- Was imprisoned after stabbing Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth from the band "Mayhem" to death back in 1993. Vikernes claimed that he killed Aarseth in an act of self-defense because the latter was planning to murder him. He was released from prison in 2009.
- Fascinated with the fictional realm of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien, from a very young age. His stage name (Count Grishnackh) is taken from that of a minor character in The Two Towers.
- The founder of the one-man black metal band "Burzum".
- Has been called "the most notorious metal musician of all time".
- Has a daughter named Rebecca.
- Has recorded two albums in prison, "Dauði Baldrs" and "Hliðskjálf".
- During his childhood, he lived in Iraq because his father worked for developing a computer program for Saddam Hussein.
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