From Justified to Illogical: Discourses of (Self-)Censorship and Authenticity in the Case of Two Finnish Metal Bands

Abstract

This article explores limiting expressions in the transgressive genre of metal, paying special attention to the value of authenticity. Focusing on the case of the Finnish metal bands Turmion Kätilöt and Stam1na, the study first charts the instances of (self-)censorship that the two bands have faced, starting with their reactions to the Kauhajoki school shooting in Finland, and, second, investigates how these instances have been discussed and interpreted. Based on the analysis of Internet and interview material, I identified seven discourses that construct a multifaceted image of censorship, ranging from useless and illogical to justified, further intertwined with the value of authenticity.

Cite this work

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 13 citations exist upstream.

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.