Heavy Metal: The Music and Its Culture, Revised Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306809705)

Few forms of music elicit such strong reactions as does heavy metal. Embraced by millions of fans, it has also attracted a chorus of critics, who have denounced it as a corrupter of youth--even blamed it for tragedies like the murders at Columbine. Deena Weinstein argues that these fears stem from a deep misunderstanding of the energetic, rebellious culture of metal, which she analyzes, explains, and defends. She interprets all aspects of the metal world--the music and its makers, its fans, its dress code, its lyrics--and in the process unravels the myths, misconceptions, and truths about an irreverent subculture that has endured and evolved for twenty years.

Author: Deena Weinstein
ISBN-10: 0306809702
ISBN-13: 9780306809705
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2000
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2000 pg. 212