«These "metallectuals," as they call themselves, congregated at Bowling Green State University clad in black T-shirts with logos of their favorite bands and delivered PowerPoint presentations on topics like "Beyond Black: Satanism, Medievalism and the Dark Illumination of the Self in the Aesthetics of Norwegian and Transnational Black Metal." At night, they conducted field research in Bowling Green's rock clubs while smoking cigarettes and sipping craft beers.» - Blà VS Food

ti ribadisco l'oceano di <3 che questo articolo ha suscitato in me - "Usually at conferences, it's a room full of suits, and I'm in my Iron Maiden T-shirt" - Haukr

"It isn't easy being a metallectual. Mainstream academics are skeptical. "Professors tell kids, you can study metal, but you will be unemployed," said Gérôme Guibert, an associate professor at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle—Paris 3 who lectured on France's difficulties producing internationally famous metal bands. In New Zealand, Dr. Snell's research sparked a national controversy after it was lambasted by a member of parliament as a waste of taxpayer money. "The fact that it generated so much discussion shows that Bogans are worth study," Dr. Snell said." → E direi che con questo posso continuare felice a studiare il djent - Blà VS Food

Metallectuals are much more cohesive than scholars of punk rock, said Bowling Green's Dr. Wallach, who holds a doctorate in anthropology. "Punks don't play well with each other. They always accuse each other of not being punk enough." Così abbiamo anche di che fare il flame <3 - Haukr

In realtà ci sono anche i sedicenti TRVE che ti accusano costantemente di non essere abbastanza metallaro, e che mi pare vengano volutamente lasciati da parte nella trattazione. - Blà VS Food

(Up di metallo e lunedí) - Blà VS Food