Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 7, 2019
By the very nature of its subject, Jonas Akerlund’s Lords of Chaos isn’t for everybody. Specifically, the black metal subculture by nature, is exclusionary and underground, so trve kvlt grim metalheads (including those that the film was based on) wrote it off as blasphemy before filming even began. Likewise, many mainstream cinema fans may not be […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 24, 2018
The film adaptation of Lords of Chaos already looks to be one of the most polarizing metal stories of 2018. It’s coming, like it or not, and will be premiering this week at the Sundance Film Festival. Deadline sat down with producer Danny Gabai, director Jonas Akerlund and cast members Rory Culkin (Euronymous), Emory Cohen (Varg Vikernes), […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 23, 2018
If you were hoping to see the film Lords of Chaos, you actually got a look at an extended trailer for it via Metallica’s “ManUNkind” video back in 2016. Based on the 1998 book Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, which is a history of Norwegian black metal, it’s pissed metal fans […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 24, 2017
Last night, Metal Insider had an opportunity to see Rammstein: Paris at a one-night-only screening in Manhattan. The screening of the Jonas Akerlund-directed concert film showed in 46 countries worldwide last night. It’s a film that might be best appreciated by those that have already seen the band play live before, as Akerlund’s hyperactive style had many […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 17, 2017
While waiting for a release date on Jonas Åkerlund’s upcoming Lords of Chaos film based off of the controversial book about the early Norwegian black metal scene, it seems Mayhem would rather see this film disappear. The band are currently on the road playing their iconic album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Tickets have been selling out, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 20, 2017
Just the other day (18) Rammstein unveiled a trailer for their documentary Rammstein Paris. While we were aware that the film would have a limited theatrical release, it is now confirmed as screening in 350 selected theaters across the globe. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film was picked up by Picturehouse Entertainment and will hit […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on November 21, 2016
Last week, we shortly turned our website into Metallica Insider due to the massive media coverage we did for the release of every music video made for their new album Hardwire… To Self Destruct. Among the several music videos released, the one that made it to almost every media outlet was “ManUnkind” which featured a live performance of a […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on November 18, 2016
From looking at Metallica’s “ManUNkind” on the outside, it would seem to be all the fun and games as I stated earlier, hearing James’ voice coming from the a non-Hetfield vocalist with corpse paint. The reality is, Metallica has been endlessly surprising everyone and the “ManUNkind” is no different. The video was directed by former […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 16, 2016
As you likely know by now (especially if you’ve been reading Metal Insider) it’s that they’re releasing videos from the new album every two hours. Instead of lyric videos, they’re actually releasing full-fledged music videos. of the five we’ve seen so far (three today), the just-released (via Bravewords) video for ManUNkind is our favorite. In the […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on May 4, 2015
The book adaptation film for Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind’s Lords of Chaos finally has a director and what better choice than former Bathory drummer, proud owner of his own church and video/film director Jonas Akerlund? The film will be produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free London, RSA London, and VICE which plan to release for […]
