Rosemary Overell completed a PhD on extreme metal music at the University of Melbourne, Australia. After teaching in Melbourne, she moved to the University of Otago, New Zealand, to take up a lecturer position in the Department of Media, Film and Communication. Currently, she is researching how nikkeijin (Japanese-Brazilians working in Japan) relate to Japanese national space through their experiences in extreme metal music.

• Contents Introduction 1. A Grisly Scene? Extreme Metal Music, Belonging and Ethnography 2. Brutal Belonging in Brutal Spaces 3. Idiots and Wankers: Grindcore Sociality 4. I Hate Girls and Emotions: Brutal Sociality 5. Brutal Belonging in Other Spaces Conclusion Bibliography Appendices Endnotes Index