Far Beyond all Light: The Life, Death and Legacy of Jon Nödtveidt and Dissection

by S. Monléon

Genres: Biography, Music

208 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2025

Reviews

[Patrick.G.P · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poorly written, full of repetitions and an extremely narrow and subjective take on the subject matter. Peak stupidity ensues when the author manages to defend the murder of an innocent man as something both beyond societal ethics and irrelevant to the legacy of Nödtveit.
The entire book has the clammy atmosphere of a 17-year-old black metal fan who nods with crossed arms every time someone mentions the word 'satan'.

[Martin Annander · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting read, but feels like it was written by a fan lauding the object of their admiration rather than as an attempt to tell the story. The story gets told anyway, for the most part, and if you're a fan of Dissection you will get something out of it. But this is interspersed with the author's personal hot takes and interpretations, which are of very mixed quality.

[Zach · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth reading for the interview content, but very poorly written and painfully subjective. The author constantly repeats himself. He constantly brings up new topics and writes that they will be covered elsewhere in the book. Multiple times in the book he mentions interviewing someone but deciding not to publish the content (including Varg). Half the book is about his admiration for Reinkaos. Readers will certainly get the story of Jon and all of his musical collaborations, but I didn’t really get anything new out of this.