| : } MICHAEL MOYNIHAN” AND DIDRIK’ SODERLINDaah TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE: INTO THAT DARKNESS aK ke 1. SYMPATHIES FOR THE DEVIL.. 2. DEATH METAL DIES, BLACK METAL ARRIVES. 3. A BLAZE IN THE NORTHERN SRY... 4. MAYHEM IN THE DEAD ZONE 5. WELCOME TO HELL. 6. ASHES. 7. DEATHLIKE SILENCES.. 8. COUNT QUISLING 9. RESURGENT ATAVISM: THE METAPHYSICS OF HE: 10. THEIR SATANIC MAJESTL 11. FUROR TEUTONICUS..... 12. LORDS OF CHAOS. 13. RAGNAROK. HEN BLACK METAL, APPENDICES I. “WE LIT THE FIRES” By FINN BJORN TONDER. TI. “OSKORET” By Kapow....... IIL. “SATANISM IN NORWAY” by SIMEN MIDGAARD.. aK ke BIBLIOGRAPHY... a MUSIC RESOURCE ENDNOTES....PREFACE ee HIS BOOK HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF YEARSIN THE MAKING, AND IS THE RESULT I of collaborations both close-at-hand and long distance. Most of the interviews with the Norwegians in the book were done in person in the fall of 1995 by myself, assisted and abetted by my co-author, Didrik Soderlind, Most were conducted in English, which should explain the occasionally awkward turn-of-phrase from some of our subjects However, like the Scandinavians in general, their usage of English is often frighteningly superior fo the average American youth of today. A few of the interviews, with Lene Bore and Snorre Ruch most notably, were done in Norwegian and translated by Didrik Soderlind. More recently in 1997 he also conducted the interviews with Asbjorn Dyrendal, Katrine Fangen, Henrik Lunde, Martin Alvsvig, Ketil Sveen, Per Anders Nordengen, Kjetil Wiedswang, and Willy Kobbhaug. The remaining interviews were all conducted by myself, either by phone or mail, dur- ing the period of 1995-97. The bulk of the book was written and organized by myself, with important editorial contributions from Didrik. A few key sections of the book were writ- ten by him, specifically the material on the religious/social situation in Norway, and the current trends in political extremism there. The descriptions of the Helvete shop were also written by Didrik, much of it based on his own recollections from the period, having met and spoken with Oystein Aarseth a number of times. We have provided endnotes which attempt to document as many of the statements in this book as was humanly possible. The citations are as detailed as we were able to make them, We were unable to track down the exact date of a few newspaper or fanzine articles, especially the latter which were often provided to us in the form of photocopies. There is also a lengthy bibliography comprised of both general works and specifically cited works which were crucial to our effort. There are a multitude of friends and acquaintances who have contributed to this book in some manner, and hopefully I will have remembered them all below. My apolo: gies to anyone who has been overlooked. An initial and sincere word of thanks is due to my good friend Peter Sotos, at whose suggestive encouragement many years ago I first began to investigate much of the materi- al which later wound up documented in these pages. Likewise to editor and publ Adam Parfiey, who supported its development into a full-length book. Beyond his afore- mentioned contributions, my co-author Didrik Soderlind provided assistance in too many other ways to count, as well as hospitality and generosity during my weeks in Norway. My parentsalso deserve thanks for their help and support of this endeavor in numerous ways. Gratitude is due to this book's designer Sean ‘Tejaratchi for his putting his invaluable and indelible visual stamp on the appearance of its cover and contents Those who consented to be interviewed during my visit to Norway deserve special thanks: Varg Vikernes, Lene Bore, Simen Midgaard (also for permission to reprint his fine her