 Scrutiny over the legitimacy of King's claims to being a Satanist have been notably expressed by Blackmoon, who supported Gorgoroth founding member Infernus during the Gorgoroth name dispute.In an interview regarding his new band Ov Hell with Norwegian newspaper "Bergensavisen" in February 2010, which bore the headline "The Church Is More Satanist Than We Are", King himself said he was not a Satanist despite having claimed to be so elsewhere both beforehand and afterwards, instead claiming that “[w]e take seriously what is dark in nature and the human mind”, and that “[t]he music, the images, the lyrics — all this is part of an artistic expression.Many find it provocative and scary, yes, but to us it is only parables.”
During a performance by Sahg at Garage, Bergen in September 2010, a member of the audience threw eggs at King, which was recounted with elation by Fenriz in an interview a few months later as the “Spinal Tap moment of the year”.