11.23.2005
The heavy metal umlaut
To counterbalance the deathsquad news, I shall now offer a lighthearted diversion.
The Wikipedia article about the heavy metal umlaut begins:
The article includes a comprehensive list of umlauted bands and albums, including
(with its untypeable n-umlaut) and the Bill the Cat showcase Deathtöngue.
There. Feeling less nauseated yet?
The Wikipedia article about the heavy metal umlaut begins:
A heavy metal umlaut (aka röck döts) is an umlaut over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band. The use of umlauts and other diacritics with a blackletter style typeface is a form of foreign branding intended to give a band's logo a Germanic or Nordic quality.
The article includes a comprehensive list of umlauted bands and albums, including
(with its untypeable n-umlaut) and the Bill the Cat showcase Deathtöngue.
There. Feeling less nauseated yet?
