The Resume

(April 15, 1968-August 9, 1993)
Birth name was Øystein Aarseth
Guitarist for Mayhem (1984-1993)
Albums include 'Deathcrush' (1987), 'Live in Leipzig' (1992), and 'De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas' (1994)
Stabbed to death by Varg Vikernes of Burzum

Why he might be annoying:

He was the leader of the black metal 'Inner Circle,' taking part in church burnings, vandalism of cemeteries, and other Satanic/anti-Christan activities.
When Mayhem vocalist Dead committed suicide by gunshot, Euronymous reportedly cooked and ate pieces of his brain.
He said, 'I don't want to see people respecting me. I want them to hate and fear.'
Varg Vikernes reportedly stabbed him after an argument over who had the more 'evil' reputation.
He wore the black and white 'corpse paint' typical of black metal musicians.
He opened a music store called 'Helvete' (Norwegian for 'hell') which became a major spot for black metallers to gather.
He was not an especially skilled guitarist.

Why he might not be annoying:

He ranked #51 on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time.
He was found murdered in his apartment with 23 stab wounds.
His murderer, Varg Vikernes, was given Norway's maximum prison sentence of 21 years.

Credit: Unknown

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blender Magazine's 50 Craziest Pop Stars Ever [April 2004] (Ranked: 8)
• Guitar World's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time [March 2004] (Ranked: 51)
• I am a Satanist
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 25)
• I Died in 1993 (Ranked: 25)
• I was Murdered
• I was Stabbed
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Look at Me, I'm Goth
• Profiles 14501-14750 (Ranked: 14529)
• Unknown's Profiles

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 98 Votes: 53.06% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 63 Votes: 63.49% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 76.34% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 189 Votes: 75.66% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 162 Votes: 75.93% Annoying