The Misanthrope: The Existence of... Solitude and Chaos
Darkthrone frontman delivers the curious documentary Nocturno Culto'sThe Misanthrope: The Existence of... Solitude and Chaos
Dear Gylve,
Dude, I don’t know what the fuck I was thinking when I bought that stupid mini-DV cam and started taping our practices and Tyrant Syndicate “label meetings” with the Aura Noir dudes. I thought it would be funny if people got a chance to see Darkthrone in our element—you know, practicing in the basement with our Iron Maiden posters, driving around Trysil in my Honda Accord, etc. But I don’t even know what to say about all the first-person-POV cross-country skiing footage and that shit with the coffin. That was obviously pretty gay. But least I managed to snag some sweet Gallhammer footage on my trip to Tokyo and our old buddy Knut was down for reading some passages from that book he’s always quoting when he’s feeding his cats.
I know what you’re thinking: I somehow managed to totally demystify Darkthrone without actually explaining anything about the band itself, and I probably should’ve just used the stupid camera to film my kids taking their first unassisted dumps or whatever, but… I don’t know… I mean, I did make a point of acknowledging that the film isn’t for everyone. I even went so far as to say, “I did not want to bore the hell out of you all (even though some will find this DVD totally pointless)…” I mean, I said that right there in the booklet, dude. That’s gotta be worth something, right?
Still, I totally understand if you’re upset. I pretty much pissed away a 20-year legacy of disinformation with 56 minutes of aimless semi-drunken buffoonery. I really hope this doesn’t mean we’re breaking up, because I’ve got a bunch of sweet riffs ready to go for the next 10 full-lengths. I figure we can release two a year for the next five if we really put our minds to it. Are you with me? Gylve? Dude? Write back, OK? You’re making me nervous.
The cult is hopefully still alive,
Ted
—J. Bennett
