The real-life saga of how the activities of the Norwegian black metal scene of the ’80s emerged to also have the burning of churches and, ultimately, murder is one of the strangest in music history. That story has now been brought to the screen in the form of Lords of Chaos.
Lords of Chaos is directed by Jonas Åkerlund (Spun, the upcoming Polar), the film stars Rory Culkin (Signs, Intruders) as Mayhem guitarist Euronymous and Emory Cohen (Brooklyn) as his fellow musician and frenemy Varg.
Lords of Chaos costars Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, and Valter Skarsgård. The film will be released in theaters February 8 and on demand February 22.
Watch a teaser for Lords of Chaos above.
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