Dark Funeral Vocalist Is 'Somewhat Impressed' By Fan's Murder Of Priest

Dark Funeral vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula has commented on the murder of an Italian Catholic priest in Chile last year at the hands of a self-proclaimed Dark Funeral fanatic, reports Blabbermouth.net.

On July 24, 2004, Rodrigo Orias, 26, slit Father Faustino Gazziero's throat, smeared his face with the victim's blood and then stabbed himself several times in the chest and neck with the same knife while hundreds of churchgoers at Santiago's Metropolitan Cathedral watched in horror.

Orias (photo1, photo2, posing in Chile with Marduk), who had a pentagram branded on the left side of his chest (covering his heart) and several other symbols of the occult tattooed on his body (photo), reportedly asked Caligula during the Swedish black metal band's visit to Santiago in 2003 to burn an inverted cross on Rodrigo's arm with a cigar — a "mark" which Orias later planned to make into a tattoo.

Following the murder, Dark Funeral were bombarded with e-mails from the Chilean media wanting to know whether or not the band enourages their fans to kill priests.

”I burnt him with a Cohiba, a very fine cigar," recalls vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula in the latest issue of the Swedish magazine Close-Up. "That night is a bit of a blur, because I was wasted on Pisco, Chilean cognac. Anyway, this guy came up to me and asked me to burn a cross on his arm. I'm not one to say no, so I puffed on the cigar to get it hot enough and he got his cross. I didn't press the cigar against his skin several times, instead I dragged it like a soldering-iron up and down his arm. He didn't seem to be feeling any pain. He was ecstatic that he was able to meet us. Afterwards we had our picture taken together and I thought he was a cool guy."

"Before we found out the name of the killer, I though it was another fan," says Dark Funeral guitarist Lord Ahriman. "A guy in Santiago [the capital of Chile] just stood there crying when he met me. He knew everything about Dark Funeral. It was creepy. He'd bought the same guitar as the one I have, a BC Rich Warlock, and he had desecrated graves to honor us. He said, 'My Lord, give me an order and I will execute it.'"

"People ask us if our music caused the murder. I don't think so," says Emperor Magus Caligula. "Sure, we sing about killing Christians and blood and feathers falling from angels are present in a lot of the lyrics. Maybe the music triggered him somehow, but he probably would have harmed someone even if he hadn't been listening to [Dark Funeral]. He was not well. But I have to say that I'm…er, SOMEWHAT impressed. He deserves some credit. You’re not supposed to say that, but I don't care."

Comments

[Ziggy5]

**** black metal...its the worst music in the world...its worse than Hip Hop...hahahahahahahahah!

[ukdudeinuk]

I dont agree with most of, if not all of black metal song lyrics, and they do indeed sing about such things as killing christians, but like Caligula said, the music is not the sole reason he did this. For the music to "cause" him to do this, he would indeed have to already be screwed up in the head. Most people realize that the lyrics are art, and as such are not supposed to be taken as how to live life or what to do tomorrow or whatever.

[im not mental]

the guy was in a cult. no more, no less. he was not right in the head.

[Scorpio420]

I wonder if he would be "SOMEWHAT impressed" if someone slit his guitarist throat or his mothers?? I have no love for priests but they are people too. These sick bastards give themselves titles and shit...you can't give YOURSELF a title, it's given to you...anyways they are more of a joke than anything else. I'd love to get them in a dark corner and show them who the real anti-christ is...my kid sister...I trained her well!!!

[logboy]

wow...grim and i believe now necro

[Garf72]

it's people like these that make metalheads look bad

[TheWarlock724]

Agreed, garf...

[killing_inc]

why don't we just blame the only one who is guilty in this case, which is the murderer... same shit as when Marilyn Manson got blamed with the Columbia shootings, for FUCK's sake, music is an entertaiment not a reason, excuse, or cause for crimes...

[southern_stylin]

Quote: Manson got blamed with the Columbia shootings

What the ****? What Columbia shootings?

[ozzisgod]

probably meant columbine

[southern_stylin]

How do you **** that up?

