Fenriz of DARKTHRONE, Now a Reluctant Politician!

You wouldn’t normally associate rock stars with a job as straightforward as working for the council.

But that’s exactly what’s happened in the case of Norwegian rock legend Fenriz, from the black metal band Darkthrone – who’s now taken on a new role as local councillor in his home town of Kolbotn.

Nope, we’re not making this up. The local council just got a bit of a rock injection – as unlikely as it might seem.
Speaking to website Clyrvnt, Fenriz – real name Gylve Nagell – explained exactly what had happened – saying he had agreed to be on the reserve list of potential councillors but had no idea he would actually be voted in.

The black metal star thinks it might have been the cat that persuaded people to vote for him (Picture: Marte Evenrud)

‘They called and asked if I wanted to be on the list of backup representatives,’ he explained. ‘I said yeah, thinking I would be like 18th on the list and I wouldn’t really have to do anything.

‘My campaign was a picture of my holding my cat saying “please don’t vote for me”.’

However Fenriz maintains his pet – whose name translates as ‘peanut butter’ – may have had the opposite effect, as he did indeed find himself on the council as a result.
Although he pointed out that he won’t be that heavily involved, explaining: ‘Basically, I have to step in when the usual people who go to the big meetings are sick or something.

Darkthrone – which also features band member Nocturno Culto – have been going since 1991 ‘I’m a pillar of my community.’ And one of the coolest council members ever as far as we’re concerned.

The band – consisting of Fenriz and bandmate Nocturno Culto – began life in 1986 as the death metal band Black Death, before embracing black metal and becoming Darkthrone in 1991.


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Kenny Larson    September 15, 2016