Myth and Magic in Heavy Metal Music

Robert McParland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

210 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7335-6 (ISBN)

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Heavy metal is a mythical genre of heroes, outlaws, ominous gods, grotesques, and monsters. It is a proud world of intense battles with chaos and confrontation with modern alienation. Its visual elements draw upon the horror story or film, suggesting chaos and disruption. This study of myth and metal is an attempt to approach heavy metal primarily from a mythological and literary perspective.

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.

Robert McParland is a professor of English at Felician University in Rutherford, New Jersey. His popular music writings include publications on The Beatles, The Who, U2, Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty, Paul Simon, and American lyricists.

Table of Contents

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

Erscheinungsdatum	11.07.2018
Zusatzinfo	discography, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	268 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4766-7335-7 / 1476673357
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7335-6 / 9781476673356
Zustand	Neuware