Until the Light Takes Us

Norwegian black metal's first real inside account, Until the Light Takes Us (2008), is a documentary you can watch online on iFILM. Directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell spent months in Norway and managed to film Varg Vikernes while he was still incarcerated.

The early 1990s church arsons, the killing of Euronymous, the music itself — the film treats all three as connected parts of something that was always more than crime news. Participants like Fenriz of Darkthrone and Kristoffer Rygg of Ulver talk about aesthetics and intent, not just incidents. It is not a neutral document, and that is precisely what makes it worth watching. Stream Until the Light Takes Us (2008) online on iFILM.