Euronymous

Lifespan:: April 15, 1968 - August 9, 1993, they died aged 25.
Names:: Birthname: Øystein Aarseth. Alternative names: Øystein Aarseth.
Snapshot:: A member of 1 group, and credited once on others' music.

Øystein Aarseth (March 22, 1968 – August 10, 1993), who went by the pseudonym Euronymous, was a guitarist and co-founder of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. He was also founder and owner of the extreme metal label Deathlike Silence Productions and record shop Helvete, until his murder by fellow musician Varg Vikernes. He is argued to be the founder of modern black metal.

Aarseth formed the original Mayhem line up in 1984. At the time he was going by the stage name "Destructor" but on joining the band he changed his name to Euronymous, derived from the demon Eurynomos.

He opened a record store called Helvete (Norwegian for "Hell") and started his own record label and mailorder, which he named Deathlike Silence Productions.

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