Black Metal 101 With Fenriz
2010 · 45m · Music · Documentary
Extra from the documentary "Until the Light Takes Us (2008)". Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell of the band Darkthrone, gives a university style lecture of the origins of the black metal scene.
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