An interview with Karl Spracklen

Edward Banchs; Ross Hagen

doi:10.1386/mms_00178_7

ISSN: 2052-3998
E-ISSN: 2052-4005

An interview with Karl Spracklen
Authors: Edward Banchs¹ and Ross Hagen²
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¹ Independent Researcher and Author ² ISNI: 0000000122195599 Utah Valley University
Source: Metal Music Studies, Volume 11, Issue 2, Jun 2025, p. 283 - 286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/mms_00178_7
Language: English
- Published online: 15 Sep 2025

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An interview with one of the founders of Metal Music Studies (MMS) and the first editor of this journal as a continuation of the tenth anniversary of MMS.

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Keyword(s): anniversary; journals; leisure; masculinity; Opeth; sociology; Whiteness

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