Yevhen Hapon (Ukrainian: Євген Гапон), also spelt Eugeny Gapon and Ievgen Gapon, better known by his stage name Knjaz Varggoth, is one of the foremost figures in Eastern Europe black metal and far-right musicians.

Biography

Yevhen Hapon was born July 30, 1974.[citation needed] He is better known by his stage name Knjaz Varggoth.

Knjaz Varggoth is one of the foremost figures in Eastern Europe black metal and far-right musicians.[1] Though he has been involved with numerous music projects and bands (Aryan Terrorism,[2] Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra, Lucifugum as a guest musician in 1997, Вече, and more),[citation needed] he is most well known for being the lead vocalist and guitarist for the controversial Ukrainian black metal band Nokturnal Mortum. Nokturnal Mortum gained their reputation performing symphonic black metal with elements of Ukrainian and Slavic folk music and for being a part of the eastern European NSBM scene.

A side project done by Varggoth is the ambient/black metal project Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra, formed in 1994.[citation needed] The most famous album of this project, The Key To The Gates Of The Apocalypse, is most likely known particularly due to its long runtime (one 72-minute track) and combination of dark ambient and fast black metal.[citation needed]

Knjaz Varggoth also formed the Neo-Nazi hatecore group Aryan Terrorism.[2]

Discography

Bands (In order of formation)

Suppuration

Crystaline Darkness

Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra

Nokturnal Mortum

Aryan Terrorism

Vetche

Piorun

Temnozor

Live Member[further explanation needed]

References

  1. ^ Figuring: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases. 2008-11-26. ISBN 9780546705508.
  2. ^ a b DiVita, Joe. "Russian Attack Destroys Metal Merch Shop With Racist Affiliations". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^ Team, Metal-Rules com UK (2017-07-21). "Nokturnal Mortum - Interview with Knjaz Varggoth". Metal-Rules.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.