Have finally finished reading Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground. Despite the last little section seeming a little "tacked-on", it's true to its hype -- it's compelling, engagingly accessible, and fascinating. I'd recommend it to any fans of not only the black metal genre, but also to any students of true crime, sociology, and cultism.

"Gripping stuff, a book about scary rock that is really scary."

-- Booklist

Found this rather impressive and prepossessing picture of black metaller, church-burner and murderer Varg Vikernes a.k.a. Count Grishnach a.k.a. Burzum on his official site. He's finally due out of prison in less than 12 months.

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If you're hooked into my podcast feed on the right there, you'll notice that I've done a new 'cast called Poems for the Aching, Swords for the Infuriated. This is the first in a series of black metal comps I've been requested by a couple of mates, namely Button and A.M., to put together. This is gonna be fun.

NP: VA - Poems for the Aching, Swords for the Infuriated podcast (FoxyDigitalis)

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