Murder Music: Black Metal

Overview

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 criminal acts (arson and murder) of the early Norwegian scene; and the paradox of a Christian form of black metal, represented by Scandinavian band Frosthardr. The 64-minute documentary eschews much of the tabloid sensationalism that shrouded the genre in the early to mid-'90s, focusing instead on the music itself, an element thus far overlooked by the mainstream media.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 25, 2007

Original language

English

Cast

Jeffrey 'Mantas' Dunn,Attila Csihar,Charles „Ghul” Hedger

Director

David Kenny

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2873614