In the recent stage of gaining clearer contours as an independent field, metals studies scholars have demanded more theoretical self-reflection […]
A gap in research In 1980, Judas Priest released their classic heavy metal anthem ‘Breaking the Law’ on the British […]
Next week will see the 2019 edition of the black metal theory symposium in Ljubljana on 18 and 19 April. […]
The field we are working in is commonly referred to as metal studies or metal music studies. I prefer the […]
When Bruce Dickinsion released his first solo album Tattoed Millionaire in 1990, he could not know that today every good […]
Recently, the Ukranian black and doom metal group 1914 issued their new long-player The Blind Leading the Blind. According to […]
Recently, Polish black/death metallers Behemoth released their new album ‘I Loved You at Your Darkest’,1 which is the follow-up to […]
In this post,1 I want to examine recent Scandinavian Extreme Metal music as a discourse, where gender balancing acts became […]
I just returned from an intriguing conference on Mediterranean Europe(s): Images and Ideas of Europe from the Mediterranean Shores in […]
The topic of a recent metal studies conference was ‘going to the country’, being focussed more precisely in the title’s […]
