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Those guys are totally hardcore.
I remember the whole Norwegian Black Metal scene exploding, churches being destroyed, band suicides, homicides... you name it. There was actually an 'Inner Circle' of various band members that had detailed plans to turn the entire country of Norway into (their version of) Hell.
Some people claim that had Dead not killed himself and Varg Vikernes (Count Grishnackh) had not killed Euronymous, the media focus on the members wouldn't have been so strong (and more of them would have been alive and not incarcerated) and they might have continued further with their plans.
They may seem strange and deluded, but some of their ideas are actually very intelligent regarding religion and the nature of their nordic heritage.
Why they choose to present themselves in the way they do is beyond me because they do have some very salient points to make and are of much higher intellect than the majority of musicians.
Interestingly, many of the Norwegian bands, including Mayhem themselves, have started to distance themselves from satanism and inter-band warfare whilst Black Metal bands in Sweden have taken it upon themselves to 'out do' the Norwegian legacy...
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