Metal Music Studies 101, Metal Methodology and ISMMS The International Society for Metal Music Studies (ISMMS) is excited to announce two projects which will share new and existing research with metal scholars and others through its distribution on ISMMS’ website and social media. The first is called Metal Music Studies 101 and is the brainchild of Didier Goossens, an … Read more
Job posting of possible interest: “The Society for Ethnomusicology invites applications for three research positions for “Musicians in America during the Covid-19 Pandemic,” a new project funded by a CARES Act grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Researchers will conduct short interviews with a variety of musicians throughout the United States through video-conferencing … Read more
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
Please note we have a PhD Scholarship in Creative Music Production just advertised at the University of Huddersfield. It is open to a range of research areas and approaches, and we particularly invite projects on metal music production. https://research.hud.ac.uk/research-degrees/researchscholarships/mhmscholarships/creative-music/ Call for Applications Creative Music Production Scholarship The Department of Music and Humanities is pleased … Read more
Please welcome Reinhard Kopanski and Douglas Mattsson as our two new ordinary members of the ISMMS board! We’ve got lots of things in the pipeline, so we’re looking forward to putting them to work! 🙂
The International Society for Metal Music Studies was founded with the purpose to bring Metal scholars from around the world together to share ideas, develop new research, and grow our field. As the organization has expanded over the years, we have seen that happen through the creation of the only journal specifically for Metal research, … Read more
May 13, 2019 Dear past and present ISMMS membership, The Executive Board of ISMMS is excited to announce that we are reopening membership to the organization. We have reorganized our membership process and we look forward to expanding our membership, working together to make the organization bigger and stronger than it was before. We have … Read more
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