Abstract
Contemporary metal music (CMM) features, usually down-tuned, harmonically distorted timbres, and from a performance perspective regularly contains fast and frequently complex subdivisions, as well as highly synchronized instrumentation. The combination of these elements results in a significant concentration of dense musical sound usually referred to as ‘heaviness’. From a performance, sounds, practices and production aesthetics perspective, this article proposes the broad musical parameters for CMM’s heaviness, and from this viewpoint likewise seeks to distinguish CMM from traditional heavy metal music.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 297-313 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Metal Music Studies |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2019 |
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Mark Mynett
- Department of Computer Science - Senior Lecturer
- School of Computing and Engineering
- Centre for Audio and Psychoacoustic Engineering - Member
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