Heaviness in Metal Music Production, Volume I, 9781032346458
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Unlock the secrets of metal heaviness: a producer’s sonic exploration.
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Heaviness in Metal Music Production, Volume I

how and why it works

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  • Hardcover

    374 pages

  • Release Date

    9 September 2025

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Summary

Decoding Heaviness: An In-Depth Look at Metal Music Production

Heaviness in Metal Music Production, Volume I: How and Why it Works delivers an in-depth analysis of the art and craft of producing heaviness, the fundamental musical quality in metal music. Using primarily ethnographic research, which draws on interviews and engineering documentation from various producers across different generations, the distinguishing feature of the study is the song ‘In Solitude’, which was…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781032346458
ISBN-10:1032346450
Author:Jan-Peter Herbst, Mark Mynett
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Focal Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:374
Release Date:9 September 2025
Weight:453g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
About The Author

Jan-Peter Herbst

Jan-Peter Herbst is Professor of Music at the University of Huddersfield, UK. His background as a rock guitarist has led him to specialize in the study of electric guitar playing and metal music production. Herbst has edited the Cambridge Companion to Metal Music (2023).

Mark Mynett is Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Following an extensive career as a professional musician, he is now a live music engineer and record producer with his own studio, Mynetaur Productions. Mynett has authored Metal Music Manual (2017).

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