Loudwire Music Awards is happening in almost a month’s time at Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The free-to-attend even will feature many well-known metal musicians. Read more about it here: http://loudwire.com/2017-loudwire-music-awards-announces-hard-rock-heavy-metal-summit-black-carpet-hosts/
Register your place for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/loudwire-music-awards-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-summit-tickets-36317692195
Metal Music Studies Journal, published by Intellect has a new constitution. The constitution alongside the editorial board and the editorial advisory board can be seen here. See below for the constitution. Continue reading MMS Journal has a new constitution!
by Imke von Helden
Old Norse literature, various kinds of weapons and untamed music are indeed main ingredients when it comes to Viking metal, or, as it is referred to in this study, ‘Norse-themed metal music’. Imke von Helden, the author of Norwegian Native Art – Cultural Identity in Norwegian Metal Music, focuses on the relevance of Norse themes for identity construction in a qualitative analysis by drawing upon lyrical, visual and sonic aspects in the work of Norwegian bands in a globalised context. In five qualitative interviews, the author asks Enslaved (as one of the most well-known bands within this frame) and other bands about their motivation, intentions and sources in order to draw conclusions concerning the expression and performance of cultural identity. Furthermore, the author provides an overview of the relevance of Norse themes throughout Norwegian history. Continue reading Edda, axes, extreme metal: A study of Norse themes in Norwegian metal music
Since the recent board elections at the Boundaries and Ties Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, we have one vacancy on ISMMS Board. We would like those interested in running for this position to send Toni-Matti Karjalainen a brief (150 word) biography as well as a 200-word statement explaining your qualifications and why you would like to be on the board.
It is important to note that in the next year we will be losing two female members from the board, Amber Clifford-Napoleone (Treasurer) and Claudia Azevedo (Ordinary Member), so we are especially interested in keeping a fairly equal number of men and women on the board. We encourage any women who are interested in running for the position to please do so. This does not mean we don’t want men to run, but we are hopeful that there will be several options from which to select.
We would like materials to be sent to Toni-Matti (toni-matti.karjalainen@aalto.fi) by Monday, September 4. Elections will follow soon after.
CfP: HardWired. Discussion about Heavy Metal-Research VI: So far, so good…so what? Approaching the Metal Realities
University of Siegen (Germany) May 03-05, 2018
Organisers: Florian Heesch, Reinhard Kopanski, Laura Patrizia Fleischer and Aleksandar Golovin (University of Siegen; Faculty II; Department of Arts and Music; Popular Music and Gender Studies) Deadline for submitting proposals: 31th October 2017 Continue reading CfP – HardWired. Discussion about Heavy Metal-Research VI: So far, so good…so what? Approaching the Metal Realities – 3-5 May 2018 – Deadline: 31 October 2017
On the fourth day of July, one thousand people in Aurora, Illinois gathered to headbang together in a public park in an attempt to be recognized by the Guinness book of world records. Why July Fourth? This date is celebrated as Independence Day in the US, in commemoration of the vote by a congress of colonial governments in 1776 to declare themselves United States independent from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Many municipalities sponsor parades, fireworks displays, and other free public events to display national and civic pride. As a large suburb in the shadow of Chicago, Aurora does not get much attention outside of local news, but they do have one claim to international fame: Aurora is the setting of the internationally-popular Wayne’s World franchise, whose main characters Wayne and Garth are a pair of goofy heavy metal geeks. Continue reading Wayne’s World and World Record Headbanging
You may remember that prior to the Boundaries and Ties Conference at the University of Victoria (which by the way was a huge success) the Executive Board sent out ballots for two positions which would be changing this year. The elections were held and the results are as follows: Bryan Bardine was chosen as the new ISMMS Chair, replacing Niall Scott, and Nelson Varas-Diaz was elected to replace outgoing Imke von Helden. Continue reading ISMMS New Executive Board and Election for Ordinary Member.
Please note that the deadline for the first issue of 2018 (4.1) of Metal Music Studies is 10 September 2017. Send your contributions now! We consider submissions at any time. We accept full papers up to 8000 words in the first section, and shorter contributions of up to 3000 words in the second section. Style guidelines can be found at the Intellect web-site (follow link below). Please email Karl Spracklen (K.Spracklen@leedsbeckett.ac.uk) for details about submitting to the first section, and Niall Scott (nwrscott@uclan.ac.uk) for details about the second section. You can also email submissions straight to Karl for the first section, and Niall for the second section, at the email addresses previously listed.
International Society for Metal Music Studies (ISMMS) Elections to the Executive Board, 2017:
At the Annual General Meeting of ISMMS in 2017, which will be held in connection to the ISMMS Conference in Victoria, Canada, between June 9-11 2017, two posts on the Executive Board will become vacant: The Chair, and one ordinary member. The elections to these posts will take place online prior to the Annual General Meeting and are open to all ISMMS members. Anyone who wishes to stand for the posts should submit a 100 word election statement and CV detailing relevant experience to the ISMMS Secretary, Toni-Matti Karjalainen (toni-matti.karjalainen@aalto.fi), by Wednesday May 31st (midnight, British Summer Time/UTC+1). Candidates for election must be active in metal music studies, as a student, academic, or author. The posts will be for four years and are not renewable. For more details about the roles and responsibilities please contact Toni-Matti Karjalainen by email (toni-matti.karjalainen@aalto.fi) or the current ISMMS Chair Niall Scott (NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk).
Rock the Uni with Heavy Metal
“Heavy Metal needs more researchers.”
“Tour” dates (8th to 24th Aug) at Helsinki Summer School, Finland announced
Hellsinki, Finland, April 21, 2017
Metal is often considered to be mainstream only in Finland. And indeed as Heavy Metal music and the subculture related to it is particularly strong in this country, and Finnish Heavy Metal is recognised worldwide as a key manifestation of this musical style, it is only natural that Finland’s leading university, the University of Helsinki, offers this August an academic course about the history of Heavy Metal music and its importance in contemporary western society. Continue reading Rock the Uni with Heavy Metal – Metal Summer School
