National Library of Norway
"Sonic Emotions in Norwegian Black Metal"
29 март - 16 септ.' 2023
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"Norwegian Black Metal explores the dark side of human beings and nature, and is thoroughly uncomfortable. If you dare to approach the discomfort, it may have something to offer each and every one of us.
Today, the unique sound of Norwegian Black Metal is famous all over the world. From its humble beginnings in childhood bedrooms all over rural towns of Norway, as a voice of opposition to safety and establishment, Black Metal has grown into a worldwide, close-knit counterculture.
From 29 March, when the National Library invites the public to its extensive offering including an exhibition, events, a podcast and a book launch, you can experience this world of strong emotions.
Why are we highlighting Norwegian Black Metal?
Cultural expressions that run counter to the establishment are an important part of our cultural history. These are countercultures that oppose the prevailing norms, and which find their commonality in their alienation. Norwegian Black Metal is one of these.
The National Library invites the public to an extensive offering exploring the depths of this artistic expression and the stories behind this raw, unpolished counterculture that emerged from Norwegian rural towns to become a worldwide phenomenon.
Join us in exploring a unique artistic expression with references going far back into our cultural history, and with a power to reach far beyond Norway's borders.
What is Norwegian Black Metal? This unique music genre is one of the best known Norwegian cultural expressions in the world. For many, Black Metal feels foreign, perhaps due to the unpolished sound, dramatic makeup and serious incidents associated with it such as church fires and murders in the early 1990s.
At the National Library exhibition, the public will have a chance to walk into the dark expressions of Black Metal and explore the genre as an artistic expression and cultural phenomenon.
Experience the exhibition!
The shadowy forest, a boy's bedroom and a record studio in the grand Bergen hall Grieghallen set the scene for what the public can see and experience. Through albums, pictures, master tapes, books and fanzines, the exhibition takes you inside the sounds, the lyrics, the visual expression, the cultural backdrop and some of the stories behind all the makeup.
Walk through the original door of Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth's legendary record shop 'Helvete' (meaning 'Hell'). See all issues of the fanzine 'Slayer Magazine', and read a newly written text by editor Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen, a central figure in Norwegian Black Metal. Listen to the legendary songs 'Life Eternal', 'Funeral Fog' and 'Gylfaginning' in completely new ways, by mixing the tracks on your own. Discover some of the key cultural influences of Norwegian Black Metal - from Theodor Kittelsen to Dungeons & Dragons.
Among the contributors are Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen, Kristoffer Rygg from Ulver, Ted Skjellum from Darkthrone, designer Jannicke Wiese-Hansen, Ivar Bjørnson from Enslaved, producer Eirik 'Pytten' Hundvin, Grete Neseblod and Jan Axel Blomberg from Mayhem.
By extreme means, this music genre creates a distorted image of the human being, allowing something more humane to emerge.
In a society that values the exterior so much as well as perfection and comfort, there's something very liberating about engaging the primal forces and nature inside of you.
There's something about distorting the image of being a well-behaved person, which forces something more human to step forth."
Видеопосетител в 20 минути - спокойният дух на Норвегия
"Bad Vibes. Sonic Emotions in Norwegian Black Metal"
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"Some Swedes were Going to Kill Him"
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