Beer, blokes and brutality: whiteness and banal nationalism in Australian extreme metal scenes

Catherine Hoad

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    Abstract

    This paper maps how Australia's extreme metal scenes present visual and verbal symbols that draw upon the canon of white Australian identity, while reflecting a desire for independence, authenticity and power through the 'brutality' of scenic space. I argue that Australian extreme metal's glorification of 'everyday blokes' has the dual effect of exalting Australian men as legends while simultaneously crafting a transhistorical essence of normative masculinity that shapes nationalist narratives. This consecration of sameness and the subsequent exscription of difference establishes stringent boundaries of who may claim to belong, both within the culture of the scene and the nation itself.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationModern heavy metal
    Subtitle of host publicationmarkets, practices and cultures
    EditorsToni-Matti Karjalainen, Kimi Kärki
    Place of PublicationHelsinki, Finland
    PublisherAalto University
    Pages300-308
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Print)9789526062174
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    EventModern heavy metal conference (1st: 2015) - Helsinki, Finland
    Duration: 8 Jun 201512 Jun 2015

    Conference

    ConferenceModern heavy metal conference (1st: 2015)
    CityHelsinki, Finland
    Period8/06/1512/06/15

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