ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION FROM HEAVY METAL TO EXTREME METAL; 1 THE EXTREME METAL SCENE; 2 THE SCENE AND TRANSGRESSION; 3 EXPERIENCING THE SCENE; 4 CAPITAL, POWER, INFRASTRUCTURE; 5 COMPARING EXTREME METAL SCENES; 6 EXTREME METAL AND SUBCULTURAL CAPITAL; 7 REFLEXIVITY, MUSIC AND POLITICS; 8 THE SCENE AND MODERNITY; APPENDIX DETAILS OF QUOTED INTERVIEWEES; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX
Summary
Extreme metal - one step beyond heavy metal - can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenetrable sound that teeters on the edge of screaming, incomprehensible noise. This book explores the global extreme metal scene. Please note that images have been excluded from this text due to copyright restrictions