Lords of Chaos (book)

Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground
Author	Michael J. Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind
Language	English
Genre	Music, history
Publisher	Feral House
Publication date	1998 (orig.); 2003 (rev.)
Publication place	United States
ISBN	0-922915-48-2 (orig.); ISBN 0-922915-94-6 (rev.)
OCLC	39151590
Dewey Decimal	133.4/22/09481 21
LC Class	ML3534 .M73 1998

Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground is a book by Michael J. Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind. It is an account of the early Norwegian black metal scene, with a focus on the string of church burnings and murders that occurred in the country around 1993. A film adaptation of the book was directed by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund in 2018.^[1] The book has been the subject of controversy over the alleged political leanings of author Michael Moynihan,^[2]^[3] though he denies these allegations.^[4]

^ Shackleton, Liz (May 19, 2009). "Japan's Sion Sono summons Lords of Chaos for English debut". Screen International. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
^ Coogan, Kevin (1999). "How Black Is Black Metal?". Hitlist.
^ Klarmann, Michael (January 1, 2003). "Hasse deinen nächsten, wie dich selbst". heise.de (in German). Retrieved August 11, 2007.
^ Dundas, Zach. "The Notorious Michael Moynihan

[shackleton-1] Shackleton, Liz (May 19, 2009). "Japan's Sion Sono summons Lords of Chaos for English debut". Screen International. Retrieved December 1, 2009.

[coogan_article-2] Coogan, Kevin (1999). "How Black Is Black Metal?". Hitlist.

[review_telepolis-3] Klarmann, Michael (January 1, 2003). "Hasse deinen nächsten, wie dich selbst". heise.de (in German). Retrieved August 11, 2007.

[NOTORIOUS-4] Dundas, Zach. "The Notorious Michael Moynihan

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