Euronymous Death
Øystein passed away on August 10, 1993 at the age of 25 in Oslo, Norway. Øystein's cause of death was murdered.
When did Euronymous die?
August 10, 1993How did Euronymous die? What was the cause of death?
MurderedHow old was Euronymous when died?
25Where did Euronymous die? What was the location of death?
Oslo, Norway
Euronymous Birthday and Date of Death
Euronymous was born on March 22, 1968 and died on August 10, 1993. Øystein was 25 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: March 22, 1968
Date of Death: August 10, 1993
Age at Death: 25
Euronymous - Biography
Øystein Aarseth (22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), who went by the pseudonym Euronymous, was a Norwegian guitarist and co-founder of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. He was also founder and owner of the extreme metal record label Deathlike Silence Productions and record shop Helvete.
Euronymous used Dead's suicide to foster Mayhem's "evil" image and claimed Dead had killed himself because death metal had become "trendy" and commercialized. In time, rumors spread that Euronymous had made a stew with bits of Dead's brain and had made necklaces with bits of his skull. The band later denied the former rumor but confirmed that the latter was true. Moreover, Euronymous claimed to have given these necklaces to musicians he deemed worthy, which was confirmed by several other members of the scene, like Bård "Faust" Eithun, and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson of Marduk and Metalion.
On the night of 10 August 1993, Vikernes stabbed Euronymous to death at his apartment in Oslo. The murder was initially blamed on Swedish black metallers by the media. It has been speculated that the murder was the result of a power struggle, a financial dispute over Burzum records (Euronymous owed Vikernes a large sum of royalty payments), or an attempt at "outdoing" the stabbing in Lillehammer.
Vikernes claims that he killed Euronymous in self-defense. He says that Euronymous had plotted to stun him with an electroshock weapon, tie him up, and torture him to death while videotaping the event. Vikernes explains: "If he was talking about it to everybody and anybody I wouldn't have taken it seriously. But he just told a select group of friends, and one of them told me". He said Euronymous planned to use a meeting about an unsigned contract to ambush him.
