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Throughout the storied and controversial history of black metal, few people have stood out more then one Varg Vikernes, for multiple reasons. Firstly would be his partaking in the incredibly infamous church burnings alongside Euronymous of Mayhem (of which Varg briefly played bass for) and other members of the self-proclaimed 'Black Circle', which has since become an event synonymous with black metal as a whole. Secondly would be when Varg stabbed that same Euronymous to death, in a ... read more

As I begin my wretched journey through the trove of rateyourmusic's most popular black metal releases of all time, I encounter one of the most surprisingly controversial records the genre has to offer, but not for the reasons you'd expect when it comes to this brilliantly foul type of music. As instead of being an album damaged by the questionable acts of the band behind the music, this album is almost the opposite. The reason it's so controversial is because it's too clean, ... read more