Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Misty Witch singer Andrea Haugen among terror victims in Norway

Rolling Stone Misty Witch singer Andrea Haugen among terror victims in Norway Luca Schafiyha 5 hrs ago. | Andrea Haugen (née Meyer), a German metal musician and author, was among those killed in the bow-and-arrow attack in Norway. Andrea Haugen (née Meyer), a German metal musician and author, was among the five people who lost their lives in an attack in Kongsberg, Norway, last week. Haugen had become best known for her projects under the pseudonyms "Nebelhexë," "Andrea Nebel" and "Hagalaz' Runedance." Suspected perpetrator confesses to murder attacks Norwegian police said Monday (Oct. 18, 2021) that a 37-year-old Dane has confessed to the murders. In the attack last Wednesday, October 13, 2021, the perpetrator had first shot at people seemingly indiscriminately with a bow and arrow and then murdered them with an unspecified weapon. The alleged perpetrator is now in custody and has been charged with five counts of murder. Norwegian police announced plans to expand the list of charges as the investigation continues. Victims apparently chosen indiscriminately "So far, everything indicates that the victims were chosen indiscriminately," police Inspector Per Thomas Omholt said in a statement, adding that police have interviewed about 60 witnesses. Police named 52-year-old Haugen as one of four female victims. A 75-year-old man also died in the attack. According to Norwegian reports, all the victims lived on the same street in Kongsberg and belonged to the local artistic scene. Act causes bewilderment and sympathy Haugen was known for releasing pagan music under the names "Nebelhexë," "Hagalaz' Runedance" and "Andrea Nebel." She also participated on the 1994 album "The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh" by Cradle Of Filth and on "Nemesis Divina" by Satyricon in 1996. Since the news of her death was confirmed, numerous public expressions of grief have been made. Dani Filth of Cradle Of Filth wrote that she would be "sadly missed" "and our deepest love and sympathies go out to her relatives." The Norway attack caused a worldwide stir and generated a high level of sympathy, as evidenced by numerous tweets and expressions of grief.