‘Multilingual metal’: does metal have an own cultural-historical language?
Doubtless, metal music studies with its accelerating sequence of scholarly events, also its intensification of publication streams, is an emerging […]
Homo ludens metallicus? On Huizinga, the historian’s gaze and sonic knowledge in Metal Music Studies
Dutch historian Johan Huizinga (1872-1945) was one of the pioneers of modern and postmodern cultural history. His narratives, overflowing with […]
Scientific Concert Review: Batushka, Schammasch, Trepaneringsritualen
This blogpost has a rather peculiar title – what is a “scientific concert review”? Isn’t a review a genre of […]
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 […]