Traitors of metal? ‒ musical and media phenomenon of the Nocny Kochanek band Cover Image

Zdrajcy metalu? – fenomen muzyczny i medialny zespołu Nocny Kochanek
Traitors of metal? ‒ musical and media phenomenon of the Nocny Kochanek band

Author(s): Andrzej Mądro
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Nocny Kochanek; musical stylization; humor; retromania;

Summary/Abstract: The members of the Nocny Kochanek band have been operating on the heavy metal musicmarket since 2003, although for several years they did not achieve any major success. Thebreakthrough came in 2012, when on the margin of their “serious” activity, the musicianscreated a few mocking songs. The first one was composed for Captain Bomba’s animation.Under the name of Nocny Kochanek (suggested by director Bartek Walaszek), and remainingin the idiom of metal and drawing in handfuls from the canon of the genre, the musiciansbegan to create more and more playful texts, ridiculing the idea of the style being practiced;at the same time, consciously becoming a parody of their own past.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 81-91
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish