Lords of Chaos
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
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"Authenticity is perhaps the most important currency in music. Bands who can legitimately say "it's all about the music" and actually back that claim up are automatically head and shoulders above their less authentic rivals, who may sing a good game, but who live a very different life. Think of how fake Guns N' Roses made the glam metal bands of the 80s look. Think of how pampered Nirvana made Guns N' Roses look only a few years later. With this in mind, Lords of Chaos looks at late 80s/early 90s Norwegian black metal, and asks, "was its extreme image authentic or ..."
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Anders Ohlin (Pelle 'Dead' Ohlin)'s brother was very supportive of the movie and one of the pairs of jeans that Jack Kilmer's character wears is a pair that belonged to Pelle. All of the other clothes were designed from scratch but those particular jeans were legitimate.
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A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.