Rottgeri, A. (2025). Populäre Musik & Artikulationen: Entwurf einer Typologie am Beispiel von Joe Satriani [Popular Music & Articulations: A Typology Based on the Example of Joe Satriani]. Schriften Zur Kultur- Und Mediensemiotik [Writings on Cultural and Media Semiotics], 11, 45–68.
Abstract: << André Rottgeri entwirft, am Beispiel der Biographie eines populären E-Gitarristen, eine Typologie der Artikulationen: „Populäre Musik & Artikulationen: Entwurf einer Typologie am Beispiel von Joe Satriani“. Diese sieht eine Unterscheidung nach Kreativem Output (Primäre Artikulationen in Form von Musik, Text, Bildmaterial) und kommentierenden Selbstzeugnissen der Künstler (Sekundäre Artikulationen, z.B. in Form von Interviews) vor. Sonstige Artikulationen werden hier unter den Begriffen Pädagogische, Wirtschaftliche und Technische Artikulationen zusammengefasst. Anhand einer Interview-Analyse zu Joe Satriani aus der Reihe Living Legends Music wird diese Klassifikation exemplarisch erprobt. >>
SOURCE: https://ojs.uni-passau.de/index.php/skms/article/view/11-2025-3
[“André Rottgeri, using the biography of a popular electric guitarist as an example, develops a typology of articulations: “Popular Music & Articulations: Designing a Typology Using Joe Satriani as an Example.” This typology distinguishes between creative output (primary articulations in the form of music, lyrics, and visuals) and the artists' own commentary (secondary articulations, e.g., in the form of interviews). Other articulations are grouped under the terms pedagogical, economic, and technical. This classification is then tested using an interview analysis of Joe Satriani from the Living Legends Music series.”]
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Sarkar, D. (2025). “A distant echo attracts me, fragrance of life beyond”: growing up a metalhead in India. South Asian History and Culture, 16(1), 14–27.
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Schaller, M. K. (2025). “We are The Varangian Guard”: Musical Rhetoric and Literary Reference in Turisas’s Varangian Way Albums. In C. Anderton, & L. Burns (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination (pp. 190–203). Routledge Music Handbooks. Oxfordshire, England: Routledge.
Abstract: << This an outstanding collection of chapters that explore the intersections between progressive rock, metal and the literary imagination. Each contribution here is a must-read and the editors have done an incredible job framing the
Handbook.
Karl Spracklen, PhD, AcSS
Leeds Beckett University, Portland >>
"This Handbook illustrates the many ways that progressive rock and metal music forge striking engagements with literary texts and themes.
The authors and their objects of analytic inquiry offer global and diverse perspectives on these genres and their literary connections: from ancient times to the modern world, from children’s literature to epic poetry, from mythology to science fiction, and from esoteric fantasy to harsh political criticism.
The musical treatments of these literary materials span the continents from South and North America through Europe and Asia. The collection presents critical perspectives on the enduring and complex relationships between words and music as these are expressed in progressive rock and metal.
The book is aimed primarily at an academic market, valuable for second through final year students on undergraduate courses devoted to both popular music and to literary studies, and to postgraduate programs and researchers in a range of fields, including: popular music studies, musicology, creative music performance and composition, songwriting, literary studies, narrative studies, folklore studies, science fiction studies, cultural studies, liberal studies, and sociology, and for media and history courses that have an interest in the intersection of narratives, music and society."
Source for both: https://www.routledge.com
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Schmenk, H. (2025). Sodom: Auf Kohle Geboren – Die offizielle Bandbiografie. Zeltingen-Rachtig, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany: Index Verlag.
