Publication Date:November 1, 2003 Shipping:Eligible for Super Saver Shipping Availability:Usually ships in 24 hours
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"* * * * * *! 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.
great bookJune 4, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great book if you are wanting to know more about the underground world of black metal. It also has subjects of diff. religions, Nazism, Fascism, Norse Mythology. It also has very good interviews with Black Metal musicians.
GREAT BLACK METAL BOOKMay 22, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT BLACK METAL AND THE EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED WITHIN IT.
He's not the devil - he's a very naughty boy ...April 17, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A fascinating account of the formation of Norwegian Black Metal and its aftermath that attempts to delve into the minds of a handful of originators. The first half of the book makes for intriguing reading as the events of the black metal subculture branch out into an unsuspecting society. The latter half of the book attempts to discover the motivation behind the more sinister deeds of the black metal fraternity, but at times tends to be a little confusing and lacking focus, which is possibly a reflection of the state of mind of the book's antagonists. The authors successfully present the facts and let the reader draw their own conclusions, ensuring this book is a great conversation starter.
Interesting but too longMarch 8, 2008 0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although it does a good job of getting into the background of the Black Metal tools in Norway, their thesis meanders a bit halfway through. For me, it was more helpful to learn about some of the names used in Metalocalypse.
Good, not GreatMarch 4, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a pretty good look at the genesis of the Black Metal sub-subculture for about half the book. It details the horrible acts of certain individuals of the scene and allows them to voice their own opinions, and this is how we learn that most if not all of the members and leaders of this "cult" are just reactionary idiots with too much time on their hands.
But halfway through the writers lose their momentum and it becomes a fairly unfocused look at satanism and black magic - which ultimately has little to do with the subject at hand.
The final chapters feel like repetition of much of the information in the first eight chapters, but are interesting because of the detailing of bands in different areas of the world and what different scenes are like there.
As I put in my title, this is a good book, but it could have been great with some editing.
