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"This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the globe, including: Blind Guardian (Germany), Therion (Sweden), Celtic Frost, Eluveitie (Switzerland), Ex Deo (Canada/Italy), Heimdall, Stormlord, Ade (Italy), Kawir (Greece), Theatre of Tragedy (Norway), Iron Maiden, Bal-Sagoth (UK), and Nile (US). These and other bands are shown to draw inspiration from Classical literature and mythology such as the Homeric Hymns, Vergil's Aeneid, and Caesar's Gallic Wars, historical figures from Rome and ancient Egypt, and even pagan and occult aspects of antiquity"-- Vergil's Aeneid and nationalism in Italian metal -- Eternal defiance : Celtic identity and the classical past in heavy metal -- Screaming ancient Greek hymns : the case of Kawir and the Greek black metal scene -- Cassandra's plight : gender, genre, and historical concepts of femininity in goth and power metal -- Heavy metal Dido : Heimdall's Ballad of the Queen -- A metal monstrum : Ex Deos Caligula -- Occult and pulp visions of Greece and Rome in heavy metal -- When the land was milk and honey and magic was strong and true : Edward Said, ancient Egypt, and heavy metal -- Coda : some trends in metal's use of classical antiquity.
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