Introduction: Heavy metal as controversy and counterculture
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1. | Title | Title of document | Introduction: Heavy metal as controversy and counterculture - Heavy Metal |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Titus Hjelm; University College London; United Kingdom |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Keith Kahn-Harris; Birkbeck College; United Kingdom |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Mark LeVine; University of California; United States |
3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Music |
4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | music; Heavy Metal; culture; musical history |
5. | Subject | Subject classification | M1-5000; Music; M1900-1985; Songs of specific groups or on specific topics |
6. | Description | Abstract | Heavy metal is now over forty years old and has developed into a diverse and multi-faceted genre. Wherever it is found and however it is played, metal's fascination with transgression has often meant it has been embroiled in controversy. Controversies surrounding the alleged connection between heavy metal and, variously, sexual promiscuity, occultism and Satanism, subliminal messages, suicide and violence have made heavy metal a target of moral panics over popular culture. Metal has variously embraced, rejected, played with and tried to ignore this controversy and it remains irrevocably marked by its controversial, transgressive tendencies. This anthology provides a thorough investigation of how and why metal becomes controversial, how metal 'scenes' are formed. It examines the relationship between metal and society, including how fans, musicians and the media create the culture of heavy metal. This collection looks at some of the consequences of heavy metal’s transgressions. As we shall outline in this introduction, metal’s transgression has caused it to be a frequently controversial music. |
7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Apr-2013 |
10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
11. | Type | Type | |
12. | Format | File format | |
13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/20691 |
14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.20691 |
15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Heavy Metal |
16. | Language | English=en | en |
18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) | global |
19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |