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Osborne, T. (2025). Keys to Hell: Synthesizers from Early Death Metal to Deathcore. In L. Burns, & C. Scotto (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook to Metal Music Composition: Evolution of Structure, Expression, and Production (pp. 287–306). Abingdon; New York: Routledge.
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Paklmer, T., Burnard, P., & Burke, D. (2025). Inviting a (Re)Orientation to “Musicking- as-Play” in Higher Music Education Performance Studies: Insights from Three Genre Performance Practices. Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 24(1), 7–47.
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Parker, R., & Spracklen, K. (2025). Highway to hell or stairway to heaven: Making sense of the rock and metal scenes in Bradford and Leeds, West Yorkshire 1980–2005. Metal Music Studies, 11(2), 239–256.
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Penwell, B. J.. (2025). “NO CLEAN SINGING” – The Exclusive or Predominant Use of Harsh Vocals as the Primary Unifying Musical Characteristic of Extreme Metal Genres. Ph.D. thesis, Northwestern University, Evanston.
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Petri, J. (2025). Identitätskollektive – Visuelle Erscheinungsbilder von Heavy- Metal-Festivals. In M. J. Bauer, & T. Naber (Eds.), Menschen, Marken, Moshpits. Wirtschaftliche und kommunikative Aspekte von Open-Air-Veranstaltungen am Beispiel von Metal-Festivals in Deutschland (pp. 153–198). München: utzverlag.
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Pichler, P., Béra, C., Dawes, L., Efthymiou, C., Höpflinger, A. - K., Scheller, J., et al. (Eds.). (2025). Meta/Metal: Open Questions in Metal Studies. Meta/Metal, 1. Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany: Kohlhammer Verlag.
Abstract: “Metal Studies is a 'booming' research field that has gained tremendous momentum in recent years. In this field, Heavy Metal is studied both as a cultural practice and as a musical genre. However, many of the most urgent conceptual questions have remained unanswered – especially those that lie outside the research interests of the founding disciplines of Metal Studies. This first volume of the book series 'Meta/Metal' tries to answer some of these questions. The book brings together contributions by leading scholars and young experts, each of which responds to one of the conceptual desiderata that have so far arisen in Metal Studies. All contributions share a commitment to combining basic research with empirical accuracy in this research field.” SOURCE: https://shop.kohlhammer.de
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Popoff, M. (2025). Hallowed By Their Name: The Unofficial Iron Maiden Bible. Schiffer Publishing.
Abstract: << Music journalist Martin Popoff provides an intimate and scholarly look into the life and times of Iron Maiden. From their humble beginnings in the dingy clubs of East London to headlining arenas and festivals worldwide, the band’s story is one of resilience, creativity, and unrelenting dedication to remaining prolific and vital in the present day.
Dive deep into their music, stage performances, and the iconic figure of Eddie, their undead mascot. Readers will discover the stories behind all their albums―such as Killers, The Number of the Beast, and Powerslave, through to their most recent, Senjutsu (and all solo releases)―as well as the inspiring creative and commercial resurgence that the band experienced beginning with the return of Bruce Dickinson to the fold in 1999.
Anchored by the author’s 1995–2024 interviews with all band members, this book is framed most pertinently as an analysis of each Iron Maiden album, one per chapter, every song discussed musically and at the literary end, along with the album covers and the finer points of the recording process.
All told, Hallowed By Their Name is the most voluminous and career-spanning reference-level book on Iron Maiden ever written. And with an explosion of photographic images as well, it’s sure to have fans scurrying back to the sacred texts―Iron Maiden’s beloved records―for additional and enriching reconsiderations of the many essential metal songs this band has given us over the years.
It’s a must-read for any music enthusiast, a tribute to the indomitable spirit of Iron Maiden, and a celebration of the band’s enduring six-decade legacy in the realm of heavy metal.
The features of this special limited edition include:
A limited print run of 666 copies worldwide (AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, EXCLUSIVELY AT SCHIFFERBOOKS.COM AND SELECT RETAILERS)
Each edition is individually numbered on an etched metal plate (NUMBERS WILL BE SHIPPED AT RANDOM AND CAN NOT BE CUSTOM ORDERED OR SELECTED)
Slip case packaging
Black, edge-printed pages and bifurcated ribbon marker
Bound in stamped leather with ribbed spine and metal corners >>
(Source: Schiffer Publishing website)
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Quinn, K., Kerrigan, A., & Ing, J. (2025). “From their screaming I found feeling and meaning”. Psychologist, May, 38–40.
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Quires, V. J. (2025). Thine Voice is Oh So Sweet: Gothic Metal and Vocal Timbre Diversity. In L. Burns, & C. Scotto (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook to Metal Music Composition: Evolution of Structure, Expression, and Production (pp. 341–353). Abingdon; New York: Routledge.
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Radovanović Šuput, B. (2025). Estetika ružnoće – zvuk i slika ekstremne metal glazbe [The Aesthetics of Ugliness – The Sound and Image of Extreme Metal Music]. Filozofska istraživanja, 45(3), 417–436.
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