Watch: Munch meets black metal in strange new Norwegian music-art combo

What do the great Norwegian Edvard Munch and the heavy metal band Satyricon have in common?

Both may have called Oslo home and are well known beyond Norway's borders, and yet the two are known for very different, albeit dark forms of expression. One is the late master of The Scream and other expressive, soulful works, the other a contemporary musical duo known for what's known as black metal.

Now the Munch Museum in Oslo is bringing the two forms of expression closer together and Satyricon has adapted musical compositions to selected paintings and graphics by Munch as part of a rare new exhibition.

According to the museum, the result is "an atmospheric and unusual fusion of music and visual art."

Visitors can see the now-showing Satyricon & Munch exhibition until Aug 28.

The new Munch Museum opened in the Norwegian capital a good six months ago near the Oslo Opera House. It spans 13 floors and displays thousands of works of art that Munch (1863-1944) bequeathed to the city.

Among them are several works with the motif The Scream, which made the Norwegian world famous.

The Norwegian band Satyricon, founded in 1991, are today one of the most famous black metal groups on earth. The band consists of singer, guitarist and keyboardist Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven and drummer Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad.

Munch's extraordinary works are to be seen in a new light in connection with the music, and the overlapping of the images and the music is also to give a space for reflection that goes beyond simply listening to black metal or visiting a gallery. - dpa