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* [[spoiler: FromNobodyToNightmare: Varg started off as a fan of Mayhem who still used his real name Kristian, but when Euronymous treated him like crap, he became a ''much'' bigger threat when he began to use his anti-Christian/Neo-Nazi views...]]

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* [[spoiler: FromNobodyToNightmare: Varg started off as a fan of Mayhem who still used his real name Kristian, but when Euronymous treated him like crap, he became a ''much'' bigger threat when he began to use his anti-Christian/Neo-Nazi views...]]anti-Christian views to set fire to the churches..]]
* [[spoiler: HeelFaceDoorSlam: Euronymous tries to make peace with Varg by sending him a contract that transfers all the rights of Burzum's music to him, and he even makes peace with himself by seeing Pelle during their good times as Ann-Marit cuts his signature long hair, as if to symbolize his change of character. Then Varg comes over and he kills him]].
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* RunningGag: Each time Euro and Varg begin to argue, Hellhammer's reaction is to just leave every time.


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** Hellhammer does this each time Euro and Varg argue about illegal activities.


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* ThatManIsDead: Varg constantly tells people to call him "Varg" after being made fun of earlier in the movie for his real name, Kristian.
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** The film shows that ''Aske'' had matches. The real release of ''Aske'' had a lighter with the burnt remains of Fantoft on it.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler: After she finds his TragicKeepsake of Dead's stuff, Ann-Marit asks Euronymous "You really miss him, don't you?". Euro doesn't respond and simply puts everything back in the box, but judging from the earlier NightmareSequence of seeing Dead's traumatic suicide and later scenes of Euronymous remembering crying at Dead's body and making peace with himself by seeing Dead happy, it's clear Euro ''really'' does miss and cared for Pelle]].
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* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: Ann-Marit later on finds a box Euronymous has that contained items originally owned by Dead, most notably a photo of the two.]]
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* BrickJoke: [[spoiler: While travelling to see Euro, Varg tells Blackthorn to simply lie to the police that they were returning the movie Film/DieHard2. In the end when being interrogated by police, Blackthorn uses this excuse only for it to backfire in his face when asked what the movie is about.]]

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* BrickJoke: [[spoiler: While travelling to see Euro, Varg tells Blackthorn to simply lie to the police that they were returning the movie Film/DieHard2.''Film/DieHard2''. In the end when being interrogated by police, Blackthorn uses this excuse only for it to backfire in his face when asked what the movie is about.]]
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* BrickJoke: [[spoiler: While travelling to see Euro, Varg tells Blackthorn to simply lie to the police that they were returning the movie Film/DieHard2. In the end when being interrogated by police, Blackthorn uses this excuse only for it to backfire in his face when asked what the movie is about.]]
---> '''[[spoiler: Blackthorn:''' It's...about dying harder?]]
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** The film actually uses this trope as a way to explain the film's TagLine: [[spoiler: In part of Euronymous constantly saying things to spark infamy, it leads to many of the rumors of the Norway black metal scene]].


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Jorn quits Mayhem upon showing complete disgust at Euronymous showing him the photos of Pelle's body after his suicide and giving them skull fragments of Dead's head as necklaces so he can "be a part of them"]].
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* TakeThat: After [[spoiler: Varg is interviewed]] by Finn Bjørn Tønder over [[spoiler: his involvement with the church burnings and the Black Circle]] for the ''Bergens Tidende''[[note]]A famous Norwegian newspaper[[/note]], he and his photographer proceed to call him a "fucking idiot" for basically condemning himself to the police, in no obvious pint shot at [[spoiler: [[Music/{{Burzum}} Varg Vikernes]] himself]].
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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: Depending on your view anyway: The film plays out with Euronymous killed by Varg, who's then arrested afterwards for the murder (alongside for the church burnings), Faust as well being arrested for the murder of Magne Andreassen, with band members/Ann-Marit/Euro's family in mourning. At the end however, Euronymous disregards this and is only [[WorthIt genuinely happy he was able to become a dark figure in black metal and Mayhem is now a true household name in Norwegian black metal]]]].

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* [[spoiler: AintTooProudToBeg: Euronymous begins begging Varg to not kill him near the end of the movie after trying to make peace. Varg doesn't listen]].



* BlackMetal: The film solely focused on the start of the Norwegian black metal scene, and what becomes afterwards.

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* BlackMetal: The film solely focused on the start birth of Mayhem, and their impact in the eventual Norwegian black metal scene, and what becomes afterwards.scene.


