Medievalism, Popular Culture and Politics in Metal Music

This book explores how metal's medievalizing epicism connects with pop culture and politics. Focusing on medieval Hispanic epic themes, it examines whether and how bands address the sexist, racist, nationalist, and exclusionary undertones tied to medievalizing epicism, and what this means for the br...

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Main Author: García Amaranta, Saguar
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Language:English
Published: Intellect 2026
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Medievalism, Popular Culture and Politics in Metal Music
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Fantasy Genre
Masculinity
Patriotism
Ethnonationalism
White Nationalism
Fascist Aesthetics
National Catholicism
Alt-Right
Metal's Rhetoric
Metal's Imagery
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Ethnonationalism
White Nationalism
Fascist Aesthetics
National Catholicism
Alt-Right
Metal's Rhetoric
Metal's Imagery
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