In 1992, Deathlike Silence Records released Burzum's self-titled full length album, Burzum. In the packaging, Aarseth made a number of spelling and grammatical errors, which Varg was quick to point out. Varg dropped the issue after Aarseth began using the phrase "Grammar Nazi", which annoyed Varg on many levels. Even though this issue was supposedly resolved, Aarseth began using the phrase whenever he wanted to get a rise out of Varg.
Varg intended to self-produce his next album, but after a police raid of his house, he went back to Aarseth for help. Deathlike Silence Records released Aske, with the post-arson remains of Fantoft Stavechurch on the cover. During the production, Varg watched over Aarseth like a wolf, constantly correcting his mistakes, which he considered inconsequential. Tensions rose as the musicians blogged about it, often with inconsistent stories. Eventually, Varg went back to writing his treatise on Norwegian Paganism, but Aarseth would not let the issue go. He began to post about killing Varg if he ever tried to explain why it's either deep or depths but not deeps again. His plan, he wrote, was to tazer Varg, take him out to the woods, tie him to a tree, and torture him to death, then upload the video onto YouTube.com.
On August 10, 1993, Varg showed up at Aarseth's apartment with a copy of the Aske contract, a red pen, a dictionary, a copy of Strunk and White, and a blunt 5cm long knife. Worried he wouldn't be let in, he brought along their mutual friend Snorre. When they arrived at 4am, an underwear-and-corspepaint-clad and confused Aarseth reacted by kicking Varg in the chest. In self defense, Varg then began to stab at Aarseth, chasing him around the apartment and breaking lots of stuff. He finished off Aarseth with a knife stab through the forehead right between the eyes.