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* JerkAss: '''Euronymous''', who spends most, if not all the film, acting like a complete (albeit [[LargeHam hammy]]) dick and showing little to no empathy over the destruction he causes as long as it gets Mayhem's name out there.
** [[spoiler: JerkassFacade: It's made apparent near the end that Euronymous was ''this'' hard, a fairly normal person, if a bit of an AttentionWhore who realizes what he wanted was too much for him]].


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* [[spoiler: TheReveal: Euronymous is shown to ''genuinely'' be broken by Dead's suicide near the end when Ann-Marit finds his box of belongings, in particular a photo of him and Dead. The film even cuts to a flashback of Euro finding Pelle's body and beginning to break down crying]].
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** [[spoiler: Dead's suicide note isn't accurate to the real life note, which was more detailed and had Pelle write how anybody who finds his money and lyrics is theirs to own (in particular the lyrics to "Life Eternal"), how he hasn't felt alive in a long time, and an apology for firing a gun indoors. The movie's version of the suicide note simply features the "Excuse the blood" line and the made up line of "Let the party begin!". It also was addressed as "Dead", compared to the real life note which featured just "Pelle"]].

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* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler: Euronymous starts this with Varg, which unfortunately leads to a power struggle between the two.



* FalseFriend: Varg accuses Euronymous of this as their actions eventually take hold of the scene.

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* DeadpanSnarker: [[spoiler: Euro's narration is this, especially in the end when he shows annoyance over the "sappy" ending]].
* FalseFriend: Varg accuses Euronymous of this as [[spoiler: in the end during their actions eventually take hold of the scene.final confrontation over a mis understanding]].



* HopeSpot: Euronymous [[spoiler: tries to make peace with Varg by sending him a contract to give him the rights to Burzum's music. This backfires thanks to the rumors of Euroymous making a threat about killing him, pushing Varg into showing up at Oslo and stabbing Euronymous out of paranoia]].



* SanitySlippage:
** Dead was ''already'' at the verge of losing it, but Mayhem's growth and Euronymous's harassment pushes him too far.
** The trailer also shows Euro dealing with this too, with his desire to be the greatest in black metal but also clashing with his ideals and morals.
** [[spoiler: Varg begins to snap when rumors about Euromymous wanting to torture him and film it ala snuff film float to him, despite Euro not meaning it]].

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* SanitySlippage:
** Dead was ''already'' at the verge of losing it, but Mayhem's growth and
[[spoiler: PosthumousNarration: The film is told by Euronymous's harassment pushes him too far.
** The trailer also shows Euro dealing with this too, with
perspective after he's long dead. He even says to the audience that his desire to be the greatest in black metal but also clashing with his ideals and morals.
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story will "end badly".]]
* SanitySlippage:
[[spoiler: Varg begins to snap when rumors about Euromymous wanting to torture him and film it ala snuff film float to him, despite Euro not meaning it]].



* UsedToBeASweetKid: Euronymous was ''far'' from the sweetest kid out there, but he came off more as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who wanted to make an intense metal band. However his desperation to make black metal as dark as it can get (alongside Varg coming into the picture) that he becomes the misanthrope the world knows of.
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** While the film is fairly accurate to the black metal history of Mayhem, the film [[spoiler: glosses over Maniac's involvement on Mayhem's EP ''Deathcrush'', instead just jumping to Dead's time in the band]].

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* BecomingTheMask: Euro and by an extent, Dead slowly become their black metal personas as the trailer gives indication. Euronymous in particular showcases a sign of mental trauma as he constantly clashes between his morals and his desire to become the dark force of Norwegian black metal.

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* BecomingTheMask: Euro Dead, obviously. [[spoiler: Averted with Euronymous, who upon seeing how much trouble things will get, begins to distance himself from all the events of the scene and by an extent, Dead slowly become their black metal personas as the trailer gives indication. Euronymous in particular showcases a sign of mental trauma as he constantly clashes between his morals and his desire to become the dark force of Norwegian black metal.focus on Mayhem. ''It doesn't end well'']].


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* CardCarryingVillain: What Euro tries to be, until Varg convinces him to take it a step up...

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* CardCarryingVillain: What Euro tries to be, until Euronymous acts like this throughout the movie, playing off like a big threat when he's just words and no action. Varg convinces repeatedly calls him out on this and steps it up when he [[spoiler: actually does start to take it a step up...action by setting fire to churches]].



