjorn I have a Westone guitar, and I have had that Guitar all the time, since 1987 when I started to play. Around this time he became affiliated with the Heathen Front and had several writings on Germanic neopaganism published. albums he used an old Westone guitar, bought in 1987 from an acquaintance. In 1992, he joined the band Mayhem and adopted the stage name Count Grishnackh. Varg Vikernes ( born 11 February 1973) is a Norwegian black metal musician. In 1991, he founded the one-man music project Burzum, which quickly became popular within the early Norwegian black metal scene. Varg Vikernes ( born 11 February 1973) is a Norwegian black metal musician, writer, philosopher, religious and political activist, arsonist and convicted murderer.