Euronymous

Norwegian black metal musician (1968–1993)
Person human Q318871
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Euronymous

Summary

Euronymous is a human[1]. Born in Surnadal Municipality[2], he… he was born on March 22, 1968[3]. He died in Oslo[4]. He died on August 10, 1993[5]. He worked as a guitarist[6], record producer[7], and entrepreneur[8]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,602 views/month, #5,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Surnadal Municipality[2], Euronymous…
  • Euronymous died in Oslo[4].
  • Euronymous was born on March 22, 1968[3].
  • Euronymous died on August 10, 1993[5].
  • Euronymous died on August 9, 1993[10].
  • Euronymous held citizenship in Norway[11].
  • Euronymous worked as a guitarist[6].
  • Euronymous worked as a record producer[7].
  • Euronymous's professions included entrepreneur[8].
  • Euronymous was a member of Mayhem[12].
  • Euronymous is recorded as male[13].
  • Euronymous's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Euronymous's genre is black metal[15].
  • Euronymous's genre is thrash metal[16].
  • Euronymous's killed by is recorded as Varg Vikernes[17].
  • Euronymous's record label is recorded as Deathlike Silence Productions[18].
  • Euronymous's record label is recorded as Avantgarde Music[19].
  • Euronymous's record label is recorded as Century Media Records[20].
  • The cause of death was stab wound[21].
  • Euronymous's family name is recorded as Aarseth[22].
  • Euronymous's given name is recorded as Øystein[23].
  • Euronymous's pseudonym is recorded as Евронимус (Euronymous)[24].
  • Euronymous's pseudonym is recorded as Euronymous[25].
  • Euronymous's significant event is recorded as murder of Euronymous[26].
  • Euronymous's manner of death is recorded as homicide[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1968-04-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1993-08-09[31]

  • Genre(s): black metal, metal[32]

  • Community tags: black metal, death by murder, metal, murdered[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5d9313c9-3ce4-49d7-8f53-3f9e44812765[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Euronymous's place of birth was Surnadal Municipality[2]. He was born on March 22, 1968[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[6], record producer[7], and entrepreneur[8].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 10, 1993[5] and August 9, 1993[10]. Euronymous passed away in Oslo[4]. The cause of death was stab wound[21].

Why It Matters

Euronymous ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,602 views/month, #5,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Euronymous born?

Born in Surnadal Municipality[2], Euronymous…

Where did Euronymous die?

Euronymous died in Oslo[4].

What did Euronymous do for work?

Euronymous worked as guitarist[6], record producer[7], and entrepreneur[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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