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1. Which northern British band were early pioneers of the black metal scene?
2. Bathory were one of, if not the first, bands in the scene to hail from Scandinavia, but which country are they from?
3. A lot of people at the time claimed the arrival of black metal was the end of death metal. When death metal band Nihilist split, who did they become?
4. Mayhem is one band with a notorious past. Vocalist Dead was found dead after he shot himself, but who was their original vocalist?
5. From which band did Mayhem recruit Dead?
6. Varg Vikernes will probably remain the most notorious name in Black Metal, but what is his original Christian name?
7. One of the first bands Vikernes was involved with was Old Funeral.
8. Burzum was the not the first name Vikernes called his new project. Originally, it was a Tolkein-influenced name. What was it?
9. What does Burzum mean in Tolkien's language?
10. Darkthrone hails from which Scandinavian city?
11. Which British band were attacked by teenagers while touring Norway?
12. Emperor, R.I.P, have been regarded as forerunners of the scene for the last decade, but like most other bands, have had a rocky past! Faust was imprisoned for murder, but for how long?
13. Samoth of Emperor also served time inside, but what for?
14. Vikernes' killing of Euronymous was a defining moment in the direction of the black metal scene, and any fan knows the story of the killing, but who was the man who drove Vikernes to the scene of the murder?
15. Finally, Emperor have split recently, but which band are Samoth and Trym currently involved with?
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