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Ten years of Metal Music Studies
  • ISSN: 2052-3998
  • E-ISSN: 2052-4005

Abstract

A retrospective of by Robert Walser (1993), one of the first academic books written about heavy metal; subsequent metal research has often grown in complementary directions, emphasizing topics which Walser neglects while avoiding topics Walser discusses at length.

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Keyword(s): book review; heavy metal; history; musicology; new musicology; popular music
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