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We went to Norway to interview Gaahl, lead singer of the band Gorgoroth and "the most evil man alive."

Gaahl really believes in this whole ideology behind what he's doing—he's not just some rockstar fronting a band. The thing with Black Metal is, in Norway, everybody is exactly the same. There's nothing to rebel against, because everybody's really well off. It's one of the richest countries in Europe. There is no lower class, it's like middle-class white kids everywhere—no one has anything to complain about. And he's this sort of eccentric figure amidst this sea of contentment and sameness. The way I see it is, in America you have guys like 50 Cent who are supposed to be the "villain." Kids like him cause they're parents hate him, and that's basically what Gaahl is. He's their musical villain so to speak. But there's a lot of different sides to the scene.

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  • The mistake was failing to climb the mountain, in protesting like a child, in showing immense weakness, in asking Gaahl what it was like to be an "elite person" and if he would "guide" him. Gaahl did guide him up the mountain and he failed miserably. There was simply nothing more to say to a weak man with such a small spirit. It's not about heavy metal or the band. Gaahl was opening up in a special way, sharing his art and his philosophy, and this mundane man utterly failed to appreciate it

  • only 3 had jackets and 2 had boots. Not been to Norway before have you?

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  • 7:02 ... system crash, I guess ... try to reboot.

  • nobody can guide you to the god within. if in your weakness you cannot find it yourself, you do not deserve it.

  • psh follow gaahl up a mountain any day dude fuckin pussy ass reporter/producer/pussy

  • I think one of the songs is Laukr by Wardruna

  • They knew where they were going. They should have been prepared, it's their job.

  • gaahl looks like the christ picture.lol

  • When he goes quiet, I believe that's a sign of wisdom, take time to use your eyes and ears instead of your mouth. learn the beyond

  • 2:25 YUM!

  • ....but they didn't understand the "Shout"

  • 4:43...Girl-Haircut

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