| Musical Characteristics of Heavy Metal Musical Genre Including Musical Language, Lyrical Themes, Image and Fashion, and Physical Gestures Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1276207557 ISBN-13: 9781276207553 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $26.78 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (1.19 lbs) 300 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are generally associated with masculinity and machismo. This book studies musical characteristics of heavy metal music including palm mute, blast beat, Metallica, and head banging. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |