Host Ackermann notes that music gets progressively more extreme , and then introduces a segment about the Early Norwegian black metal scene , which has given a unique image and reputation to black metal . The spiraling incidents and tensions , such as Mayhem vocalist Dead 's suicide , the Church burnings and finally , the murder of Euronymous by Varg Vikernes are mentioned . However , musical experts from the metal scene all agree that the events were highly sensationalized by the media . Tsjuder 's drummer Anti-Christian even calls Dead 's suicide " a PR stunt "
Early Norwegian black metal scene
Early Norwegian black metal scene
Murder Music: A History of Black Metal