Satan rir media (1999)

Directed by

Torstein Grude

Genre

documentary television film

Country

Norway

Runtime

32 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Norwegian documentary examines the media frenzy around black metal musician Varg Vikernes in the 1990s. It covers his ties to church arsons and the murder of fellow musician Euronymous.

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What happens

Satan rir media (Satan Rides the Media) is a 1999 Norwegian documentary by Torstein Grude. The film covers the controversy that surrounded black metal musician Varg Vikernes in the early 1990s, who not only has been tied to a series of church arsons in Norway, but received widespread media attention for the murder of Mayhem band member Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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