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HEAVY METAL

HEAVY METAL. The Relationship between Music and Society. What is heavy metal?. A subgenre of rock music Developed early 1960s and 1970s Created further subgenres. Symphonic Metal. Black Metal. Funk Metal. Technical Metal. Doom Metal. Thrash Metal. Power Metal. Rap Metal. Groove Metal.

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HEAVY METAL

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  1. HEAVY METAL The Relationship between Music and Society

  2. What is heavy metal? • A subgenre of rock music • Developed early 1960s and 1970s • Created further subgenres

  3. Symphonic Metal Black Metal Funk Metal Technical Metal Doom Metal Thrash Metal Power Metal Rap Metal Groove Metal Pirate Metal DeathMetal Metalcore Grindcore Progressive Metal Speed Metal Nu Metal Glam Metal Folk Metal Avant-garde Metal Neo-classical Metal Mathcore

  4. Heavy Metal Fans • Loyal fan base • Also called “metalheads”

  5. Heavy Metal Fans (cont.) • Formed a community separate from mainstream society • Own standards for authenticity

  6. Metal and Fashion • Style influenced by historical and contemporary events, as well as other subcultures • Biker • Leather • Common fashion includes denim jeans/jackets, leather clothing, band shirts, long hair

  7. Metal and Fashion (cont.) • Rob Halford central in popularising the leather image

  8. Metal and Fashion (cont.) • Historic and world events also have had strong influence • Vietnam War • Vikings

  9. Metal and Fashion (cont.)

  10. Lyrical Themes • Feature a wide range of subjects • Drugs • Politics • Sex • War • Occult • Religion • Philosophy • Fantasy • Romantic tragedy

  11. Lyrical Themes • Feature a wide range of subjects • Drugs • Sex • Occult

  12. Lyrical Themes (cont.) • Important part of metal culture • Lyrics influenced by society • Sometimes dark lyrical subjects have become point of criticism for metal • E.g. Judas Priest case

  13. Lyrical Themes (cont.) • Have had influence on fans both negative and positive • E.g. Scandinavian black metal Immortal

  14. Lyrical Themes (cont.) • Have had influence on fans both negative and positive • E.g. Rage Against the Machine

  15. Conclusion • Contemporary society has influenced nearly all aspects of heavy metal in some way • Heavy metal has had both a positive and negative relationship with society

  16. References • Khan-Harris, Keith (2007). Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge. Berg Publishers. • Moore, Timothy E. (1996). “Scientific Consensus and Expert Testimony: Lessons from the Judas Priest Trial”, The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Available at http://www.csicop.org/si/show/scientific_consensus_and_expert_testimony. Accessed 27/11/09. • Rahman, Nader (2006). “Hair Today Gone Tomorrow”, Star Weekend Magazine. Available at http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2006/07/04/musings.htm. Accessed 29/11/09. • Weinstein, Deena (2000). Heavy Metal: The Music and Its Culture. (Revised Edition). Cambridge, Da Capo Press. • All images Google Image Search.

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