Tomorrow is the fear. Lęk przed technologią w twórczości grup rockowych i metalowych

• Authors: Bartosz Małczyński

Title variants

EN

Tomorrow is the fear. Fear of technology in rock and metal groups’ works

Abstracts

EN

This sketch analyses the series of images used by rock and metal bands (King Crimson, Voivod, Pestilence) on their selected album covers. They depict a distinctive motif of a face wincing because of some extreme traumatic sensation. Sources of theses extreme emotions are various, but one of the most significant is a sudden awareness of threats deriving form the unstoppable development of technology. Selected lyrics focusing on ominous and dystopian themes are also reflected upon and analysed. Their content clearly confirms the presence of fears and obsessions embedded in rock and metal music.

Keywords

PL

kultura rocka; metal music studies; audiowizualność; katastrofizm; kultura popularna

EN

rock music culture; metal music studies; audio-visuals; catastrophism; popular culture

• Publisher: Narodowe Centrum Kultury
• Journal: Kultura Współczesna. Teoria. Interpretacje. Praktyka
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 101
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 157-173

Contributors

author

Bartosz Małczyński

Identifiers

DOI

10.26112/kw.2018.101.14

Biblioteka Nauki

1853757