This book has its origins in my PhD thesis, which was completed in the Discipline of English at the University of Adelaide. I would like to acknowledge the help and guidance of my supervisors Mandy Treagus, Heather Kerr, and Greg Hainge.
Subsequent research for this book has been supported by funding from NARGS (New Appointees Research Grants Scheme) and the School of English, Journalism, and European Languages at the University of Tasmania. Research assistance has been provided by Julius Schwing and Alex Brown. Musical transcriptions are by Simon Koop. The index has been compiled by Madeleine Davis.
I would like to thank my colleagues at the University of Tasmania who assisted and supported me in the process of converting this project from thesis to book: Hannah Stark, Dominic Lennard, Libby Lester, Ralph Crane, and the members of the SEJEL book-writing group (Lucy Frost, Elle Leane, and Lisa Fletcher).
Special appreciation goes to George and Sophie Phillipov for their ongoing support and encouragement, and, finally, to Simon Koop for his invaluable assistance with the musical analysis, and for offering calm and comfort during the challenging phases of the writing process.
Earlier versions of parts of this book have been published under the following titles:
Phillipov, Michelle. 2006. “Haunted by the Spirit of ’77: Punk Studies and the Persistence of Politics.” Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies 20.3: 383–93.
Phillipov, Michelle. 2006. ‘“None so Vile’? Towards an Ethics of Death Metal.” Southern Review 38.2: 74–85.
Phillipov, Michelle. 2008. “A ‘Nihilistic Dreamboat to Negation’? The Critical Marginalisation of Heavy/Extreme Metal.” In Music on the Edge: Selected Papers from the 2007 IASPM Australia/New Zealand Conference, edited by Dan Bendrups, 131–36. Dunedin: IASPM-ANZ.
Lyrics by Chuck Schuldiner from Scream Bloody Gore reproduced with the kind permission of MUTILATION MUSIC (BMI), a division of Perseverance Holdings Ltd. © 1987.
Lyrics from Reek of Putrefaction and Symphonies of Sickness reproduced with the kind permission of Earache Records. Reek of Putrefaction © Earache Records 1988, Symphonies of Sickness © Earache Records 1989.
Words and music by: John Tardy/Trevor Peres, Donald Tardy
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“Buried In The Backyard” - A. Webster/C. Barnes/H. Owen/P. Mazurkiewicz/P. Rusay
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