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Since its beginnings over fifty years ago, metal music has grown in popularity worldwide, not only as a musical culture but as a recognised field of study. This Companion, grounded in recent research, explores the various musical styles and cultures of metal, providing a reliable resource for students and researchers.
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Vergil's Aeneid and nationalism in Italian metal -- Eternal defiance : Celtic identity and the classical past in heavy metal -- Screaming ancient Greek hymns : the case of Kawir and the Greek black metal scene -- Cassandra's plight : gender, genre, and historical concepts of femininity in goth and power metal -- Heavy metal Dido : Heimdall's Ballad of the Queen -- A metal monstrum : Ex Deos Caligula -- Occult and pulp visions of Greece and Rome in heavy metal -- When the land was milk and honey and magic was strong and true : Edward Said, ancient Egypt, and heavy metal -- Coda : some trends in metal's use of classical antiquity.
This Handbook illustrates the many ways that progressive rock and metal music forge striking engagements with literary texts and themes. The authors and their objects of analytic inquiry offer global and diverse perspectives on these genres and their literary connections: from ancient times to the modern world, from children’s literature to epic poetry, from mythology to science fiction, and from esoteric fantasy to harsh political criticism. The musical treatments of these literary materials span the continents from South and North America through Europe and Asia. The collection presents critical perspectives on the enduring and complex relationships between words and music as these are e...