Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Metal Music
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Metal Music
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Get Your Double Kicks on Route 666
- Part I Metal, Technology and Practice
- Part II Metal and History
- Part III Metal and Identity
- Part IV Metal Activities
- Part V Modern Metal Genres
- Part VI Global Metal
- 21 Metal in the Middle East
- 22 Asian Metal Rising
- 23 Distortions in the Last Frontier
- 24 What Has Latin American Metal Music Ever Done for Us?
- 25 Pioneers and Provocateurs
- Select Academic Bibliography
- Select Journalistic Bibliography
- Index
23 - Distortions in the Last Frontier
Metal Music in Africa
from Part VI - Global Metal
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2023
- The Cambridge Companion to Metal Music
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Metal Music
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Get Your Double Kicks on Route 666
- Part I Metal, Technology and Practice
- Part II Metal and History
- Part III Metal and Identity
- Part IV Metal Activities
- Part V Modern Metal Genres
- Part VI Global Metal
- 21 Metal in the Middle East
- 22 Asian Metal Rising
- 23 Distortions in the Last Frontier
- 24 What Has Latin American Metal Music Ever Done for Us?
- 25 Pioneers and Provocateurs
- Select Academic Bibliography
- Select Journalistic Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses sub-Saharan Africa’s history with rock and metal, where Africa’s scenes are found today, and how those two genres have rooted themselves into the world’s ‘final frontier’ – whether it was during a difficult period of authoritarianism or through the organic passion of fans who found a genre that best represented their interest. As Africa’s various rock and metal scenes have unfolded during different periods in different countries under different circumstances, and continue to meet various challenges such as continued political strife, economic disparities and poorly developed infrastructures, this chapter also highlights what African metal bands sound like, the languages used in metal performances in Africa, and what if any local sounds and instrumentation acts are infusing (or, are they paying homage to their Western heroes?). Though the genres’ introduction into the African continent has met various difficulties, and continues to do so, African heavy metal stories tell of music that is empowering performers and excited fans alike.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Metal Music , pp. 330 - 343Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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