Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground New Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Michael Moynihan, Didrik Soderlind
Publisher: Feral House
Category: Book
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Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 29207
Media: Paperback
Pages: 405
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0922915946
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780922915941
ASIN: 0922915946
Publication Date: November 1, 2003
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Product Description
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.
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 Don't buy the book October 1, 2008
Blues & Jazz Fan (new york, new york USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this because I was interested in the bands and what happened. I am really into the music and like it a lot. The authors apparently do not. They also have no sympathy for alternative religious views. They have focused almost entirely on the sensational aspects of the scene. They appear to have no awareness that many of musicians they are interviewing are putting them on. Most obviously Dani Filth, whose band is not actually Black Metal.
I only read about half of it, skipping around. They repeat the same stuff a lot. The Jungian analysis parts are just silly. Their pro Christian anti Satanist propaganda is lame. I guess they are trying to scare people off this music and frighten the parents of the fans.
 Was a decent read, not the best September 22, 2008
J. De Rose
I enjoyed most of this book, but it just seemed it tapered off towards the late middle to the end. Wasen't as in deapth as i thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be more about the bands them selves, but it wasen't. More of history and culture and things like that.
 great book June 4, 2008
Daniel Moore (Cleburne,TX)
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 BOOK May 22, 2008
Kris Laurino (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
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
D. Skeen (Melbourne, Australia)
6 out of 6 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.
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