![]() The limits of tolerance in this largely secular society were sorely tested by sensational stories centred not on the music's fans but the bands themselves. In the early Nineties, a spate of church burnings and three grisly deaths stoked blazing headlines that described the nihilistic rampage of the satanically-minded youth. Black Metal relishes its position as the most extreme form of music imaginable. Their peers acknowledge them as the originators of Norwegian Black Metal (often referred to as its country's biggest cultural export), defining both its antagonistic sound and attitude. To put that in context, the band have been around for more than 20 years. ![]() 'This 'is the first positive article ever written about Mayhem in Norway.' He returns his attention to the double page spread, holding it aloft with outstretched arms.
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