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Heavy metal, a genre once considered a dangerous and transgressive force in popular culture, is now increasingly constructed as a light-hearted source of fun, comedy and entertainment in a growing number of popular cultural forms. Nowhere is this clearer than in the recent phenomenon of the heavy metal cookbook, whereby domestic cookery is (sometimes seriously, sometimes comically) reimagined as part of a metal identity. Such cookbooks reveal not only how transgressive cultural forms can become incorporated and domesticated by the ‘mainstream’, but also how transgression can be repurposed to suit the changing lives of music fans as they age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR

]In your initial post, briefly describe the fandom you selected and address the following:

• Looking through the humanities lens, why does this example attract fans? For instance, what are the underlying themes around beliefs and values expressed by the series?
• How does the fandom represent itself? How do fans recognize fellow members?
• What is the latent (or unintended) social message or commentary that is reflected by this example?
• What are the social implications of this message? Briefly discuss any potential social impact or response to the example.