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Originally Posted by Engine
I read Lords of Chaos many years ago and I too was struck by the way that Varg, and others, are glamorized in an almost sympathetic way. I did some research into Michael Moynihan (the author) and it made sense when it became clear that he shares some of their political views. I forget where I read it but he said he moved from, I think, Colorado to the PNW because the arid, sunny climate of Colorado didn't suit his genetic heritage 
Here's some more recent info/opinions about the guy:
Who Makes the Nazis?: Michael Moynihan's Seige Mentality |
At times I was wondering. I mean the long, long ass bit where it delves into Varg's politics, and his love for some Norwegian Nazi collaborator, how he believes that the norse gods were aliens who genetically engineered the human race and put them on Atlantis, and all the other almost constant talk about national socialism and heathenism and occultism was interesting and fun for the most part, but it was also kind of odd at times just how much they concentrated on it when it was a book on black metal.
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Entertaining as it is, I think the book is a bit sensationalist and really only focuses on a small number of individuals.
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Oh, totally. The first third of the book is basically just a long, trashy tabloid article. And I loved every seedy page of it. Why you can count the number of times Darkthrone is mentioned on one hand is a bit mystifying though.
Edit: And while obviously anything that comes out of Varg Vikerness' mouth, whether it be his beliefs or what he ate for breakfast, should be taken with a grain of salt, he did have an
"analysis" of the book that's sort of interesting. The part where he claims to have never listened to Venom is pretty funny too.