** Mayhem (and by an extent, the Norway black metal scene) started off as harmless fun and invoking more of shock horror, something you'd expect from first-wave black metal. Then things began to get ''dark''...
** Invoked in the trailer especially: Everything seems light hearted and usual metalhead shenanigans, Euro even seen dealing with [[ThisIsReality family as he practices his music]], but then things became less about metalhead fun and more criminal actions...
* TheCorrupter: Varg seems to be this for Euronymous, although Euro was ''already'' undergoing a dark slip in the mind..
* DarkerAndEdgier: What Euronymous ''wanted'' Norwegian black metal to be, until Varg (and others) began to take things too far. It eventually affects him too.

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** Mayhem (and by an extent, the Norway black metal scene) started off as harmless fun and invoking more of shock horror, something you'd expect from first-wave black metal. Then things began to get ''dark''...
''dark'' once Euro's desires of wanting black metal to be "dark" go too far.
** Invoked in the trailer especially: Everything seems light hearted and usual metalhead shenanigans, Euro even seen dealing with [[ThisIsReality family as he practices his music]], but then things became less about metalhead fun and more criminal actions...
music]].
* TheCorrupter: Varg seems to be [[spoiler: Euronymous starts this for Euronymous, although Euro was ''already'' undergoing with Varg, which unfortunately leads to a dark slip in power struggle between the mind..
two.
* DarkerAndEdgier: What Euronymous ''wanted'' Norwegian black metal to be, until Varg (and others) began to take things too far. It eventually affects him too.he bit off more than he can chew.


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* [[spoiler: FromNobodyToNightmare: Varg started off as a fan of Mayhem who still used his real name Kristian, but when Euronymous treated him like crap, he became a ''much'' bigger threat when he began to use his anti-Christian/Neo-Nazi views...]]
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''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2019 horror[=/=]Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director Jonas Åkerlund, based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it. It is also based off the infamously controversial book of the same name.

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''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2019 horror[=/=]Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director Jonas Åkerlund, based on the infamous book of the same name, focusing on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it. It is also based off the infamously controversial book of the same name.
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7zrHiqoJ6k Trailer has been released]], and the movie is set to be released February 8th, 2019.

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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7zrHiqoJ6k Trailer has been released]], and the movie is set to be released February 8th, 2019 through selected theaters before dropping into on demand on February 22nd, 2019.

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''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2019 horror[=/=]Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director Jonas Åkerlund, based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it.

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''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2019 horror[=/=]Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director Jonas Åkerlund, based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it.
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* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: Before a band practice, Euro goes to get Dead, who's sleeping in a casket]]. This is a reference to [[spoiler: an original planned show opening with the band carrying Dead on stage in a casket]].

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''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2019 horror/ Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director Jonas Åkerlund, based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it.

In 1984 in the small city of Oslo, Norway, Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous (Rory Culkin) decides to do the usual thing a teenage metalhead wants to do: Make the darkest and intense metal band out there. He founds the band Mayhem and they take things up a knotch with their unstable vocalist Per Ohlin aka Dead (Jack Kilmer) but things go too far and chaotic when they meet paths with Varg Vikernes (Emory Cohen), a young man who wants to take things further..

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''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2019 horror/ Main/{{Biopic}} horror[=/=]Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director Jonas Åkerlund, based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it.

In 1984 in the small city of Oslo, Norway, Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous (Rory Culkin) decides to do the usual thing a teenage metalhead wants to do: Make the darkest and intense metal band out there. He founds the band Mayhem and they take things up a knotch notch with their unstable vocalist Per Ohlin aka Dead (Jack Kilmer) but things go too far and chaotic when they meet paths with Varg Vikernes (Emory Cohen), a young man who wants to take things further..
even further.



!!We're Tropes of Chaos!...

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!!We're !We're Tropes of Chaos!...Chaos!



** The film itself can count as this if you compare it to ''Film/HeavyTrip'', a [[DenserAndWackier comedy]] film concerning metalheads, released in Finland around the same time as the first screening of ''Lords of Chaos''.



* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In-verse by Euronymous. He wanted Mayhem to be the most infamous black metal band out there, but bit off more than he can chew. Can also count as BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.

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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In-verse In-universe by Euronymous. He wanted Mayhem to be the most infamous black metal band out there, but bit off more than he can chew. Can also count as BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.



* UsedToBeASweetKid: Euronymous was ''far'' from the sweetest kid out there, but he came off more as JerkWithAHeartOfGold and wanted to make an intense metal band. However his desperation to make black metal as dark as it can get (alongside Varg coming into the picture) that he becomes the misanthrope the world knows of.

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Euronymous was ''far'' from the sweetest kid out there, but he came off more as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and who wanted to make an intense metal band. However his desperation to make black metal as dark as it can get (alongside Varg coming into the picture) that he becomes the misanthrope the world knows of.

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* BlackMetal: The film solely focused on the start of the Norwegian black metal scene, and what becomes afterwards.