[minimanson]

that Emperor Magus Caligula dude sounds alright... mite go and listen to some dark funeral! (but i dont think i will kill any priests just yet)

[the_witch]

killing is definately not good. but if that emperor guy says he's impressed, accept it. he's telling the truth, that's all. sorry i'm not a fan, dont know what's his name. i hate priests too. they'll all fake. but they'll die in the end. why bother killing them and dirty up your hands?

[rockontilludie]

some priests are ****ed up, but most of them are not, this shit is just wrong, religeous or not, why would you kill another man? if you take the music that seriously, you are crossing the line.

**** the singer of that band, hes Impressed of some1 that took another guy's life away?

[jayr123guitar]

These guys should be pelted with stones in town square.....

[IAMTHEEGGMAN...]

i hate priests too. they'll all fake

What? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. For starters, how many priests do you know? I'm guessing you aren't a christian so probably none, thus rendering your pointless assumption obsolete.

Secondly, what exactly makes priests fake? The fact that they believe in something you don't? You friggen black metal retards make so many stupid statements about christianity, when you so obviously know nothing. Emperor Magus Caligula? What a ****ing joke. People look down on idiots like that, not because they are different, but because they are such ****ing try-hards. Here's an idea, instead of hanging around pretending to be a vampire, why don't they focus on making music that isn't total bullshit? Damn I hate black metal, it is the lowest form of human communication.
People like you shouldn't talk.

[IAMTHEEGGMAN...]

P.S. Warlocks are the lamest guitars ever. A true wankers guitar.

[rockontilludie]

hahaha amen

[CannibalBirth]

Ziggy5 wrote:

**** black metal...its the worst music in the world...its worse than Hip Hop...hahahahahahahahah!

Go sodomize yourself.

[CannibalBirth]

Ziggy5 wrote:

**** black metal...its the worst music in the world...its worse than Hip Hop...hahahahahahahahah!

Go sodomize yourself.

IAMTHEEGGMA
N... wrote:

i hate priests too. they'll all fake


What? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. For starters, how many priests do you know? I'm guessing you aren't a christian so probably none, thus rendering your pointless assumption obsolete.

Secondly, what exactly makes priests fake? The fact that they believe in something you don't? You friggen black metal retards make so many stupid statements about christianity, when you so obviously know nothing. Emperor Magus Caligula? What a ****ing joke. People look down on idiots like that, not because they are different, but because they are such ****ing try-hards. Here's an idea, instead of hanging around pretending to be a vampire, why don't they focus on making music that isn't total bullshit? Damn I hate black metal, it is the lowest form of human communication.
People like you shouldn't talk.

You can join Ziggy aswell.

[Demogorgorn]

IAMTHEEGGMAN... wrote:

i hate priests too. they'll all fake


What? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. For starters, how many priests do you know? I'm guessing you aren't a christian so probably none, thus rendering your pointless assumption obsolete.

Secondly, what exactly makes priests fake? The fact that they believe in something you don't? You friggen black metal retards make so many stupid statements about christianity, when you so obviously know nothing. Emperor Magus Caligula? What a ****ing joke. People look down on idiots like that, not because they are different, but because they are such ****ing try-hards. Here's an idea, instead of hanging around pretending to be a vampire, why don't they focus on making music that isn't total bullshit? Damn I hate black metal, it is the lowest form of human communication.
People like you shouldn't talk.

Exactly how much do you know about Black Metal music?
How many songs have you listened to and truly paid attention to the lyrics, and the instruments. Do you even know what Black Metal is about?
I'll admit there are some retards who just say they like Black Metal and hate christianity even though they have no idea what the **** they are talking about, but don't judge us based on what a few retards do. I probably know more about it than you do. I simply don't agree with the teachings and I'm a Satanist, but I'm not going to go kill christians or treat them horribly. I even respect a certain amount of them that actually live by the teachings instead of being dumbass hypocrits and just saying that they're christians because they believe in a god, but as long as you're happy and leave me alone I don't****ing care. So don't call all of us a bunch of ignorant retards when you yourself are ignorant in what we believe.