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Abstract. The study of impression management is one of the interesting topics of communication studies. This is because impression management is such a dynamic behavior. This is seen from the change in behavior which was initially considered normal to be different in general. This research is a study of impression management with the dramaturgy approach. The use of dramaturgy aims to find out the impression management performed by the black metal band guitarist Warkvlt. This research is a study of impression management with dramaturgy theory. The use of dramaturhi theory aims to find out both sides of life owned by black metal band guitarist Warkvlt (Warkult). This study uses qualitative methods. The subjects of this study were Supriyanto as key informants, and four other people who were close to the life of the front stage and back stage from Supriyanto as supporting informants. Data obtained by observation, documentation and in-depth interviews. The results showed that Supriyanto had a personality that was made different from real life to support his appearance on stage. This shows that the research subjects have the power to make different personifications to show their fans. In this study researchers used data from five informants namely Supriyanto, Susan, Sigit, Glen and Alfi. Researchers obtained data from key informants from Supriyanto and his wife and bandmates which were used as supporting data, as well as from one of his fans to get data from outside the environment of the subject of study. Researchers limit the scope of the front stage of the life of the black metal band guitarist Warkvlt when performing on stage to interact directly with the audience. This refers to the statement of Erving Goffman stated in the book Psychology of Communication by Jalaluddin Rakhmat which states that a person's front stage is where an individual is in a condition or environment where there are other individuals who observe and judge. The backstage of a black metal guitarist is filled with people who have even more emotional closeness like family members. Or in other words the researchers limit it to situations and conditions where the attributes as a black metal guitarist are released or deliberately abandoned by him. There is a clear difference between the front stage and the back stage of the black metal band guitarist Warkvlt, which can be seen in terms of appearance and a more open attitude. Appearance on the back stage as it is like real identity and a more open attitude to the surrounding environment.Keywords: Dramaturgy, Black Metal, Warkvlt, Impression Managemen.