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Black Metal Inner Circle

The Black Metal Inner Circle was a group comprising of members of the first wave of Norwegian black metal . They were influential, both musically and socially on the emerging black metal scene of the early 1990s. The group later was the focus of controversy due to crimes committed an attributed to some of its members.
The group was formed around 1990 by Øystein Aarseth (Euronymous) of Mayhem, in the basement of his record store, Helvete (which translates as "Hell" in Norwegian). Notable members of the inner circle included Mayhem vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin (Dead), Varg Vikernes of Burzum, as well as Bård Faust Eithun and Samoth from Emperor.
The group's beliefs were a mixture of isolationism, Norse paganism/Norse Mythology and racial superiority, very much dominated by Aarseth's personal ideas. Although most of the group's members were anti-Christian, few held with the biblical belief of a final battle between God and Satan. The satanic philosophy of Anton LaVey was rejected in view of a vengeful satanism. In music publications, Aarseth was often criticical of metal scenes and bands outside Norway. He ran an independent record label, Deathlike Silence Records, which promoted some of the emerging black metal bands.
In 1991, Dead committed suicide and the group became even more intense in their beliefs. The historic Fantoft Stave church in Fantoft, Norway was destroyed by arsonists on June 6th, 1992, soon followed by attacks on several other Norwegian churches.
Ideological and business disputes arose between Øystein Aarseth Aarseth and Varg Vikernes. On August 10, 1993, Aarseth was murdered by Varg Vikernes at his home in Oslo following an argument. Vikernes was later arrested and convicted of the murder, along with three counts of arson. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison. The police discovered, among Vikernes' belongings, a list of crimes committed by other members of the group. Eithun received a 14 year sentence for murdering a man in 1992 and a church arson in the same year. Samoth received an 18 month prison sentence for arson in March of 1995.
The crimes and convictions of several Black Metal Circle members brought it to public notoriety in Norway. Overall theories of the group's ideologies and why the crimes were committed were published widely in the Scandinavian press and underground music publications of the time.

BLACK METAL

Black metal started in the early 1980´s with bands such as Venom, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Mercyful Fate, and Hellhammer. The second wave of black metal, an essentially Scandinavian movement, started in the late 1980s and early 1990s, primarily in Norway. Black metal has gathered intense criticism from many sectors of society, for its brutal aesthetic, its misanthropic spirit, and the extreme right wing ideologies displayed by some musicians working in the National Socialist Black Metal subgenre. However, at the same time it experienced a meteoric rise in popularity among metal fans during the 1990s.

Characteristics

Black metal can display, but is not limited to, the following characteristics:

Guitars
> Fast guitars with alternate or tremolo picking
> Standard tuned guitars (In contrast to death metal which is typically tuned down.)
> Relatively thin guitar sound or relatively thick guitar sound—usually not in the middle

Drums
> Double bass, blast beat, and D-beat drumming
> Fast, repetitive, aggressive drums, often with blast beats. At other times, the drums can take a slower role usually accompanied by a very dry and empty tone — especially for the effect of the atmosphere of the music. On occasion, some groups such as Burzum and Xasthur will dispense with drums altogether in certain song segments.

Lyrics and vocals
A distinct "rasped" vocal style, a very guttural rasp, which is reminiscent of a torture. This is basically standard in every black metal, though there are exceptions, such as Primordial, who are still classed black metal without the rasp vocal. Some bands, particularly symphonic black metal bands bands, incorporate clean vocals, usually of a male choir sound, though this is used for atmospheric purposes.
Lyrics that often take the form of Satanic, Pagan, or occult themes which blaspheme Christianity.
Lyrics that celebrate the cold, darkness, forests, and other natural surroundings of northern European countries, reflecting modern black metal's origins in Scandinavia and desolation, sometimes apocalyptic, whose causes are rooted in human nature and actions. However, there are some exceptions (although they usually incorporate these previous themes as well).
Lyrics are commonly inspired by fantasy, in particular the works of Tolkien set in Middle Earth. For example, the Austrian band Summoning focuses almost exclusively on Middle Earth for their themes and content. Other bands create their own fictional realms, for instance the lyrics of Immortal depict an imaginary kingdom called Blashyrkh (Blash-eerk), which is ruled by a raven king named Ravendark.

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