Chronicles the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal - a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics. This is the first (and only) film to truly shed light on a movement that has heretofore been shrouded in darkness and rumor and obscured by inaccurate and shallow depictions. Featuring exclusive interviews and verité with the musicians, a wealth of rare, seldom seen footage from the "Inner Circle"s earliest days, Until the Light Takes Us explores every aspect of the controversial movement that has captured the attention of the world. This is the movie that gets inside the minds and hearts of black metal's musicians. The filmmakers moved to Norway, living and filming there for two years. The movie is not about them though - it's about the extraordinary people and events that make black metal unique, unforgettable, and inevitable. This is black metal as seen through the eyes of those who created it, of those who live it, of those who are at the center of the story of black metal.

Featuring:
Fenriz
Varg Vikernes
Hellhammer
Frost
Abbath
Demonaz
Bjarne Melgaard (artist)
Harmony Korine (director of Gummo, whose soundtrack included black metal and sludge)

Special Features:
36 minute Black Metal short film of deleted scenes
Alternate Ending
Outtakes

The Cutting Room with musicians not in the film including:
Enslaved
Nocturno Culto
Necrobutcher

plus more with:
Ulver
Immortal
Hellhammer
Fenriz
Frost

46 more minutes of Varg Vikernes

and a 45 minute class on the history of black metal with Fenriz

Ripped with DVD Decrypter from the actual 2xDVD.
NTSC.
Region 1 & 4.
1.78 : 1  Widescreen
In English with English/Spanish/French subtitles

93 minutes + 242 minutes of extras