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List of musicians in the early Norwegian black metal scene

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This is a list of Norwegian artists that released black metal music during 1987–1993. The scene of which they were part is credited with creating the modern black metal genre and produced some of the most acclaimed and influential artists in extreme metal. It attracted massive media attention when it was revealed that its members had been responsible for two murders and a wave of church burnings in Norway.

The scene had an ethos and the core members referred to themselves as "The Black Circle" or "Black Metal Inner Circle". It consisted primarily of young men, many of whom gathered at the record shop Helvete ("Hell") in Oslo. In interviews, they voiced extreme anti-Christian and misanthropic views, presenting themselves as a cult-like group of militant Satanists who wanted to spread terror, hatred and evil. They adopted pseudonyms and appeared in photographs wearing "corpse paint" and wielding medieval weaponry. The scene was exclusive and created boundaries around itself, incorporating only those it deemed to be "trve"[1] or committed. Musical integrity was highly important and artists wanted black metal to remain underground and uncorrupted.

Band Formed From
Ancient 1992 Bergen
Arcturus 1991 Oslo
Burzum 1991 Bergen
Carpathian Forest (a.k.a. Enthrone) 1990 Sandnes, Rogaland
Darkthrone 1986 Kolbotn
Dimmu Borgir 1993 Oslo
Emperor 1991 Notodden, Telemark
Enslaved 1991 Haugesund, Rogaland
Fimbulwinter 1992 Oslo
Fleurety 1991 Enebakk
Gehenna 1993 Stavanger, Rogaland
Gorgoroth 1992 Bergen
Hades/Hades Almighty 1992 Bergen
Ildjarn 1991 , Telemark
Immortal 1991 Bergen
In the Woods... 1991 Kristiansand
Manes (a.k.a. Perifa) 1991 Trondheim
Mayhem 1984 Oslo
Myrkskog 1993 Drammen
Satyricon 1991 Oslo
Strid (a.k.a. Malfeitor) 1991 Askim
Taake (as Thule) 1993 Bergen
Thorns (a.k.a. Stigma Diabolicum) 1989 Trondheim
Thou Shalt Suffer 1991 Notodden, Telemark
Tsjuder 1993 Oslo
Tulus 1993 Oslo
Ulver 1993 Oslo

References

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  1. ^ Hoffin, Kevin (July 1, 2017). 'TRVE': The Norwegian Black Metal Scene: A Subcultural Study of Transgression through Music. ISBN 978-1973703860.