* TheCorrupter: Varg seems to be this for Euronymous, who convinces him to join him on the church burnings.

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* TheCorrupter: Varg seems to be this for Euronymous, who convinces him to join him on although Euro was ''already'' undergoing a dark slip in the church burnings.mind..



** Dead was ''already'' at the verge of losing it, but Mayehm's growth and Euronymous's harassment pushes him too far.

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** Dead was ''already'' at the verge of losing it, but Mayehm's Mayhem's growth and Euronymous's harassment pushes him too far.



* UsedToBeASweetKid: Euronymous was ''far'' from the sweetest kid out there, but he came off more as a dark humorist and wanted to simply make an intense metal band. Then Varg comes in and with needing to prove himself as this dark force, Euro slowly becomes the misanthrope people know about today.

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Euronymous was ''far'' from the sweetest kid out there, but he came off more as a dark humorist JerkWithAHeartOfGold and wanted to simply make an intense metal band. Then However his desperation to make black metal as dark as it can get (alongside Varg comes in and with needing to prove himself as this dark force, Euro slowly coming into the picture) that he becomes the misanthrope people know about today.the world knows of.
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''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2019 horror/ Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by Jonas Åkerlund, based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it. Directed by Jonas Akerlund, original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director.

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''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2019 horror/ Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director Jonas Åkerlund, based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it. Directed by Jonas Akerlund, original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"You've gone too far."'']]

'''Lords of Chaos''' is a 2019 horror drama / Main/{{Biopic}} based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it. Directed by Jonas Akerlund, original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director.

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'''Lords ''Lords of Chaos''' Chaos'' is a 2019 horror drama / horror/ Main/{{Biopic}} film directed by Jonas Åkerlund, based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it. Directed by Jonas Akerlund, original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director.


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** Mayhem (and by an extent, the Norway black metal scene) started off as harmless fun and invoking more of shock horror, something you'd expect from first-wave black metal. Then the church burnings happen...
** Invoked in the trailer especially: Everything seems light hearted and usual metalhead shenanigans, Euro even seen dealing with [[ThisIsReality family as he practices his music]], but once Varg enters the picture, the mood changes from juvenile fun to criminal actions..

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** Mayhem (and by an extent, the Norway black metal scene) started off as harmless fun and invoking more of shock horror, something you'd expect from first-wave black metal. Then the church burnings happen...
things began to get ''dark''...
** Invoked in the trailer especially: Everything seems light hearted and usual metalhead shenanigans, Euro even seen dealing with [[ThisIsReality family as he practices his music]], but once Varg enters the picture, the mood changes from juvenile then things became less about metalhead fun to and more criminal actions..actions...
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Varg is shown [[spoiler: burning down the Fantoft Stave Church]], however it was [[spoiler: never proven that he did it]]. It could be argued that most feel [[spoiler: he did set fire to the church, especially considering Burzum's EP ''Aske'' featured the church's charred shell]].
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[[caption-width-right:350: "You've gone too far."]]

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* BecomingTheMask: Euro and by an extent, Dead slowly become their black metal personas as the trailer gives indication. Euronymous in particular showcases a sign of mental trauma as he constantly clashes between his morals and his desire to become the dark force of Norwegian black metal.



* CerebusSyndrome: Mayhem (and by an extent, the Norway black metal scene) started off as harmless fun and invoking more of shock horror, something you'd expect from first-wave black metal. Then the events occur and things got...dark...

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* CerebusSyndrome: CardCarryingVillain: What Euro tries to be, until Varg convinces him to take it a step up...
* CerebusSyndrome:
**
Mayhem (and by an extent, the Norway black metal scene) started off as harmless fun and invoking more of shock horror, something you'd expect from first-wave black metal. Then the events occur church burnings happen...
** Invoked in the trailer especially: Everything seems light hearted
and things got...dark...usual metalhead shenanigans, Euro even seen dealing with [[ThisIsReality family as he practices his music]], but once Varg enters the picture, the mood changes from juvenile fun to criminal actions..



* DarkerAndEdgier: What Euronymous ''wanted'' black metal to be, until Varg (and others) began to take things too far.
* FalseFriend: Varg accuses Euronymous of this as their actions eventually take ahold of the scene

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* DarkerAndEdgier: What Euronymous ''wanted'' Norwegian black metal to be, until Varg (and others) began to take things too far.
far. It eventually affects him too.
* FalseFriend: Varg accuses Euronymous of this as their actions eventually take ahold hold of the scenescene.



* {{Metalhead}}: Obviously.



