making plans for nigels

sunnO)))
northsix, 12/18

Indie-snobs must have really convinced themselves that they like sunnO))), since only 1/4 of the room cleared instead of the usual 1/2. The smoke machine reached the very back corners of the club, and the bowel-cleansing bass tones vibrated through the bleachers: a safer way to catch a cheap thrill than, say, sitting on the pool filter

But the real treat was the cryptic on-stage audience-baiting from black-metal purists Nachtmystium. Quoth Nachtmystium lead singer Azentrius before launching into one especially brutal number: "We don't give a fuck about any of you nigel hipsters!!!"

Naturally, I was curious. At first, i thought he must have been trying to make a reference to Arthur magazine, who dillegently (though reverently) fan the flames of black metal's recent hipster currency. Or maybe Azentrius was pointing to the ironic posturings of Spinal Tap's Nigel St. Hubbins?

So, I asked Azentrius, a boisterous fellow with a mischevious grin hidden behind a wall of sweaty brown hair, at his merch booth.

Apparently, Wrest, the dude from nihilistic one-man blackest-metal juggernaut Leviathan came up with the term in a moment of inspired mysanthropy. Azentrius is just spreading the word. i cannot resist to do my part:

NIGEL HIPSTER
('nI-jel 'hip-st&r)
Noun: Anyone who appreciates or supports black metal for ironic reasons, or because they find it humorous.
Ex.: Azentrius says that this article was written by a nigel hipster.