Elaborating on themes of resilience, memory, critique and metal beyond metal, this volume highlights how the development and future of metal music scholarship i

This book defines the key ideas, scholarly debates, and research activities that have contributed to the formation of the international and interdisciplinary fi

This edited collection investigates metal music’s enduring fascination with the medieval period from a variety of critical perspectives, exploring how metal m

The aim of this anthology is to analyse the relationship between heavy metal and society within a global context.

Heavy metal might not have been the most likely popular music genre to become global, but it has. This collection brings together cultural studies and pop music