until the light takes us

until the light takes us is a 2009 documentary about black metal. it is directed by aaron aites and audrey ewell.

i watched it this afternoon with a blind pug that slept and snored and farted throughout the movie.

here is the movie in its entirety:



it's also available on netflix instant.

here is something that fenriz (of the band darkthrone) says toward the end of the movie that i think applies to poetry or at least how i feel about poetry as it's become known and branded by many of its readers and practitioners. starts at 1:23:11:

but the thing is it's out there now. it's everyone's property. like for people who want to do humor or whatever. it's out of our fucking hands. black metal for me is still those secluded things that people are not the fuck interested in, you know.

so black metal is like...it's like a brand now. everyone can deal with it. if someone does it in a completely...you know...disgusting way i might just go like, dammit! but you know, what can i do? what's the point?

a big part of me wished that this whole thing didn't turn into a trend. i mean, that's what fucking sucked and sucks still. but then again, you know, people like to dress up.