LORDS OF CHAOS (2018) is a Scandi film looking at the growth of Norwegian 'black metal' music in the early 1990s, particularly focusing on the rise of one band composed of misadjusted individuals who ended up making the news in a very big way. I should note that I'm no fan of this kind of music at all, but nonetheless this is a decent little biopic that veers between drama/thriller/horror quite evenly. Rory Culkin is a good choice and looks the part for the lead and it's one of those films that gradually gets darker and darker as it progresses, with the characters and their behaviour getting out of hand and some truly brutal moments taking place later on. An uncomfortable watch at times, but far more challenging than many of the 'safe' biopics that Hollywood churn out these days.

The movie opens with a disclaimer which claims that some of the feature is "lies." This is the story of the Norwegian Black Metal band called "Mayhem" as told through its founder Euronymous (Rory Culkin). Their antics with the addition of Varg (Emory Cohen) made Ozzy look like a sissy boy scout. As the band goes off the edge of the societal norm it becomes even too much for Euronymous who like Trump, takes credit for everything.

To me, the band sounded like any other Death Metal band and was not one of my favorites. The story was interesting, even if inaccurate.

Guide: F-word, sex, nudity (Sky Ferreira + others)

... the center of Chaos? If the main actor seems familiar, it might be because you know his brother from the Kevin movies (Home Alone). But Rory tries to make a name of his own and with a performance like this, he's on a good way to achieve just that.

Also very bold choice to go with a dark (true) story like that. I don't know all the details of what happened in real life (guessing they heightened a few things as they tend to do in movies),but that does not take anything away from the impact and power of the movie. This really is violent and touches subject matters that make it difficult to really feel sympathy for most of the characters. If you can detach that despicable side and see this as an interesting movie, it will entice you. That does not mean you are condoning or endorsing any of what the characters decide to do. Then again some will love the "anarchy" of it all - but that is in the eye of the beholder