Metal Music and the Re-Imagining of Masculinity, Place, Race and Nation.

Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Author -- Chapter 1-Introduction, Context and Methods -- Reflection -- Introduction -- Context -- Methods -- The Structure of the Book -- Chapter 2-The Old Nationalism and Masculinity: Historical Review -- Introduction -- A Brief History of the Nation-state -- Hobsbawm, Anderson and the Invention of Nation -- The Invention of Race -- The Invention of the Gender Order -- Chapter 3-Populism, Nationalism and Masculinity Today: A Review -- Introduction -- Postmodernity - What It Describes -- Postmodernity: The Consequences -- The End of Nationalism, Race and the Hegemonic Gender? -- Chapter 4-Theories of Leisure and Music -- and Music, Identity and Place -- Introduction -- Leisure Studies and Leisure Theory -- Music as Leisure, and Music Leisure Spaces -- Chapter 5-Iron Maiden: True Stories of Men at War -- Introduction -- "Charlotte the Harlot" -- "The Trooper" -- "Aces High" -- Chapter 6-Manowar: True Metal Warriors -- Introduction -- Battle Hymns -- Into Glory Ride -- Hail to England -- Sign of the Hammer -- Chapter 7-Bathory and Viking Metal -- Introduction -- Bathory and Black Metal -- Bathory and Viking Metal -- Chapter 8-The Norwegians as "Authentic" Vikings: Enslaved, Windir and Wardruna -- Enslaved -- Windir -- Wardruna -- Chapter 9-Pagan Metal in Eastern Europe -- Introduction -- Graveland -- Drudkh -- Chapter 10-Finnish Folk Metal: Raising Drinking Horns in Mainstream Metal -- Introduction -- Finland and Finnish Nationalism -- The Rise of Folk Metal -- Finntroll -- Korpiklaani -- Ensiferum -- Chapter 11-English Heritage Black Metal and the Equivalents in Scotland, Wales and Yorkshire -- Introduction -- Wodensthrone -- Winterfylleth -- Annwn -- Saor -- White Medal -- Chapter 12-Challenging Hegemony? Darkestrah, and Zeal &amp -- Ardor -- Introduction.

Darkestrah and Turkic Folk Metal -- Zeal &amp -- Ardor: Black Black Metal -- Chapter 13-Conclusions -- References -- Discography -- Index.

Metal is a form of popular music. Popular music is a form of leisure. In the modern age, popular music has become part of popular culture, a heavily contested collection of practices and industries that construct place, belonging and power.

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