Metal Culture Dissertation Research : Bloodstock 2014

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Welcome to my blog!

Here I will compile all of my research for my academic dissertation.

My chosen subject, like it wasn't already obvious, is metal culture and its themes, identities and its global influences. My aim is to research these aspects of metal culture and produce my own Graphic Design projects that are influenced by this research.

I have chosen this topic due to a personal interest in the subject, and that I would like to know more about the music that has influenced my own lifestyle choices.

Monday 29 September 2014

Bloodstock 2014

As a fan of the genre itself, I found myself heading off to the best metal festival the UK has to offer: Bloodstock.

Before even booking the tickets, I studied the line-up with a few friends who might want to attend.

Amon Amarth, Megadeth, Down, Evil Scarecrow, Hellyeah... I was sold.

We bought our tickets for 5 nights camping in a field, with some of the best bands I could think of. We then began performing what could be referred to as being 'rituals'.

I made sure my battle jacket (also known as a kutte, cut-off or battlevest) was up to withstanding the moshpits, walls of death etc and had all the patches I wanted sewn on, so fellow metalheads could identify what bands and genres I was into: