Yeh irony is better, cos see, that means they're aware of how ridiculous and cliche the genre in which they exist is. Metal is often such a f*cking fantasyland - whether its power metal, death metal, or black metal - so a little humor goes along way towards showing that people "get it," and are self-conscious about what they're doing, rather than a bunch of LRPGing D&D nerds. In other words, it's easier to take kitsch seriously when its presenting itself as such, because it's kitch either fuc
Yeh irony is better, cos see, that means they're aware of how ridiculous and cliche the genre in which they exist is. Metal is often such a f*cking fantasyland - whether its power metal, death metal, or black metal - so a little humor goes along way towards showing that people "get it," and are self-conscious about what they're doing, rather than a bunch of LRPGing D&D nerds. In other words, it's easier to take kitsch seriously when its presenting itself as such, because it's kitch either fuc