Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh, born Kristian Vikernes), the Burzum mastermind who was convicted of murdering Mayhem guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) in August 1993 and setting fire to three churches, has finished writing nine songs for Burzum’s new album, which he hopes to release next year. He tells Norway’s Dagbladet that several record labels [...]

It was just 16 years ago that black-metal icon Varg Vikernes, who murdered Mayhem’s guitarist and set three churches on fire, was sitting in an Oslo court, smiling as he received a maximum sentence. Best known as the leader of Burzum, Vikernes was also a far-right political activist.

Though he was refused four times for parole [...]