Malkin, J. (2025). Punk Spirit!: An Oral History of Punk Rock, Spirituality, and Liberation. London, England: Bloomsbury Academic.
Abstract: << A wide cast of musicians and artists provide surprising and thought-provoking insights into punk rock from the lens of spirituality and liberation.
Punk Spirit! is an oral history that examines this movement from many unique perspectives, bringing together well-known and cutting-edge bands including Sex Pistols, Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, Gang of Four, Pussy Riot, Crass, Talking Heads, Propagandhi, The Slits, Bad Religion, Shelter, Rebel Riot, Blackfire, and many others.
Punk Spirit! ventures into the emotional and personal experiences of punk artists and activists from around the world and highlights intelligent, thoughtful, and humorous discussions on liberation, spirituality, and living freely. They discuss a myriad of topics from creativity and anger to freedom from suffering and the ways that punk rock has opposed or embodied religious and moral tenets.
Chapters dive deeply into a variety of interconnected realms of punk rock such as the subgenre of straight edge, Krishnacore and Taqwacore, evangelical punk concerts in southern California churches, illegal punk concerts in East German churches, anti-religious sentiment within punk rock, the vital connections between punk and self-expression, and the myriad ways punk rock has been combined with spiritual and religious traditions to illuminate ideas from science, atheism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and other ways of being in the world. >>
(SOURCE: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/punk-spirit-9798881802721/)
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Manuel, N. (2025). Electronic Drums in Industrial Metal and Continuing Practices in Contemporary Metal Music. In L. Burns, & C. Scotto (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook to Metal Music Composition: Evolution of Structure, Expression, and Production (pp. 427–442). Abingdon; New York: Routledge.
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Marrington, M. (2025). Paradigms of Guitar Performance Practice and the Language of Metal Music. In L. Burns, & C. Scotto (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook to Metal Music Composition: Evolution of Structure, Expression, and Production (pp. 236–252). Abingdon; New York: Routledge.
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Mathioudakis, G. (2025). Keeper of the Seven Keys: Fantastical Themes of Ironic Ambivalence at the Birth of Power Metal. In C. Anderton, & L. Burns (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination (pp. 215–223). 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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Mattsson, D. (2025). To Praise Disgrace: Islamic Semiotic Resources in Turkish Black Metal. Doctoral thesis, Södertörns högskola [Södertörn University], Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract: "Since its inception in the late 1980s, the Turkish black metal scene has gone through significant changes. Whereas earlier black metal bands in Turkey avoided references to Islam in their cultural production, this is no longer the case. Rather, during the last decade and a half, Islamic semiotic resources (ISRs) have started to become a noticeable feature of the scene’s cultural production. A contextual understanding of the scene’s new relationship to ISRs is the primary aim of this dissertation.
Based on six years of fieldwork in Turkey, including interviews with scene participants, observations at numerous black metal concerts, combined with an analysis of albums, concert posters, and other subcultural artefacts, this dissertation explores the utilisation of Islamic themes in words, imagery, and sound within Turkish black metal and the meanings ascribed to them.
It demonstrates that blasphemous expressions targeting Islam have not only increased over time but have become more prominent than might at first seem warranted because of what will be called the ‘transferability of affordance’. Furthermore, in its aim to comprehend the utilisation of ISRs, this dissertation explores how Turkish and transnational developments along with discourses of authenticity and identity have informed and shaped blasphemous expression towards Islam, arguing the latter may aid Turkish bands in claiming subcultural capital and partaking in a global scene.
It furthermore investigates how the religio-political realities of contemporary Turkey have impacted blasphemous expression towards Islam. In contrast to much research arguing that the epithet ‘blasphemous’ is rarely a label with which individuals or groups self-identify, this dissertation shows that, while it may be self-sought and actively pursued, it is an identity that needs to be carefully navigated. This dissertation contributes to the fields of Turkish studies, religious semiotics, metal music studies, and apostasy studies by exploring how the concept of blasphemy acquires meaning in various contexts, as well as the influences shaping individuals’ willingness to blaspheme. While there is a significant body of research on black metal within Christian cultural contexts, this dissertation on Turkish black metal constitutes the first monograph dealing with this type of music in a Muslim majority society."
(SOURCE: https://www.academia.edu/129150699/ToPraiseDisgraceIslamicSemioticResourcesinTurkishBlack_Metal)
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Mattsson, D. (2025). To Praise Disgrace: Islamic Semiotic Resources in Turkish Black Metal. Ph.D. thesis, Södertörns högskola, Flemingsberg.
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Maximim, L. de S. (2025). “The battle for deliverance is over”: Interculturalidade e Conversão Semiótica no Heavy Metal da Rhegia. In M. G. Da Silva (Ed.), Rock e Sociedade (pp. 84–96). Foz do Iguaçu: CLAEC.
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Miguel, D. (2025). A reflection on Esa Lilja’s “Theory and Analysis of Classic Heavy Metal Harmony”. Metal Music Studies, 11(2), 149–152.
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Mikander, M. (2025). Arctis 3: Shaping the Arctis Sound. A Study of Songwriting and Production. Master's thesis, Yrkeshögskolan Novia, Jakobstad.
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Milazzo, A. (2025). Mondo Hard n' Heavy, Fuel, Fire and Flames. Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K.: Heavy Music Artwork Publishing.
Abstract: << Heavy Music Artwork has been at the forefront of capturing the essence of heavy music for over a decade. Mondo Hard n' Heavy's new instalment brings together a wealth of over 250 exclusive interviews conducted over the past ten years with some of the most influential and visionary musicians like Accept, Armored Saint, Sebastian Bach, Gene Simmons, Devin Townsend, Michael Monroe, Danko Jones, and bands in the metal world like Slipknot, Kiss, Helloween, Alter Bridge, Avantasia, Disturbed, Def Leppard, Opeth, Sabaton, Saxon, Sonatica Arctica, Therapy?, and more.
This book spans an eclectic mix of genres—including Hard Rock, Metalcore, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, and everything in between—and is a deep dive into the creative minds shaping heavy music's ever-evolving landscape. Whether it's the blistering intensity of modern metalcore, the soaring grandeur of symphonic compositions, or the raw power of traditional heavy metal, each interview explores the artistry, passion, and relentless spirit that fuel this genre's unstoppable momentum.
Featuring in-depth conversations with the bands who have defined and redefined metal over the years, this collection offers unparalleled insight into their creative processes, inspirations, and aesthetics, complementing their sonic mastery. From life philosophies to lyrical themes to the very ethos of heavy music, this book celebrates the artistry that unites every metalhead across the globe.>>
https://heavymusicartwork.com/products/mondo-hard-n-heavy-fuel-fire-and-flames
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