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Heavy Metal Music and the Communal Experience by Nelson Varas-Díaz; Niall W.R. Scott; Esther Clinton; Brian Hickam; Kathryn Jezer-Morton; Keith Kahn-Harris; Toni-Matti Karjalainen; Sigrid Mendoza; Eric Morales; Bradley J. Nelson; Jeffrey S. Podoshen; Jihan Raban; Paula Rowe; Karl Spracklen; Méi-Ra St. Laurent; Tieja Thomas; Christopher Thompson; Kathryn Urbaniak; Vivek Venkatesh; Jeremy Wallach; Jason J. Wallin; Deena Weinstein is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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It is common to hear heavy metal music fans and musicians talk about the "metal community". This concept, which is widely used when referencing this musical genre, encompasses multiple complex aspects that are seldom addressed in traditional academic endeavors including shared aesthetics, musical practices, geographies, and narratives. The idea of a "metal community" recognizes that fans and musicians frequently identify as part of a collective group, larger than any particular individual. Still, when examined in detail, the idea raises more questions than answers. What criteria are used to define groups of people as part of the community? How are metal communities formed and maintained through time? How do metal communities interact with local cultures throughout the world? How will metal communities change over the lifespan of their members? Are metal communities even possible in light of the importance placed on individualism in this musical genre? These are just some of the questions that arise when the concept of "community" is used in relation to heavy metal music. And yet in the face of all these complexities, heavy metal fans continue to think of themselves as a unified col

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Author

Nelson Varas-Díaz; Niall W.R. Scott; Esther Clinton; Brian Hickam; Kathryn Jezer-Morton; Keith Kahn-Harris; Toni-Matti Karjalainen; Sigrid Mendoza; Eric Morales; Bradley J. Nelson; Jeffrey S. Podoshen; Jihan Raban; Paula Rowe; Karl Spracklen; Méi-Ra St. Laurent; Tieja Thomas; Christopher Thompson; Kathryn Urbaniak; Vivek Venkatesh; Jeremy Wallach; Jason J. Wallin; Deena Weinstein

Publisher

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781498506403

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Music, Sociology, Science