THE INTELLECTUAL TRADITION OF IRON MAIDEN: Pieces of Mind
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| Author: | Jacobsen, Martin | |
| Year: | 2026 | |
| Pages: | 220 | |
| ISBN: | 1-4955-1346-7 978-1-4955-1346-6 | |
| Price: | $159.95 + shipping | |
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The British band Black Sabbath was the first to wear the mantle of heavy metal. While numerous
bands competed for that space in the aesthetic of popular music—namely Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin—only Black Sabbath adopted the plodding, pessimistic, and profound expression of fear as its sole enterprise. Black Sabbath represented various elements of psychedelicand blues rock in a slower, grittier format, riff-driven and grindingly
patient, giving the listener time to dredge up the dread inherent in every soul. Black Sabbath’s innovation lay in capturing this mood in its compositions and elaborating it through familiar musical tropes. For a time, heavy metal defined itself in this way.
bands competed for that space in the aesthetic of popular music—namely Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin—only Black Sabbath adopted the plodding, pessimistic, and profound expression of fear as its sole enterprise. Black Sabbath represented various elements of psychedelicand blues rock in a slower, grittier format, riff-driven and grindingly
patient, giving the listener time to dredge up the dread inherent in every soul. Black Sabbath’s innovation lay in capturing this mood in its compositions and elaborating it through familiar musical tropes. For a time, heavy metal defined itself in this way.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Songs based on Novels
Chapter 3: Songs based on Short Stories
Chapter 4: Songs based on Poetry
Chapter 5: Songs based on Mythology
Chapter 2: Songs based on Novels
Chapter 3: Songs based on Short Stories
Chapter 4: Songs based on Poetry
Chapter 5: Songs based on Mythology