Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground BOOK

by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind

"I never say anything to 'provoke,' but I 'provoke' intentionally to say something." Varg Vikernes

We all know that in 1970 metal was born when Black Sabbath debuted its self-titled album. But as metal grew, what led it down to the roads of Black and Satanic? How did rock with fast guitars and screamed lyrics lead to burnt churches and murder, eventually to cabals that believed in Thule and UFOs?

1990s Norwegian Black Metal was a thing entirely of itself, and Lords of Chaos explores it with interviews and scholarship to provide a look at Black Metal in general and an unflinching look at Barzum specifically. While the mantle of Satanism was claimed mostly for scene cred, it led to a unique time in musical history--for good or for bad.