The title says it all. I find when people say this didn't happen this way or that way, this part isn't true, etc I like to think "how would you know"? The director (Jonas Åkerlund) of the film ran in the same circles at the time. He was in black/viking metal band called Bathory from 1983-1984 era. He knew these guys. So if anyone knows most of what actually happened, Jonas is the guy. Plus, I find if Varg didn't like it & says it's untrue then it's no doubt the opposite .

I was not expecting to like this movie as much as I did. I didn't really know what to expect, to a great extent. I was shocked at how well it was put together. LOC is a very engaging, if compelling film about a bunch of true Norwegian black metal guys who founded the band Mayham, fanatics who cause it too, in little old Oslo. It's very well acted with some disturbing themes. One involving a candid suicide, another involving a random bloody murder, & another horrific murder of betrayal. LOC kills on all levels. Confrontingly violent, well scripted, & very well acted. Jack Kilmer's (Dead) short lived role, is hauntingly brilliant! Rory Culkin's (Oystein) performance is shockingly impressive. And the unhinged Varg, played superbly by Emory Cohen. His acting stuck with me. There were some powerful moments that truly unnerved me. He's a great acting force to be reckoned with. This is an important film with a so tragic, & violent ending. In ill respect, the film is very funny too, & the music is of course well suited.

Overall, it's a well-acted, directed & produced film, & a faithful depiction of the events that transpired. I highly recommend it.

... the center of Chaos? If the main actor seems familiar, it might be because you know his brother from the Kevin movies (Home Alone). But Rory tries to make a name of his own and with a performance like this, he's on a good way to achieve just that.

Also very bold choice to go with a dark (true) story like that. I don't know all the details of what happened in real life (guessing they heightened a few things as they tend to do in movies), but that does not take anything away from the impact and power of the movie. This really is violent and touches subject matters that make it difficult to really feel sympathy for most of the characters. If you can detach that despicable side and see this as an interesting movie, it will entice you. That does not mean you are condoning or endorsing any of what the characters decide to do. Then again some will love the "anarchy" of it all - but that is in the eye of the beholder

The movie opens with a disclaimer which claims that some of the feature is "lies." This is the story of the Norwegian Black Metal band called "Mayhem" as told through its founder Euronymous (Rory Culkin). Their antics with the addition of Varg (Emory Cohen) made Ozzy look like a sissy boy scout. As the band goes off the edge of the societal norm it becomes even too much for Euronymous who like Trump, takes credit for everything.

To me, the band sounded like any other Death Metal band and was not one of my favorites. The story was interesting, even if inaccurate.

Guide: F-word, sex, nudity (Sky Ferreira + others)