Music at the Extremes

<p> Away from the spotlight of the pop charts and the demands of mainstream audiences original music is still being played and audiences continue to engage with innovative artists. This collection of fresh essays gathers together critical writing on such genres as Power Electronics Black Metal Neo-Folk Martial Industrial Hard-Core Punk and Horrorcore. The contributors report from the periphery of the music world seeking to understand these new genres how fans connect with artists and how artists engage with their audiences. Diverse music scenes are covered from small-town New Zealand to Washington D.C. and Ljubljana Slovenia. Artists discussed include Coil Laibach Whitehouse Insane Clown Posse Wolves in the Throne Room Turisas Tyr GG Allin and many others.</p>