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Mediating Metal on Merseyside

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This chapter will reveal how a consideration of the mediation of metal music by actors associated with the Merseyside scene enables us to gain a richer understanding of their cultural production. The role of a range of media forms is examined, from niche media such as flyers, to Facebook events pages and tweets. It will be argued that contemporary metal music scenes in Merseyside (and beyond) are increasingly dependent on what Hutchinson (Micro-platformization for Digital Activism on Social Media. Information, Communication & Society 24 (1): 2021, 36) calls “digital intermediation” in that artists and promoters are consistently reflecting on how content will reach audiences online. The chapter will also assert that the production of metal music in Merseyside involves different types of co-creative and relational labour that is heavily reliant upon fans and even family members.

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Hassan, N. (2021). Mediating Metal on Merseyside. In: Metal on Merseyside. Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77681-7_6

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