What exactly is the 'heaviness' in heavy metal music?

Jan Herbst; Mark Mynett

doi:10.33424/FUTURUM297

What exactly is the 'heaviness' in heavy metal music?

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Abstract

Dr Jan Herbst and Dr Mark Mynett, based at the University of Huddersfield, are collaborating on a project that is investigating heaviness in heavy metal production. The findings will benefit all those interested in music production and metal music.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Volume	297
Specialist publication	Futurum
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33424/FUTURUM297
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2022

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1 Chapter

Contemporary Approaches to Metal Music Mixing and Production: Heavy Metal, Death Metal, and Metalcore
Herbst, J. & Mynett, M., 13 Jun 2025, The Routledge Handbook to Metal Music Composition: Evolution of Structure, Expression, and Production. Burns, L. & Scotto, C. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 469-481 13 p. (Routledge Music Handbooks).
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Heaviness in Metal Music Production (HiMMP)
Herbst, J. (PI) & Mynett, M. (CoI)
1/09/20 → 31/08/23
Project: Research

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