ISMMSUPCOMING CFP: Editors of the academic journal „Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia de Cultura” (ISSN 2083-7275, e-ISSN 2391-4432, DOI 10.24917/20837275) invites you to publication in the next volume of the journal, entitled:Women and feminine discourses in popular music and literature. Suggested thematic areas:1. Women and feminine discourses in popular music• The work of pop, hip-hop, … Read more
Call for Papers: Born to Be Alive: Live Music as a Crucial Dimension of 21st Century Popular Music – Special Issue. https://ethnomusicologyreview.ucla.edu/content/call-papers-born-be-alive-live-music-crucial-dimension-21st-century-popular-music-special
https://www.circleoflifeconference.com/p86/first-notification CIRCLE OF LIFE CONFERENCE “Heavy metal music, culture and philosophy”Literature, Animals and Veganism1st edition, Pula, 2020.International Scientific Conference 6th – 7th August 2020Faculty of Interdisciplinary, Italian and Cultural StudiesJuraj Dobrila University of Pula (Croatia) First Notification This year, specifically February 13, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the album “Black Sabbath” … Read more
Dr Nelson Varas-Díaz plans to follow his 2019 documentary Songs Of Injustice with the new film Acts Of Resistance – once again in collaboration with Metal Hammer: https://www.loudersound.com/news/acts-of-resistance-new-film-on-latin-american-heavy-metal-revealed
Dear ISMMS members and friends, During this stressful and uncertain time, the ISMMS Executive Board would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and healthy time while the pandemic runs through the world. We know this is a difficult time for many people around the world, and we want you to … Read more
Breaking the Law…?! Norm-Related Sonic Knowledge in Heavy Metal Culture (Norikum) norikum.uni-graz.at In 1980, British band Judas Priest released their song ‘Breaking the Law’ as part of their album entitled British Steel. This piece of music became an anthem that expressed the identity of heavy metal – for musicians, fans and critics alike. In the … Read more
Save the date! From June 15 to 18, 2021, the 5th International Society for Metal Music Studies Biennial Research Conference will be held in Mexico City – Heavy Metal in the Global South: Multi-Regional Perspectives. Call for proposals coming soon! Colegio de San Ildefonso, National Autonomous University of Mexico. https://www.facebook.com/ISMMSMexico/photos/a.101260557912959/233657954673218/?type=3&theater¬if_t=page_post_reaction¬if_id=1585218402849318
The latest publication from musicologist Camille Béra: “From Plato to Dodecahedron: The contribution of Ligétian textures and electronic music to the compositions of an extreme metal band” In this study, we will develop the idea that Extreme Metal, in search of generic renewal due to stagnantion in its musical language since the end of the … Read more
A new book is up for pre-orders. “Heavy Metal in Argentina: In Black We are Seen” is a collaboration between the Grupo de investigación Interdisciplinario Heavy Metal Argentino and Heavy Metal Studies – Latin America. More info and pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789382998/
The new Oxford Handbook on Music and Medievalism (eds. Stephen C. Meyer and Kirsten Yri) has a few chapters on rock and metal medievalisms: “Ramble On”: Medievalism as Nostalgic Practice in Led Zeppelin’s use of J. R. R. Tolkien [Caitlin Carlos]A Gothic Romance: Neomedieval Echoes of Fin’amor in Gothic and Doom Metal [Ross Hagen]Viking Metal [Simon Trafford] … Read more