German Metal Attack: Power Metal in and from Germany

Jan-Peter Herbst

doi:10.4324/9781351200790-10

German Metal Attack: Power Metal in and from Germany

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Abstract

Germany has been home to a vibrant heavy metal scene since the mid-1980s. A good example is Wacken Open Air, a festival since 1989, which each year attracts 85,000 metal fans and over 100 bands from around the globe. Yet despite the huge popularity of metal music, German metal is widely ignored by national media and rarely present in music charts. Therefore, most German citizens are hardly aware of the high recognition German metal has attained elsewhere in the world.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Made in Germany
Subtitle of host publication	Studies in Popular Music
Editors	Oliver Seibt, Martin Ringsmut, David-Emil Wickström
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	6
Pages	81-89
Number of pages	9
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351200790
ISBN (Print)	9780815391777, 9780815391784
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351200790-10
Publication status	Published - 22 Sep 2020

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Name	Routledge Global Popular Music Series
Publisher	Routledge

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