Българският метъл от двата края на Желязната завеса – подстъпи към темата
Bulgаrian metal on both sides of the Iron curtain - approaches to the subject

Summary/Abstract: Bulgarian metal music and its media images have changed significantly since the appearance of this music in Bulgaria. Metal functions in a different way in society and media before and after 1989. The differences in metal music and its media coverage in the two outlined periods are significant, due to the differences in the socio-political system and the media environment. During the 1980s, metal faces challenges, related largely with the attitude towards it. At the end of the decade, heavy music starts to become a part of the media landscape and festival programs. The mainstreamisation of Bulgarian metal starts to unfold in the 1990s. Bulgarian metal and its media images continue to change.

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