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In the black metal subculture, authenticity is a central concept. While there are ample academic  studies devoted to authenticity in hip hop, rock, country, punk, and other music genres, black metal  authenticity remains relatively under-researched. This manuscript discusses how black metal fans  construct authenticity. In-depth interviews with Dutch black metal fans reveal that they define  authenticity along four highly interrelated dimensions: sincerity, commerciality, country of origin,  and extremeness. While these dimensions are highly similar to those found in other music genres,  our respondents’ constructions of authenticity are far from predictable. More specifically, they are  much more complex and flexible than they might appear to outsiders to the subculture. We argue  that this complexity is strongly related to the central role invocations of authenticity play in the  drawing of boundaries around the subculture, as they ensure that authenticity cannot be easily  staged but rather requires a profound investment in the subculture.

“True” black metal: The construction of authenticity by Dutch black metal fans