A retrospective of Running with the Devil by Robert Walser

A retrospective of Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music by Robert Walser (1993), one of the first academic books written about heavy metal; subsequent metal research has often grown in complementary directions, emphasizing topics which Walser neglects while avoiding topics Walser discusses at length.

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Metal Music Studies
Published
2025-03-01
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https://doi.org/10.1386/mms_00154_7
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Narrative Theory and Analysis
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A retrospective of Running with the Devil by Robert Walser

S. Hudson
Metal Music Studies
Narrative Theory and Analysis
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A retrospective of Running with the Devil by Robert Walser

S. Hudson
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Abstract

A retrospective of Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music by Robert Walser (1993), one of the first academic books written about heavy metal; subsequent metal research has often grown in complementary directions, emphasizing topics which Walser neglects while avoiding topics Walser discusses at length.

Metal Music StudiesVol. 11(1)
Occidental College (US)
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Narrative Theory and Analysis
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