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‘United We Never Shall Fall’: Metal and Disability

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Outsiders to metal may conclude incorrectly that a music culture that valorizes strength would hold no place for the disabled. In fact, metal’s frequent identification with social outsiders, lyrical themes of personal struggle, and fans’ strong sense of community hold considerable appeal for a surprising number of disabled persons. With this chapter, we seek to open a conversation between the growing and increasingly sophisticated literature bringing together disability studies and popular music scholarship on the one hand, and the metal studies literature on the other.

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