Metal Music Studies (Journal)
This peer-reviewed journal provides a focus for research and theory in metal music studies, a multidisciplinary (and interdisciplinary) subject field that engages with a range of parent disciplines. It provides a platform for high-quality research and theory and aims to be a unique resource for metal music studies. It is the intellectual hub for the International Society of Metal Music Studies.
Editor
Niall Scott
University of Central Lancashire, UK
NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk
Short Articles/Reviews Editor
Nelson Varas-Díaz
Florida International University
nvarasdi@fiu.edu
Associate Editor
Nedim Hassan
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
N.A.Hassan@ljmu.ac.uk
The aims and scope of the journal are as follows:
To provide an intellectual hub for the International Society of Metal Music Studies and a vehicle to promote the development of metal music studies;
To be the focus for research and theory in metal music studies – a multidisciplinary (and interdisciplinary) subject field that engages with a range of parent disciplines, including (but not limited to) sociology, musicology, humanities, cultural studies, geography, philosophy, psychology, history, natural sciences;
To subject all journals to a double-blind peer-review and publish high-quality, world-class research, theory and shorter articles that cross over from the industry and the scene;
To be a world leader in interdisciplinary studies and be a unique resource for metal music studies.
For more information about the International Society of Metal Studies visit https://www.metalstudies.org/ and the Facebook page.
Editor
Niall Scott
University of Central Lancashire, UK
NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk
Short Articles/Reviews Editor
Nelson Varas-Díaz
Florida International University
nvarasdi@fiu.edu
Associate Editor
Nedim Hassan
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
N.A.Hassan@ljmu.ac.uk
Editor
Niall Scott
University of Central Lancashire, UK
NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk
Short Articles/Reviews Editor
Nelson Varas-Díaz
Florida International University
nvarasdi@fiu.edu
Associate Editor
Nedim Hassan
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
N.A.Hassan@ljmu.ac.uk
Editor
Niall Scott
University of Central Lancashire, UK
NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk
Short Articles/Reviews Editor
Nelson Varas-Díaz
Florida International University
nvarasdi@fiu.edu
Associate Editor
Nedim Hassan
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
N.A.Hassan@ljmu.ac.uk
Metal Music Studies is explicitly multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary: embracing both musicological research and music theory about metal music, and social scientific and humanistic research about metal music as a genre. We are interested in original papers on metal music. We aim to receive contributions from researchers and theorists aligned with the subject field of metal music studies, but also researchers and theorists from other disciplines who feel that their interest in a form of popular music marginalizes them from the core debates in their discipline.
The journal consists of two sections: a main section for full papers; and a second section for shorter pieces, reflections and reviews.
We would be happy to receive contributions from scholars in the parent disciplines of music theory, musicology, aesthetics, music technology, performance, art, policy studies, politics, cultural studies, economics, pedagogy, sociology, linguistics, psychology, history, regional studies, theology, philosophy, and natural sciences. As well as new research and theory on metal music in all its forms, the journal will accept and commission shorter pieces from those involved in the metal music industry: journalists, label owners and other industry insiders, managers, musicians and fans.
Submissions
We are now accepting full papers (no more than 8000 words) for section one of the journal, and book reviews and short articles (3000 words) for section two.
All submissions should be sent via the 'Submit' link on this page, which will direct to the MMS manuscript submissions system.
Editor
Niall Scott
University of Central Lancashire, UK
NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk
Short Articles/Reviews Editor
Nelson Varas-Díaz
Florida International University
nvarasdi@fiu.edu
Associate Editor
Nedim Hassan
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
N.A.Hassan@ljmu.ac.uk
Editorial Board
Niall Scott
University of Central Lancashire, UK
Nelson Varas-Díaz
Florida International University
Kevin Fellezs
Columbia University, USA
Ross Hagen
Utah Valley University, USA
Catherine Hoad
Massey University, New Zealand
Rosemary Overell
The University of Otago, New Zealand
Imke von Helden
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Jeremy Wallach
Bowling Green State University, USA
Editorial Advisory Board
Andy R. Brown
Bath Spa University, UK
Tendai Chari
University of Venda, South Africa
Asya Draganova
Birmingham City University, UK
Matt Donahue
Bowling Green State University, USA
Dietmar Elflein
Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
Marcus Erbe
University of Cologne, Germany
Rob Fisher
Progressive Connexions, UK
Daniel Frandsen
Independent Scholar, Finland
Steven Gamble
BIMM Institute, Brighton, UK
Gabriele Giacosa
University of Cologne, Germany
Dylan Gibson
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Gérôme Guibert
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France
Pierre Hecker
Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany
Jan Herbst
University of Huddersfield, UK
Gareth Heritage
Independent Scholar, UK
Brian Hickam
Indiana Institute of Technology, USA
Rosemary Lucy Hill
University of Leeds
Keith Kahn-Harris
Leo Baeck College
Lewis Kennedy
Independent Scholar, UK
Brad Klypchak
Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA
Simone Krüger Bridge
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Marcus Moberg
Turku University, Finland
Ufuk Önen
Bilkent University, Turkey
Peter Pichler
Independent scholar
Bojana Radovanović
Institute of Musicology SASA, Serbia
Eliut Rivera-Segarra
Ponce Health Sciences University
Paula Rowe
University of South Australia, Australia
Heather Savigny
De Montfort University, UK
Jasmine Shadrack
University of Northampton, UK
Eric Smialek
McGill University, Canada
Karl Spracklen
Leeds Beckett University
Méi-Ra St-Laurent
Université Laval, Canada
Niall Thomas
University of Winchester, UK
M. Selim Yavuz
Independent Scholar, Turkey
Editor
Niall Scott
University of Central Lancashire, UK
NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk
Short Articles/Reviews Editor
Nelson Varas-Díaz
Florida International University
nvarasdi@fiu.edu
Associate Editor
Nedim Hassan
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
N.A.Hassan@ljmu.ac.uk
Contents
- Volume (8): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2022
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- Volume (7): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2021
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- Volume (7): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2021
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- Volume (7): Issue (3)
- Cover date: 2021
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- Volume (6): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2020
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- Volume (6): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2020
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- Volume (6): Issue (3)
- Cover date: 2020
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- Volume (5): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2019
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- Volume (5): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2019
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- Volume (5): Issue (3)
- Cover date: 2019
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- Volume (4): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2018
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- Volume (4): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2018
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- Volume (4): Issue (3)
- Cover date: 2018
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- Volume (3): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2017
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- Volume (3): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2017
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- Volume (3): Issue (3)
- Cover date: 2017
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- Volume (2): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2016
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- Volume (2): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2016
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- Volume (2): Issue (3)
- Cover date: 2016
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- Volume (1): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2014
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- Volume (1): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2014
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- Volume (1): Issue (3)
- Cover date: 2014
Editor
Niall Scott
University of Central Lancashire, UK
NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk
Short Articles/Reviews Editor
Nelson Varas-Díaz
Florida International University
nvarasdi@fiu.edu
Associate Editor
Nedim Hassan
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
N.A.Hassan@ljmu.ac.uk