Stained Class : Exploring Class Consciousness in Heavy Metal Music
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1501399128
ISBN-13
9781501399121
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 28th, 2026
Print length
224 Pages
Ksh 16,750.00
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This book explores the enigma of class in heavy metal, challenging existing accounts that have dismissed the genre for its classed cultural limitations. It engages with the key ways in which heavy metal is often seen as a profane expression of a-political and anti-religious feelings. While others have argued that heavy metal’s embrace of chaos, biblical doom, and the triumph of evil, this book is the first that examines the genre’s musical and lyrical expressions, arguing that the genre can be translated to express a language of class that is coded for the voice of the historically oppressed and marginalized.
This book explores the enigma of class in heavy metal, challenging existing accounts that have dismissed the genre for its classed cultural limitations. It engages with the key ways in which heavy metal is often seen as a profane expression of a-political and anti-religious feelings. While others have argued that heavy metal’s embrace of chaos, biblical doom, and the triumph of evil, this book is the first that examines the genre’s musical and lyrical expressions, arguing that the genre can be translated to express a language of class that is coded for the voice of the historically oppressed and marginalized.
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