A review by allzen_nochill
Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Didrik Søderlind, Michael Moynihan

dark informative medium-paced

1.5

Yeahhhhhhhhhh the author gives a LOT of leniency to actual NAZIS and MURDERERS. I read the first edition so maybe the updated edition addresses that, but idk, dude seems more interested in hearing Varg's ideas rather than analyzing why the scene is what it is. To me it seems like toxic masculinity taken WAY too far. I'm still on the hunt for a thoughtful analysis of Black Metal, I guess, the story of Mayhem has always fascinated me and I wanted this to be way better than it actually was.