In the concert photograph mentioned above, it is Gorgoroth on stage, the Norwegian black metal band being one of the prime examples of a sub-genre of heavy-metal music known for its assaultive ...

Norway was swept up by its own radical music movement in the form of Norwegian black metal. Sonically, a minimalist deconstruction of American thrash metal that now sounds unwittingly avant-garde ...

Norway's black metal music first gained notoriety with murders and church burnings but has now earned its spot in the halls of culture with a new exhibit at Oslo's National Library. Bad Vibes ...

Black metal is simultaneously the scourge of Norway and one of its most renowned cultural exports. What started off as a misanthropic musical statement sank into murder and arson in the early to ...

The government of Norway has begun offering training for foreign diplomats in black metal, following a reported rise in global interest in the genre. It attracted a great deal of controversy ...

The polar opposite of safe Scandinavian popsters A-ha, Black Metal is the dark heart of Norway's music scene. Famed for its Satanic imagery, deafening guitar riffs, screeching vocals, and ...

Lyndon French for The New York Times Supported by By Elisabeth Vincentelli A few weeks before the pioneering Norwegian black metal band Mayhem set off for a North American tour celebrating its ...