A hipster/deathcore kid
with a horrendous haircut, horrible “earrings” that
should be caught with
a fishing rod and pulled as hard as possible, dressed up with a... Mayhem shirt. Positioning himself ironically and eclectically before the most "evil" metal genre there is, black metal. Post-modernist pop culture reaches a climax.
Fenriz must feel sardonic wrath at this, the result of his life's work!
Fenriz must feel sardonic wrath at this, the result of his life's work!
Well boys and girls! When things get to the point that Thurston Moore is playing in a black metal band (something which he wouldn't do at gun point in 1992), when we get to the point he is even interested in that, it means that this day has arrived.
The day arrived a few years ago, and this can't be denied any longer. Extreme metal is being not only accepted, but also admired - and produced - by hipsters. The body of work of the hipster influence (or infection, depending where you stand) has been gradually growing. It must be acknowledged!
Its seemed unlikely that extreme metal would turn into something hip, trendy, stylish and cult. Synonymous with intellectual artistic pursuits, accepted by the ones who are hip, stylish and cool, respected by the ones who are hip, trendy stylish and cool. All of this done with a dark and menacing veneer. But it doesn't matter how baffled one can be; it has happened. The blasé and pretentious artistic image of Velvet Underground finally crossed over with satanic rock music.
In an attempt to understand this phenomenon, I wrote this book on the subject. The question is: if hipsters are using metal music to produce their art, what is the result? Can we trace a history of it at this stage? Is there any real content to it? Is it good? Is it bad? What is it? What is happening, and why is it happening?
It is time to analyze the data.
The text is long. But so what? Are you busy ? No, you're on the Internet, and no one who is on the internet is busy. So let's just discuss this.
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