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To Hell & Back Again: Part V, My Survival Story
160 pages, Paperback
Published June 22, 2024
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About the author
Varg Vikernes
54 books238 followersVarg Vikernes is a Norwegian musician. In 1991 Vikernes conceived the one-man music project Burzum, which quickly became popular within the early Norwegian black metal scene. In Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, director Sam Dunn described Vikernes as "the most notorious metal musician of all time".
"After creating in the course of four early albums an impressive body of art that essentially ended black metal as it was by raising the bar beyond what others could easily participate in, Vikernes was imprisoned for sixteen years for his alleged role in church arson and murder. During the time he was in prison, he put out two more impressive keyboard-based albums and several books’ worth of writings before falling silent around the turn of the millennium." (source: www.deathmetal.org)
Since then and after his release in 2009, he has authored several writings on Nordic/Germanic neopaganism and European nationalism from a primitivist and naturalist stance focused on cultural values in the community and family.
"After creating in the course of four early albums an impressive body of art that essentially ended black metal as it was by raising the bar beyond what others could easily participate in, Vikernes was imprisoned for sixteen years for his alleged role in church arson and murder. During the time he was in prison, he put out two more impressive keyboard-based albums and several books’ worth of writings before falling silent around the turn of the millennium." (source: www.deathmetal.org)
Since then and after his release in 2009, he has authored several writings on Nordic/Germanic neopaganism and European nationalism from a primitivist and naturalist stance focused on cultural values in the community and family.
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July 11, 2024
Infamous murderer Varg Vikernes reveals his darkest secrets; Euronymous isn't the only thing Varg has killed. His first few years in France see the death of countless flora and fauna at his hands. Even the French secret police can't stop this madman!
This is easily the best book of the series. Only mentions Burzum in the beginning, the rest is about Varg wrangling chickens, stockpiling food, and being a wholesome father.
This is easily the best book of the series. Only mentions Burzum in the beginning, the rest is about Varg wrangling chickens, stockpiling food, and being a wholesome father.
September 7, 2025
At the cost of being very simplistic, I wonder if this man has some form of "Paranoid Personality Disorder" and his engagement with survivalism and preparation for SHTF scenarios is an extreme manifestation of this.
I would have liked to read more about his thoughts and experiences around COVID-19, there isn't much in here pertaining to that.
That said, the writing across all books in this series (including this one) is quite engaging and the experiences shared in this book are quite different from what one might expect from a convicted murder and arsonist - a "Walden" for the 21st century supremacists that is in equal parts interesting to a layman.
After reading his autobiography, I have become more curious about his other books as well, his character and story provokes my curiosity deeply.
I would have liked to read more about his thoughts and experiences around COVID-19, there isn't much in here pertaining to that.
That said, the writing across all books in this series (including this one) is quite engaging and the experiences shared in this book are quite different from what one might expect from a convicted murder and arsonist - a "Walden" for the 21st century supremacists that is in equal parts interesting to a layman.
After reading his autobiography, I have become more curious about his other books as well, his character and story provokes my curiosity deeply.
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