Anthems of Apocalypse: Popular Music and Apocalyptic Thought (Apocalypse and Popular Culture)

Synopsis

Introduction: Popular Music And Apocalyptic Discourse / Christopher Partridge -- 1. Some Routine Atrocity, Or, Letting The Curse Of God Roar: Nick Cave And Apocalyptic / Roland Boer -- 2. Evangelical Millennialism / Mark S. Sweetnam -- 3. Metal, The End Of The World, And Radical Environmentalism: Ecological Apocalypse In The Lyrics Of Earth Crisis / Kennet Granholm -- 4. Raging Against The Machine: Tom Morello's Nightwatchman Persona And The Sound Of Apocalypse-inspired Schadenfreude / Michael J. Gilmour -- 5. Portrayals Of The End-time, The Apocalypse And The Last Judgment In Christian Metal Music / Marcus Moberg -- 6. 'when Rome Falls, Falls The World': Current 93 And Apocalyptic Folk / Sérgio Fava -- 7. The Number Of The Beast: The Adoption Of Apocalyptic Imagery In Heavy Metal / Rupert Till -- 8. Who Cares? Apocalyptic Thought In Extreme's Iii Sides To Every Story / Steven Knowles. Edited By Christopher Partridge. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [125]-142) And Index.