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Black Metal Court Report: Guilty As Hell!

Tore Øien, Kerrang!, 28 May 1994

The verdict is in — and Black Metal star Varg Vikernes, aka Count Grishnackh, has been found guilty of murdering rival Oystein Aarseth. The sentence is 21 years — the maximum penalty for any crime in Norway. Heavy Metal has seen nothing like it before. TORE ØIEN reports...

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