Abstract: << Mitten im Ruhrpott, wo Kohlestaub und Bier zum Alltag gehören, entstand 1982 eine Band, die den Metal für immer verändern sollte: Sodom, die lauteste Antwort auf den Weltschmerz! Tief verwurzelt in Gelsenkirchen-Buer mitten im Ruhrgebiet, dem Epizentrum der deutschen Heavy-Metal-Szene, braute sich ab Anfang der achtziger Jahre etwas zusammen, das innerhalb weniger Jahre Legendenstatus erlangen sollte: Thrash Metal à la Sodom, Kreator oder Darkness. Dr. Holger Schmenk hat für dieses Buch die tiefsten Kellerproberäume besucht und die härtesten Kneipen durchforstet, um die ungefilterte Wahrheit über Tom Angelripper und seine wechselnden Mitstreiter ans Licht zu bringen. Von den wilden Anfangstagen mit dem „Witching Metal“-Demo zum internationalen Durchbruch mit „Agent Orange“ bis in die Gegenwart – hier kommt die ungeschönte Story einer Thrash-Legende, die mehr Gitarristen verbraucht hat als andere Bands Verstärker. Eine turbulente Karriere voller Höhen und Tiefen. „Auf Kohle geboren“ erzählt die Geschichte eines Bergmannssohns aus Gelsenkirchen-Buer, der vom Malocher unter Tage zum international gefeierten Metal-Star wurde, ohne seine Wurzeln zu vergessen oder sich zu verbiegen. Ein Muss für jeden, der wissen will, wie eine der härtesten Bands Deutschlands durch vier Jahrzehnte Metal-Geschichte gekommen ist – kompromisslos, laut und immer echt! >>
[In the heart of the Ruhr region, where coal dust and beer are part of everyday life, a band was formed in 1982 that would change metal forever: Sodom, the loudest answer to world-weariness! Deeply rooted in Gelsenkirchen-Buer, right in the middle of the Ruhr area, the epicenter of the German heavy metal scene, something was brewing from the early eighties onward that would achieve legendary status within just a few years: thrash metal à la Sodom, Kreator, or Darkness. For this book, Dr. Holger Schmenk visited the deepest basement rehearsal rooms and scoured the toughest pubs to bring to light the unfiltered truth about Tom Angelripper and his ever-changing bandmates. From the wild early days with the “Witching Metal” demo to the international breakthrough with “Agent Orange” and up to the present day – here is the unvarnished story of a thrash legend who have gone through more guitarists than other bands go through amplifiers. A turbulent career full of highs and lows. “Born on Coal” tells the story of a miner's son from Gelsenkirchen-Buer who went from working underground to becoming an internationally acclaimed metal star, without forgetting his roots or compromising his principles. A must-see for anyone who wants to know how one of Germany's toughest bands has made it through four decades of metal history – uncompromising, loud, and always authentic! (from Google Translate]
(SOURCE: https://www.amazon.de/dp/3936878560)
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Scotto, C. (2025). Dream Theater’s The Astonishing: The Unification of the Literary and the Musical. In C. Anderton, & L. Burns (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination (pp. 302–314). Routledge Music Handbooks. Oxfordshire, England: Routledge.
Abstract: << This an outstanding collection of chapters that explore the intersections between progressive rock, metal and the literary imagination. Each contribution here is a must-read and the editors have done an incredible job framing the
Handbook.
Karl Spracklen, PhD, AcSS
Leeds Beckett University, Portland >>
"This Handbook illustrates the many ways that progressive rock and metal music forge striking engagements with literary texts and themes.
The authors and their objects of analytic inquiry offer global and diverse perspectives on these genres and their literary connections: from ancient times to the modern world, from children’s literature to epic poetry, from mythology to science fiction, and from esoteric fantasy to harsh political criticism.
The musical treatments of these literary materials span the continents from South and North America through Europe and Asia. The collection presents critical perspectives on the enduring and complex relationships between words and music as these are expressed in progressive rock and metal.
The book is aimed primarily at an academic market, valuable for second through final year students on undergraduate courses devoted to both popular music and to literary studies, and to postgraduate programs and researchers in a range of fields, including: popular music studies, musicology, creative music performance and composition, songwriting, literary studies, narrative studies, folklore studies, science fiction studies, cultural studies, liberal studies, and sociology, and for media and history courses that have an interest in the intersection of narratives, music and society."
Source for both: https://www.routledge.com
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Scotto, C. (2025). What is a Riff? A Structural Definition and its Analytical Consequences for Process and Form in Heavy Metal. In L. Burns, & C. Scotto (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook to Metal Music Composition: Evolution of Structure, Expression, and Production (pp. 51–68). Abingdon; New York: Routledge.
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Senekal, B. A. (2025). Mensveragtend, afstootlik en omstrede: ’n verkenning van Afrikaanse swartmetaal [Misanthropic, repulsive and controversial: an exploration of Afrikaans black metal]. LitNet Akademies Geesteswetenskappe, 22(3), 308–338.
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Seppelfricke, T. (2025). Je mehr Nachhall, desto besser: Auf dem Weg zu einer Kultur des nachhaltigen Verhaltens im Kontext von Musikfestivals. 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. 249–264). München: utzverlag.
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Simonds, Z. (2025). Unfulfilled Expectations: Theorizing on Terminally Anti-Climactic Form. In L. Burns, & C. Scotto (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook to Metal Music Composition: Evolution of Structure, Expression, and Production (pp. 109–123). Abingdon; New York: Routledge.
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Smialek, E. (2025). Recent dissertations in the analysis of metal genres: Foundational texts for the future. Metal Music Studies, 11(2), 197–202.
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