Movies: Black metal

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome....

Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from ...

Chronicles the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal, a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics. This is the first film to truly shed light...

Blistering live performance by British black metal pioneers Venom captured at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in June of 1984. One of the most legendary shows in the history of metal featuring the classic line-up of Cronos (vocals/bass), Mantas (guit...

“I will not serve!” (Non Serviam), were the alleged words of Lucifer, when he descended from heaven to be his own master. In the 20 years of their impressive career ROTTING CHRIST have boldly followed this example and always set their own course. Car...

Murder, rape, satanism and necrophilia is the staple diet of millions of teenagers who listen to the lyrics of extreme heavy metal music. This World investigates the potential links between "death metal" and a series of gruesome crimes around the wo...

Prince of the Crimson Void the ninth film by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray-is a gothic, Absinthe and drug induced cinematic voyage into evil and decay....

Interviews with central members of early Norwegian black metal bands about Mayhem, the early black metal scene and the crimes they committed....

Bill Zebub interviews various musicians about black metal. Includes members of Behemoth, Darkthrone, Dark Funeral, Gorgoroth, Belphegor, Mayhem, Marduk, Immortal, and others....

In the realm of contemporary music, Adam “Nergal” Darski surely needs no further introduction. Yet the guitarist and singer has even made inroads into general pop culture and shaped social discourse, all the while not moving away an iota from the und...

The main themes of Murder Music are: the musical origins of black metal, from Birmingham, UK hard rock group Black Sabbath to Newcastle extreme metal pioneers Venom; the anti-Christian sentiment of its practitioners; the controversies surrounding the...

After a career spent mining his music from the shadows, one fan creates a chain reaction for the lead singer of a black metal band....

After the tragic death of Windir frontman and founder Valfar in January 2004, the rest of the band decided to bury Windir with Valfar. But after encouragement from Valfar's family, the remaining members decided to do one last Windir concert. The conc...

BLACK METAL SATANICA is an in-depth documentary capturing the dark, mystical and evil history of the Black Metal genre. Based on Scandinavian Viking lore, Black Metal borrows from ancient Viking melodies, lyrics and mythology dating back to the 11th ...

Behemoth has raised the bar when it comes to livestream shows. This year, the music industry has been hit hard following the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected the entire globe. While concerts are starting to pick up, the life and shows we remember ...

BEHOLD THE HELLISH NIGHTMARE OF LACHANOPHOBIA! Short film featuring the music video for the hit song "Green Hell" by the Veggie Killers...

Viktor Graves, a troubled young man who isolates himself in rural Ohio, survives an attack by a feral man. Soon after, Viktor sees and hears inexplicable terrors surrounding him at every moment, shredding his sanity and leaving him to wonder...what i...

Emergence of a unique underground subculture in the volatile Indian subcontinent. A die hard underground music fan embarks upon a journey across countries, cities and towns of the Indian subcontinent, viz. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, ...

An overview of black metal culture in Belgian youth....

A 5-part documentary produced by VBS/Vice Magazine focusing on some aspects of the life of black metal vocalist Gaahl, known for his work with Gorgoroth....