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Metal stars shined on Easter Inferno

Dark forces from around the world gathered in Oslo for what's become an Easter tradition as solid as any: Norway's Inferno Metal Festival, with...

Norwegian black metal’s darkness falls at the National Library

A new exhibition at Norway's National Library in Oslo aims to track the rise and rise of Norwegian black metal music, from a little-understood...

Meeting of minds, Munch and metal

Oslo's new Munch museum, now called simply MUNCH, has unveiled the rumbling result of an unusual encounter between artists: Norway's greatest painter, Edvard Munch,...

Black metal band rejects ‘nazi’ label

Norway has produced a lot of internationally successful black metal bands, but now one of them has caused problems for a popular concert venue...

Stavanger band warms up for Metallica

As thousands of metal music fans stream back into Oslo this week for the annual Inferno festival, always held during the Easter holidays, one of...

Vikernes sentenced over hate crimes

Norwegian convicted murder and black metal musician Varg Vikernes was sentenced by a court in Paris on Tuesday for inciting racial hatred and justifying...

Neo-nazi trial postponed

French authorities have postponed a court case against Norwegian neo-nazi and black metal musician Varg Vikernes, after Vikernes' attorney claimed he needed more time...

Vikernes charged with hate crimes

Kristian "Varg" Vikernes, the Norwegian black metal musician who was arrested in France on terrorism charges last month but later released, now faces new...

Terror suspect released, for now

UPDATED: Norwegian terror suspect Kristian "Varg" Vikernes was released from prison in France on Thursday evening after French police failed to prove any concrete...

‘Greven’ lost his black metal fans

Kristian "Varg" Vikernes was once known as "Greven" (The Count) of Norway's renowned black metal music community, but critics say he ended up alienating...
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