Basque Pagan Metal

View to a primordial past

Bibliographic Data

ID12599080
AuthorsDonna Weston (0000-0002-9978-7864, Griffith University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume14
Issue1
Pages103-122
Publication date2011-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1367-5494 • E-ISSN: 1460-3551
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1367549410368898
OpenAlexW2100546372
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited13

This article explores the genre of Pagan Metal, specifically located in the Basque country, in an aim to define what kind of identity it represents. It is argued that Basque Pagan Metal expresses a specific musical identity, with links to the ideology of the 1980s Basque punk movement Rock Radikal. Further, Basque Pagan Metal has diverged from this musical heritage, in that the identity it expresses is apolitical: while Rock Radikal expressed an openly political identity, that expressed in Basque Pagan Metal is explicitly culturalist, resonating more with primordial nationalism espoused by the ‘father of Basque nationalism’, Sabino Arana. A discussion of the genre within the social and cultural context of the rise of Basque nationalism in the late 19th century, the emergence of radical nationalism, and the Rock Radikal movement, is problematized through a discussion of interpretation versus intent. The group Numen is put forward as a representative case study

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology · Identity (music · Ideology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Punk · Canadian Identity and History · History · Law · Music History and Culture · Philosophy

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