Lords of Chaos (book)

Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground
AuthorMichael J. Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind
LanguageEnglish
GenreMusic, history
PublisherFeral House
Publication date
1998 (orig.)
2003 (rev.)
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN0-922915-48-2 (orig.)
ISBN 0-922915-94-6 (rev.)
OCLC39151590
133.4/22/09481 21
LC ClassML3534 .M73 1998

Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground is a book by Michael J. Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind. It is an account of the early Norwegian black metal scene, with a focus on the string of church burnings and murders that occurred in the country around 1993. A film adaptation of the book was directed by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund in 2018. The book has been the subject of controversy over the alleged far-right political leanings of author Michael Moynihan, though he denies these allegations.