Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels are presented in the book through two separate episodes rather than as part of the black metal scene itself: their role as security personnel at the 1969 Altamont concert and their place in a later account of conflict between rival biker groups in Scandinavia. In both cases, they enter the narrative where the boundaries between subculture, public spectacle, and violence become difficult to keep apart.

Altamont

At the outdoor festival at Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969, Hell's Angels served as security personnel for the concert. The account describes a confrontation between them and members of the audience that erupted only moments into the The Rolling Stones' performance of Sympathy for the Devil. The violence culminated in the fatal stabbing of Meredith Hunter, a member of the crowd. The book notes that the incident was inadvertently captured in the live documentary Gimme Shelter; it became a stark counterpoint to the era's language of peace and love.

The Scandinavian Biker Conflict

Hell's Angels also appear in a discussion of the arms capability of Norwegian right-wing radicals. In connection with the Einsatzgruppe case, members of Hvit Arisk Terror claimed to have more than thirty handguns stored in caches around Oslo. The book reports speculation that some weapons might have come from rival biker groups, including Hell's Angels and Bandidos; it presents this as a possibility, not an established source.

The surrounding account describes a protracted conflict between the biker groups in Scandinavia, with twenty people killed. It says the conflict involved drive-by shootings, bombings, and attacks with anti-tank weapons. Early hostilities were concentrated in Denmark before spreading into Norway. The text does not attribute any particular killing or attack in this conflict to Hell's Angels specifically.

Place in the Account

These brief appearances associate Hell's Angels with two different settings: the highly publicized disorder at an American rock festival and a violent regional biker conflict discussed alongside the Norwegian extremist underground. The book gives no account of the group's organization or internal life here; its significance lies in these connections, and in the contrast between their visible role at Altamont and the qualified, speculative mention of possible weapons links in Norway.