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Highly Commended Article
An article on the Norwegian black metal scene by Jason Wallin, Jeff Podoshen, and Vivek Venkatesh was selected by the editorial team as Highly Commended in the 2018 Emerald Global Literati Awards: https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/AAM-12-2016-0025
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National and local media coverage in both English and French.
CTV: What’s On: Documenting extreme metal music with Christine Long, Nov 26, 2016
BTRtoday. Black Week: Understanding Black Metal by Elena Childers, Nov 23, 2016
Enslaved 25 (2018)
Decibel Magazine Exclusive “Enslaved 25: The Early Years” Screening Announced at Montreal Stop of Decibel Magazine Tour by Albert Mudrian, 29 January
nordiQC (2017)
Journal de Québec Un événement inspiré du métal norvégien débarque à Québec par Marie-Renée Grondin, juin 23, 2017
QuébecSpot Media Grimposium et Someone présentent nordiQC en septembre prochain! juin 23, 2017
Le Soleil Un nouveau festival consacré au metal à l’Anti par Nicholas Houle juin 23, 2017
#paysagedelahaine / # landscapeofhate (2017)
Concordia University “I want to turn hate on its head” by Jesse Coady, April 24, 2017
Université Concordia “Le professeur de Concordia Vivek Venkatesh veut tenir tête à la haine” par Jesse Coady, avril 24, 2017
SSHRC brings research in music to Acfas congress 2017 Press release, March 30, 2017
Grimposium: Norwegian Invasion and Blekkmetal (2016)
Decibel. Blekkmetal documentary gets second US screening at Cinedelphia
CTV Montreal. Permission to think dark thoughts with Mutsumi Takahashi
Sors-Tu? Bardspec & Softcoresoft aux Katacombes – L’unique inspiré par Thomas Mazerolles
Voir “Blekkmetal et Bardspec: Des projets artistiques proposés par des membres d’Enslaved” par Yanick Klimbo Tremblay
Decibel. “Norwegian Invasion event screens Blekkmetal movie, hosts Ivar Bjørnson’s BardSpec performance” by Greg Pratt
Daily Vice. Metal Music Therapy: Breaking the Silence on Solitude and Depression
Vice du Jour. “GRIMPOSIUM EXPLORE LE METAL EXTRÊME NORVÉGIEN” par Simon Coutu
University of Alberta ‘Blekkmetal’ is what the apocalypse sounds like by Scott Lingley
University of Alberta From shock to doc: Norwegian black metal on the big screen by Kateryna Barnes
Concordia University Montréal dans l’œil de la tempête Grimposium par Elisabeth Faure
Concordia University Metal Heads, Brace yourselves! Grimposium gets set to storm Montreal by Elisabeth Faure
Montreal Rampage Black Metal Arrives with Grimposium and Ivar Bjornson’s Blekkmetal by Sinj Karan
Exclaim “Grimposium Brings “The Norwegian Invasion” to Montreal for 2016 Event” by Simon Slingerland
Yell Magazine “Grimposium’s Norwegian Invasion Hits Montreal” by Shawn Loeffler
BraveWords Blekkmetal review by David Perri
Zombitrol Blekkmetal review by Andrew Epstein
Hellbound Blekkmetal review by Laura Wiebe
Rezine. Blekkmetal review
Grimposium: The Resurrection (2015)
Camuz “Gorguts aux Katacombes” by Myriam Francoeur
Global TV interview
CTV interview
Thorium Magazine “Grimposium 2015 @ Montréal” by Thomas Mazerolles
Thorium Magazine “En Entrevue: Vivek Venkatesh (Grimposium)” par Thomas Mazerolles
Montreal Gazette’s 5 acts to catch at Heavy Montreal
BRBR TFO “Grimposium : pour une scène métal autocritique” par Ariane Gruet-Pelchat
Decibel magazine “Grimposium: The Resurrection” by Justin Norton
Decibel magazine. “Professor Venkatesh Update on the status of Metal in Education” by Dan Lake
Grimposium (2014)
CBC Radio Q
CJLO 1690 feature
The Globe and Mail “Grimposium: Metal lives on” by Brad Wheeler
CBC Radio Canada Ici “Le metal, un mode de vie” avec Jocelyn Lebeau et Patrick Masbourian
Concordia University’s The Link “Bringing the Underground to Light” by John Talbot
CBC Radio Canada Médium-Large interview
The Suburban feature
Vivek Venkatesh has dedicated much of the past ten years of his research to studying — and enjoying — extreme metal and the kinds of people who congregate around it across the globe. He and his team have published in fields as varied as niche online communities, consumer culture, tourism, philosophy and marketing.
