Myth and Magic in Heavy Metal Music

Myth and Magic in Heavy Metal Music
ISBN-10
1476632987
ISBN-13
9781476632988
Category
Music
Pages
210
Language
English
Published
2018-05-29
Publisher
McFarland
Author
Robert McParland

Description

 Myth pervades heavy metal. With visual elements drawn from medieval and horror cinema, the genre’s themes of chaos, dissidence and alienation transmit an image of Promethean rebellion against the conventional. In dialogue with the modern world, heavy metal draws imaginatively on myth and folklore to construct an aesthetic and worldview embraced by a vast global audience. The author explores the music of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica and many others from a mythological and literary perspective.

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