Editing Euronymous (section)

====Aftermath====
Vikernes was arrested on 19 August 1993 in Bergen.<ref name=LoC120/> Many other members of the scene, including Blackthorn and Faust, were also taken in for questioning. The trial began on 2 May 1994. At the trial, it was claimed that Vikernes, Blackthorn, and another friend had planned the murder. The third person stayed at the apartment in Bergen as an alibi. To make it look like they never left Bergen, he was to rent films, play them in the apartment, and withdraw money from Vikernes' credit card.<ref>''Lords of Chaos'' (2003 edition), p. 129.</ref> On 16 May 1994,<ref name=countregret/> Vikernes was sentenced to 21 years in prison (Norway's maximum penalty) for the murder of Euronymous, the arson of three churches, the attempted arson of a fourth church, and for the theft and storage of 150&nbsp;kg of explosives. However, he only confessed to the latter.{{ambiguous|reason=This word is only clear when there are only two alternatives|date=August 2022}} Two churches were burnt the day he was sentenced, "presumably as a statement of symbolic support".<ref name=LoC141>''Lords of Chaos'' (2003 edition), p. 141.</ref> Blackthorn was sentenced to 8 years in prison for being an accomplice.<ref name=LoC141/> Vikernes was released from prison on parole in 2009.

At Euronymous' funeral, Hellhammer (Mayhem's drummer) and Necrobutcher (Mayhem's former bassist) decided to continue with the band and worked on releasing the ''[[De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas]]'' album.<ref name=guardian/> Before the release, Euronymous' family asked Hellhammer to remove the bass tracks recorded by Vikernes. Hellhammer said: "I thought it was appropriate that the murderer and victim were on the same record. I put word out that I was rerecording the bass parts, but I never did".<ref name=guardian/> The album, which has Euronymous on electric guitar and Vikernes on bass guitar, was finally released in May 1994.

A part of the Norwegian scene considered Vikernes a traitor for murdering Euronymous<ref name=nordicmetal>Various artists: ''Nordic Metal – A Tribute to Euronymous''. [[Necropolis Records]], 1995.</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2022}}<!--I don't doubt this, but we should use a better source.--> and turning his back on [[Satanism]] in favor of nationalism and [[Odinism]],<ref name=loc139>''Lords of Chaos'' (2003 edition), p. 139.</ref> although Vikernes claims he was never a Satanist and had only used Satan to provoke. They saw Euronymous' death as a significant loss to the scene, and some black metallers "have sworn to avenge Aarseth's death".<ref name=loc138>''Lords of Chaos'' (2003 edition), p. 138.</ref> A few years after the murder, Ihsahn of Emperor said, "There's no discipline in the scene anymore, like earlier on around the shop".<ref name=loc65>''Lords of Chaos'' (2003 edition), p. 65.</ref> After his death, a "cult developed around the memory of Euronymous", and he was hailed by some as "the King"<ref name=nordicmetal/><ref name=loc138/> or "Godfather of Black Metal".<ref name=loc138/>

A new generation of musicians also tried to gain credibility by riding on the back of his legacy.<ref name="loc138" /> However, many of Euronymous' friends and bandmates "speak of the killing with a tone of indifference". ''Lords of Chaos'' remarks: "what is striking [...] is how little they care about the lives or deaths of one another".<ref name="Lords of Chaos, p. 137">''Lords of Chaos'' (2003 edition), p. 137.</ref> In the book, Hellhammer,<ref name="Chaos p. 136">''Lords of Chaos'' (2003 edition), p. 136.</ref> Ihsahn<ref name="LoC120" /> and Samoth<ref>''Lords of Chaos'' (2003 edition), p. 121.</ref> claim that Euronymous' death either did not affect them or did not shock them. [[Anders Odden]] (a friend of Euronymous at the time) said of the murder: "It wasn't odd that he ended up getting killed. He thought he could threaten to kill people without it having any consequences". He added: "I think many people felt relief once he was gone". Writer and musician [[Erlend Erichsen]] agreed, saying, "Nobody was there to boss them about. The 'black metal police' were gone".<ref name="onceuponatime" />