Beware of flying sheep-heads at Norwegian death-metal concerts

By at 10:41 pm Tuesday, Mar 11

Life imitates The Onion: some poor Norwegian headbanger's skull was fractured when he was hit by a flying sheep's head at a Norwegian death-metal show.
The band was carving up a dead sheep as part of its stage act when the animal's head flew off lead singer Maniac's knife and struck 25-year-old Per Kristian Hagen.

"My relationship to sheep is a bit ambivalent now. I like them, but not when they come flying through the air," Hagen told The Associated Press Monday from his hospital room. He is expected to recover.

Mayhem member Rune Eriksen, whose stage name is Blasphemer, said the incident was unfortunate. "The whole thing was an accident, but maybe it would be an idea for another show," he said.

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