Heavy Metal at the Movies

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Heavy Metal at the Movies is written by Gerd Bayer and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1351333976 (ISBN 10) and 9781351333979 (ISBN 13).

The chapters collected in this volume shed light on the areas of interaction between film studies and heavy metal research, exploring how the audio-visual medium of film relates to, builds on and shapes metal culture. At one end of the spectrum, metal music serves as a form of ambient background in horror films that creates an intense and somewhat threatening atmosphere; at the other end, the high level of performativity attached to the metal spectacle is emphasized. Alongside these tendencies, the recent and ongoing wave of metal documentaries has taken off, relying on either satire or hagiography.