The main themes of '' Murder Music '' are : the musical origins of black metal , from Birmingham , UK heavy metal group Black Sabbath to Newcastle extreme metal pioneers Venom ; the anti-Christian sentiment of its practitioners ; the controversies surrounding the criminal acts ( arson and murder ) of the early Norwegian scene ; and the paradox of a Christian form of black metal , represented by Scandinavian band Frosthardr
early Norwegian scene
Early Norwegian black metal scene
Murder Music: A History of Black Metal