* SanitySlippage: Dead was ''already'' at the verge of losing it, but Mayehm's growth and Euronymous's harassment pushes him too far.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Euronymous was ''far'' from the sweetest kid out there, but he came off more as a dark humorist and wanted to simply make an intense metal band. Then Varg comes in and he slowly becomes the misanthrope people know about today.

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* SanitySlippage: SanitySlippage:
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Dead was ''already'' at the verge of losing it, but Mayehm's growth and Euronymous's harassment pushes him too far.
** The trailer also shows Euro dealing with this too, with his desire to be the greatest in black metal but also clashing with his ideals and morals.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Euronymous was ''far'' from the sweetest kid out there, but he came off more as a dark humorist and wanted to simply make an intense metal band. Then Varg comes in and he with needing to prove himself as this dark force, Euro slowly becomes the misanthrope people know about today.
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'''Lords of Chaos''' is a 2019 horror drama based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Mayhem and the events that transpired from it. Directed by Jonas Akerlund, original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director.

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'''Lords of Chaos''' is a 2019 horror drama / Main/{{Biopic}} based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Mayhem Music/{{Mayhem}} and the events that transpired from it. Directed by Jonas Akerlund, original member of Music/{{Bathory}} turned music video director.
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'''Lords of Chaos''' is a 2019 horror drama based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Mayhem and the events that transpired from it.

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'''Lords of Chaos''' is a 2019 horror drama based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Mayhem and the events that transpired from it.
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In 1984 in the small city of Oslo, Norway, Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous (Rory Culkin) decides to do the usual thing a teenage metalhead wants to do: Make the darkest and intense metal band out there. He founds the band Mayhem and they take things up a knotch with their unstable vocalist Per Ohlin aka Dead (Jack Kilmer) but things go too far and chaotic when they meet paths with Varg Vikernes (Emory Cohen), a young man who wants to take things further..

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In 1984 in the small city of Oslo, Norway, Norway, Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous (Rory Culkin) decides to do the usual thing a teenage metalhead wants to do: Make the darkest and intense metal band out there. He founds the band Mayhem and they take things up a knotch with their unstable vocalist Per Ohlin aka Dead (Jack Kilmer) but things go too far and chaotic when they meet paths with Varg Vikernes (Emory Cohen), a young man who wants to take things further..
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--> ''"Based on Truth and Lies"''

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[[caption-width-right:350: "You've gone too far."]]

'''Lords of Chaos''' is a 2019 horror drama based on the [[BlackMetal second way black metal scene of Norway]], starting with the birth of Mayhem and the events that transpired from it.

In 1984 in the small city of Oslo, Norway, Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous (Rory Culkin) decides to do the usual thing a teenage metalhead wants to do: Make the darkest and intense metal band out there. He founds the band Mayhem and they take things up a knotch with their unstable vocalist Per Ohlin aka Dead (Jack Kilmer) but things go too far and chaotic when they meet paths with Varg Vikernes (Emory Cohen), a young man who wants to take things further..

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7zrHiqoJ6k Trailer has been released]], and the movie is set to be released February 8th, 2019.

!!We're Tropes of Chaos!...
* BurnBabyBurn: It's a movie about Norwegian black metal. Of course there's gonna be some church burnings!
* CerebusSyndrome: Mayhem (and by an extent, the Norway black metal scene) started off as harmless fun and invoking more of shock horror, something you'd expect from first-wave black metal. Then the events occur and things got...dark...
* TheCorrupter: Varg seems to be this for Euronymous, who convinces him to join him on the church burnings.
* DarkerAndEdgier: What Euronymous ''wanted'' black metal to be, until Varg (and others) began to take things too far.
* FalseFriend: Varg accuses Euronymous of this as their actions eventually take ahold of the scene
* ForegoneConclusion: We all know what happens to Euronymous and friends afterwards...
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In-verse by Euronymous. He wanted Mayhem to be the most infamous black metal band out there, but bit off more than he can chew. Can also count as BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.
* SanitySlippage: Dead was ''already'' at the verge of losing it, but Mayehm's growth and Euronymous's harassment pushes him too far.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Euronymous was ''far'' from the sweetest kid out there, but he came off more as a dark humorist and wanted to simply make an intense metal band. Then Varg comes in and he slowly becomes the misanthrope people know about today.
* WhamShot: ''Many'' in the official trailer, such as: [[spoiler: Varg setting fire to the Fantoft Stave Church, Faust murdering Magne Andreassen, Varg and Euronymous setting fire to Holmenkollen Chapel, Dead trying to ''force Euronymous to shoot him'', and Dead's bloodied suicide note]].

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