A ‘trans-scene-ary’ fashion: some notes on the cultural-material history of Dr. Martens boots
Widely known, Dr. Martens boots (usually refered to as ‘Doc Martens’, ‘Docs’ or ‘Dr. Martens’) are one of the established […]
A culture contested: is (or was) Metal a ‘youth culture’ and/or ‘subculture’?
Usually, Metal is referred to as a discourse of popular culture for and/or of young people, called a ‘youth culture’ […]
Gender in Black Metal: a cultural-historical note on Myrkur’s new album ‘Mareridt’
Myrkur is a one-woman Black Metal project from Denmark. It is the brainchild of songwriter/pianist/guitarist/singer Amalie Bruun. Bruun started out […]
Tau Cross’ second album ‘Pillar Of Fire’: contemporary history of the world in 2017 as hybrid Metal music
In June 2015, I published a reflection on multinational ‘supergroup’ Tau Cross’ (with members of Voivod and Amebix) eponymous first […]
Between scholarliness and fandom: on distance and closeness, objectivity and subjectivity in Metal Music Studies
In my last post, I reflected on the identities of Metal scholars, in terms of the transgressive potential of Metal […]
Metal Music Studies go global: academic boundaries, ties and identities
From June 6th to June 16th 2017, I had a rather long travel: from Graz, Austria, to Victoria, British Columbia, […]
Black: notes on the transcending cultural history of a colour in Metal music (and beyond)
In my last post I dealt with the role of Foucauldian thought in the cultural history of Metal music. I […]
A short conceptual note on ‘Foucauldian’ and ‘Neo-Foucauldian’ thought in Metal Music Studies
Today, Michel Foucault (1926 – 1984), as a theorist of post-structuralism, is one of the most well-known sources of conceptual […]
Getting naive in Metal Music Studies: can (Metal) music change the world?
In my last post, I reflected upon cultural-historical tendencies and processes in the year of 2016. I tried to elaborate […]
Darkthrone, ‘Brexit’ and Donald Trump: Was 2016 the Year of the Birth of ‘Homo conservativus hystericus’?
Recalling the past twelve months of 2016, trying to tell it as a history of an end-of-year review is not […]