Imagine - Lords of Chaos

An ode to death metal from original metal head Jonas Åkerlund, focusing on the human drama behind 80's Norwegian band Mayhem. From the death of their lead singer and the satanic rituals on stage to the killings within the band, this is an emotional, at times funny, violent and tragic account of a marketing idea that turned into real terror.

In the ”80s, 'real Norwegian death metal” made the news because of its biggest band, Mayhem. With their lead singer killing himself, satanic rituals on stage, murders and burning churches, the band gained unprecedented notoriety. Ultimately, their bass player brutally murdered the guitarist and bandleader. Åkerlund really gets into the soul of the scene and doesn”t shy away from showing us what gruesome murder in the real world looks and feels like: slow, bloody and very, very painful. An emotional, at times funny, but also a violent account of what started off as a marketing tool slowly turning into real terror.