Editing Euronymous (section)

{{short description|Norwegian black metal musician (1968–1993)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Euronymous
| image             = Dead and Euronymous.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Euronymous (right) with [[Dead (musician)|Dead]]
| birth_name        = Øystein Aarseth
| alias             = Destructor
| birth_date        = 22 March 1968
| birth_place       = [[Surnadal Municipality]], Norway
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1993|8|10|1968|3|22|df=yes}}
| death_place       = [[Oslo]], Norway
{{Infobox person
| child = yes
| death_cause = [[Murder of Euronymous|Murder]] (stab wounds)
}}
| genre             = [[Black metal]]
| occupation        = Guitarist
| years_active      = 1984–1993
| label             = [[Deathlike Silence Productions]]
| past_member_of    = {{hlist|[[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]}}
| website           = 
}}

'''Øystein Aarseth''' (22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993),<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 August 2019 |title= |url=https://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz310/chagrynn/Euronymous_passport_1.jpg |access-date=13 March 2024 |archive-date=4 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804224054/https://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz310/chagrynn/Euronymous_passport_1.jpg |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Euronymous''', was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the [[early Norwegian black metal scene]]. He was a co-founder and guitarist of the Norwegian black metal band [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] and was the only constant member from the band's formation in 1984 until his death in 1993. He was also founder and owner of the extreme metal record label [[Deathlike Silence Productions]] and record shop [[Helvete (store)|Helvete]].

Euronymous professed to being a [[Theistic Satanism|theistic Satanist]] and was known for making extreme [[Misanthropy|misanthropic]] statements. He presented himself as leading a militant [[cult]]-like group known as the "Black Metal Inner Circle".

In August 1993, he was [[Murder of Euronymous|murdered]] by fellow musician and former bandmate [[Varg Vikernes]].