2014/10/01 by Steven P. Ashby, John Schofield · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation #Museums and Cultural Heritage #Diverse Musicological Studies #Narrative #Interpretation (philosophy) #Mythology #Representation (politics) #History #Performativity #Literature #Aesthetics #Anthropology #Sociology #Visual arts #Art #Archaeology #Philosophy #Linguistics #Gender studies
paper · doi:10.1080/13527258.2014.960441
openalex publication_date 2014/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Viking Metal, Pagan Metal and their relatives represent subgenres of Black and Folk Metal characterised by their historical and mythological references, their incorporation of folk melodies alongside traditional music and instruments, and the use of contemporary material culture and dress. Like earlier folk-rock traditions, these subgenres have often steered an interesting course between the hedonistic tendencies which can accompany rock music (the ‘rock “n” roll lifestyle’) and an educational role: metal as heritage and specifically as heritage interpretation. In this paper, the authors explore these various connections through conversations with members of two prominent bands (Týr and Heidevolk) who gave research seminars at the University of York in 2012 and 2013. The connections between music making, landscape, performativity and narration are prominent in both cases, and form the basis of this study.