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A review by craigus_maximus
Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Didrik Søderlind, Michael Moynihan
2.0
This book was just ok to be honest and I would say the first half was much more interesting than the second.
The first half details the beginnings of black metal and its rise to prominence which mostly involves Varg Vikernes, Euronymous and their “friendship”.
Whilst I found this interesting you can read mostly everything about them on Wikipedia. That being said, some of the interviews detailed in the book are worth listening to.
I did skip large portions of the second half of the book as it contained mostly a discuss of satanism, ancient Norse religion and then a sort of round the world journey of countries where black metal connected crimes have taken place.
All in all I’d say this is one for the diehards or people who know absolutely nothing about the Norwegian black metal scene.
The first half details the beginnings of black metal and its rise to prominence which mostly involves Varg Vikernes, Euronymous and their “friendship”.
Whilst I found this interesting you can read mostly everything about them on Wikipedia. That being said, some of the interviews detailed in the book are worth listening to.
I did skip large portions of the second half of the book as it contained mostly a discuss of satanism, ancient Norse religion and then a sort of round the world journey of countries where black metal connected crimes have taken place.
All in all I’d say this is one for the diehards or people who know absolutely nothing about the Norwegian black metal scene.