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Extreme metal one step beyond heavy metal cn appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenatrable sounds that teeters on the edge of screaming, incomprehensable noise. In the first book length study of extreme metal, Keith Kahn-Harris draws on first hand research to explore the global extreme metal theme. Includong interviews with band members and fans from countries around the world Extreme Metal demonstrates the power and subtlety of an often surprising and misunderstood musical form.

The article goes into to deep detail on the roots of the heav metal movement. Now a mainstream and global culture heavy metal has its roots in the industrial, working-class neighborhoods of post war Birmingham. The youth of Birmingham started drifting away from it's normal ties to the Protestent Church and began seeking their own forms of entertainment. As this went on two of the pioneers of heavy metal were formed in Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. This article shows the link between the geography of Birmingham neighborhoods and the birth of heavy metal.

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Poisen, Megadeth, Slayer: Few forms of music elicit such visceral reactions as does heavy metal. Embraced by millions of fans and denounced by critics for corrupting youth and even blamed for inciting suicide, murder, and Satanism. Weinstein argues that these fears stem from a deep misunderstanding of the culture of metal. She interprets all aspects of the metal world and in process unravels myths, misconceptions, and truths of metal subculture.

An eye opening account of the world of heavy metal as well as a model for how Cultural Studies work ought to be done. Walser writes about the culture of heavy metal. The book also gives a brief history of heavy metal and how it was constructed. This ground breaking book will force many readers to confront their prejudice about heavy metal, its performers, it's audience, and its meanings.

Heavy metal has developed from a British fringe movement in the late 1960's to a global mass market consumer good in the early twenty first century. This collection of essays provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary look at British heavy metal. It provides a critical analysis of the politcs and ideology behind the lyrics images and performances. The wide range of approaches should provide readers from various disciplines with new and original ideas about the study of this phenomenom of popular culture

Levine, Mark. Heavy Metal Islam. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2008. Print. Heavy metal, punk, hip hop, and reggae are each the music of protest and in mamy cases sonsidered immoral in the Muslim world. This music may also turn out to be the soundtrack of a revolution unfolding across the world. Why, despit sovermental attempts to control and censor the music do these musicians and fans keep playing and listening? Partly, of course because of self expression, but also because , in this region, everything is political.Heavy Metal Islam is a surprising, wildly entertaining foray into a historically authoritarian region where music just might be the true democratizing force.

Ingham, Chris. Metallica: The Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. London: Carlton, 2009. Print Having survived three decades as the forefront of heavy metal overcomeing tragedy and line-up changes Metallica has thrived on their music. They've earned a clutch of Grammys, seen five albums go to number one, and sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their 2008 album Death Magnetic hit number one in the US and UK simultaneously as well as topping the charts in over 30 other countries. This book looks back over the bands remarkable history focussing on their biggest songs from their nine studio albums with first hand accounts from the band members themselves.

Waddell, Ray. "Legendary Ozzy Osbourne." Billboard 121.44 (2009): 46-53. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. This article tells the whole story of Ozzy. From his fall as the lead singer of Black Sabbath. To his rise as the prince of darkness and founder of Ozzfest. It tells of how his future wife Sharon pulls him from the dark whole of drugs and alchol and made him into one of the biggest shows the world has ever seen.