Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground New Edition (Extreme Metal)

“\* \* \* \* \* \*! The most incredible story in the history of music ... a heavyweight book.”—__Kerrang!__ “An unusual combination of true crime journalism, rock and roll reporting and underground obsessiveness, __Lords of Chaos__ turns into one of the more fascinating reads in a long time.”—__Denver Post__ A narrative feature film based on this award-winning book has just gone into production. The 2003 edition of LORDS OF CHAOS is revised and expanded, adding fifty new pages, detailing outbreaks of Black Metal crime in Finland, Germany and the United States; and includes the secret history of occult Rock, a new section on Varg Vikernes’ promulgation of bizarre Aryan UFO theories, and material on the career of Hendrik Mobus, an international neo-Nazi fugitive. This award-winning exposé features hundreds of rare photos and exclusive interrogations with priests, police officers, Satanists, and leaders of demonic bands who believe the greater evil spawns the greatest glory. “* * * * * *! The most incredible story in the history of music ... a heavyweight book.”— Kerrang! “An unusual combination of true crime journalism, rock and roll reporting and underground obsessiveness, Lords of Chaos turns into one of the more fascinating reads in a long time.”— Denver Post A narrative feature film based on this award-winning book has just gone into production. The 2003 edition of LORDS OF CHAOS is revised and expanded, adding fifty new pages, detailing outbreaks of Black Metal crime in Finland, Germany and the United States; and includes the secret history of occult Rock, a new section on Varg Vikernes’ promulgation of bizarre Aryan UFO theories, and material on the career of Hendrik Mobus, an international neo-Nazi fugitive. This award-winning exposé features hundreds of rare photos and exclusive interrogations with priests, police officers, Satanists, and leaders of demonic bands who believe the greater evil spawns the greatest glory. The 2003 edition of Lords of Chaos is revised and expanded, adding fifty new pages, detailing outbreaks of Black Metal crime in Finland, Germany and the United States; and includes the secret history of occult Rock, a new section on Varg Vikernes' promulgation of bizarre Aryan UFO theories, and material on the career of Hendrik Mobus, an international neo-Nazi fugitive. This award-winning expose features hundreds of rare photos and exclusive interrogations with priests, police officers, Satanists, and leaders of demonic bands who believe the greater evil spawns the greatest glory. Bands including Dead, Euronymous, and Varg Vikernes -- along with sociologists, police officers, theologians, and occultists -- recount how the satanic Black Metal, a spin-off of the heavy metal underground, devolved into acts of church burning, murder, and suicide in Scandinavia. This second edition, fully revised, discusses the crimes committed by Black Metal practitioners since 1997 in one of the strangest sagas in the history of rock and roll. Over 200 photos and illustrations are included. --Publisher

“* * * * * *! The most incredible story in the history of music … a heavyweight book.”—Kerrang!

“An unusual combination of true crime journalism, rock and roll reporting and underground obsessiveness, Lords of Chaos turns into one of the more fascinating reads in a long time.”—Denver Post

A narrative feature film based on this award-winning book has just gone into production.

Analyzes the rise of Black Metal bands in Norway; their spread to Germany, Russia, America, and other countries; and their influence on the rising rate of suicide, murder, terrorism, destruction, and hate crimes. Includes interviews with band members, priests, police officers, and Satanists, and excerpts from newspapers and fanzines The book focuses on the scene surrounding the extreme heavy metal subgenre black metal in Norway in the early 1990s, with a focus on the string of church burnings and murders that occurred in the country around 1993.