Writing about writing about heavy metal, part three: the Mexican experience
Over a month ago now, I had the great pleasure of attending the fifth conference of the “International Society for […]
“The end complete?”: finishing the empirical phase
The picture above shows part of the table of contents of the catalogue for the exposition “Palette” by the Austrian […]
Metal scenes: Multi-role agents and scene ethics
In the last few days, I had quite some intense exchanges with crucial agents in the Styrian metal scene, which […]
Politics, values, norms, and ethics in metal and metal studies: ‘Reflexive anti-reflexivity’ has a history!
Our project on metal and law at the University of Graz is advancing. We are even a bit ahead of […]
‘Fandom’ and ‘scholarship’: Comparing two cultural-historical institutions
I ended my last post on the paradox at the heart of metal studies with the suggestion that cultural history, […]
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 […]
‘Colourful Black Metal’: Darkthrone’s New Album ‘Arctic Thunder’
On 14th October 2016, Nowergian Black Metal veterans and pioneers Darkthrone will release their new full-length record ‘Arctic Thunder’. It is […]
‘European Solidarity’, the ‘European Soul’ and the Metal Music Community as a Cultural Community of Solidarity – Are There any Connections?
Nine days ago, on the day of the ‘Brexit’-votum in Great Britain, I took part in a scientific conference dealing […]