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Description

This book defines the key ideas; scholarly debates; and research activities that have contributed to the formation of the international and interdisciplinary field of Metal Studies. Drawing on insights from a wide range of disciplines including popular music; cultural studies; sociology; anthropology; philosophy; and ethics; this volume offers new and innovative research on metal musicology; global/local scenes studies; fandom; gender and metal identity; metal media; and commerce. Offering a wide-ranging focus on bands; scenes; periods; and sounds; contributors explore topics such as the riff-based song writing of classic heavy metal bands and their modern equivalents; and the musical-aesthetics of Grindcore; Doom metal; Death metal; and Progressive metal. They interrogate production technologies; sound engineering; album artwork and band promotion; logos and merchandising; t-shirt and jewellery design; and fan communities that define the global metal music economy and subcultural scene. The volume explores how the new academic discipline of metal studies was formed; also looking forward to the future of metal music and its relationship to metal scholarship and fandom. With an international range of contributors; this volume will appeal to scholars of popular music; cultural studies; and sociology; as well as those interested in metal communities around the world.