Me personally, I don't think Varg Vikernes is a musical talent on the level of Wagner or Orff. He may be seminal for black metal. But I think that has more to do with murdering one of his own friends. It gave him "cred".Stab Frenzy wrote:In your opinion do you think we're still in the 'too soon' stage and he'll end up like Wagner where everyone can separate the politics from the music or will they always be tied together?Desecrated wrote:Just want to point out that burzum is a nazi and in prison for killing somebody. Not really the best guy to advertise about.
Unfortunately this has given him a pulpit from which to spread racist and neo-nazi beliefs.