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Heavy Metal Music and the Communal Experience (Hardcover)
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Heavy Metal Music and the Communal Experience (Hardcover)
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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 collective entity. This book
addresses this notion of "metal community" via the experiences of
authors and fans through theoretical reflections and empirical
research. Their contributions focus on how metal communities are
conceptualized, created, shaped, maintained, interact with their
context, and address internal tensions. The book provides scholars,
and other interested in the field of metal music studies, with a
state of the art reflection on how metal communities are
constituted, while also addressing their limits and future
challenges.
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