(P/B) MYTH AND MAGIC IN HEAVY METAL MUSIC

Παρουσίαση

Myth pervades heavy metal. With visual elements drawn from medieval and horror cinema, the genre's themes of chaos, dissidence and alienation transmit an image of Promethean rebellion against the conventional. In dialogue with the modern world, heavy metal draws imaginatively on myth and folklore to construct an aesthetic and worldview embraced by a vast global audience. The author explores the music of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica and many others from a mythological and literary perspective.

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Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy, Myth and the Esoteric Tradition
2. Black Sabbath: Dark Symbolism
3. Power, Noise and Rebellion
4. Mythical Roots
5. Shadow Dreams: The Legacy of Gothic Romanticism
6. Iron Maiden: Mythology and the Ancient Mariner
7. Thor's Thunder: Norse Myth and the Gods of Valhalla
8. Sonnets to Orpheus: Journeys to the Underworld
9. Madness, Magic and Virtuosity
Selected Discography
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index