Death Metal and Music Criticism
Analysis at the Limits
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Pop & Rock, Heavy Metal
| Author: | Michelle Phillipov | ISBN: | 9780739164617 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | March 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michelle Phillipov |
| ISBN: | 9780739164617 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | March 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
Death Metal and Music Criticism: Analysis at the Limits, by Michelle Phillipov, is a significant intervention in popular music studies, and in the growing area of metal studies in particular. Combining original analyses of death metal with substantial and accessible overviews of popular music studies as a field, Phillipov demonstrates how the premium music studies have traditionally placed on political engagement serves to circumscribe our understanding of the complexity and specificity of musical styles.
Death Metal and Music Criticism: Analysis at the Limits, by Michelle Phillipov, is a significant intervention in popular music studies, and in the growing area of metal studies in particular. Combining original analyses of death metal with substantial and accessible overviews of popular music studies as a field, Phillipov demonstrates how the premium music studies have traditionally placed on political engagement serves to circumscribe our understanding of the complexity and specificity of musical styles.
