Metal on Merseyside: Music Scenes, Community and Locality
In: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music Ser.
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction: In the Shadow of Beat City? Metal on Merseyside -- Metal in Liverpool -- Liverpool in Metal -- Approaching Metal on Merseyside: Reflections on Methodology -- References -- Discography -- Chapter 2: From Troggs to Headbangers: The Historical Development of Metal on Merseyside -- Early Years: 1969-1976 -- Liverpool and the Emergence of Heavy Rock: A Minority Interest? -- Heavy Rock and Subcultural Tensions -- O'Connor's Tavern -- The Liverpool Stadium -- The Moonstone and Liverpool's Pub Rock Scene -- Stable Foundations for a Live Heavy Rock and Metal Scene: 1977-Early 2000s -- The Liverpool Empire -- The Liverpool Royal Court -- From the Moonstone to Milo's -- Sloanes/the Krazyhouse -- The Swan, Wilsons and the Importance of Wood Street -- The Gallery/Stairways -- Planet X -- Shops and Spaces for "Hanging Out" -- Conclusion: Community, Stability and the Nurturing of Scenes -- References -- Chapter 3: Shaken Foundations? Venues and a Changing Live Music Scene -- An Ecological Perspective on Live Music -- Metal on Merseyside in the Post-millennium Era: A Shifting Scene -- Whiplash Promotions 2001-2013 -- The Post-Whiplash Era and the Rise of New DIY Venues -- The Loss of Venues -- Regeneration and Gentrification -- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Live Music Venues -- Placing Changes into a Broader Context: Changing Economics of Live Music and the Success of Manchester's Arenas -- The Limits of Ecology -- References -- Chapter 4: "Support your Scene": Metal Scenes, Solidarity and the Threat of Decline -- Subcultures and Scenes -- Scene Beginnings: Beyond the Public -- The Extreme Metal Scene in Liverpool: Community, Inclusivity and Resilience -- A Lack of Unity? Divisions and Separate Metal Scenes.