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This article explores how affordable digital tools, like recording software and drum samplers, are reshaping how metal musicians create and produce music. It highlights how these technologies have made it easier for musicians to record high-quality music at home, challenging traditional studio practices. By focusing on the genre of djent, the study shows how digital production is influencing the sound and culture of metal music, turning once-criticised 'digital' aesthetics into mainstream trends.

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This study sheds light on the growing trend of private, digitally driven music production within the metal genre, a shift that has significant cultural and aesthetic implications. By examining the subgenre of djent and its reliance on digital tools, the article highlights how once-criticised 'inauthentic' production methods are now driving innovation in metal music. The findings are timely, as advancements in music technology continue to democratise music creation, challenging traditional norms of authenticity and craftsmanship. This work is crucial for understanding how digital tools are reshaping artistic practices, influencing commercial studios, and redefining what it means to create and consume music in modern metal culture.

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This study sheds light on the growing trend of private, digitally driven music production within the metal genre, a shift that has significant cultural and aesthetic implications. By examining the subgenre of djent and its reliance on digital tools, the article highlights how once-criticised 'inauthentic' production methods are now driving innovation in metal music. The findings are timely, as advancements in music technology continue to democratise music creation, challenging traditional norms of authenticity and craftsmanship. This work is crucial for understanding how digital tools are reshaping artistic practices, influencing commercial studios, and redefining what it means to create and consume music in modern metal culture.

Dr. Dr. Jan-Peter Herbst
University of Huddersfield

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This page is a summary of: From analogue to algorithm: How private production reshaped metal aesthetics, Metal Music Studies, September 2024, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/mms_00137_1.
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