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'Varas-Diaz's masterful book proves that in Latin America, the sonic intensity of metal music fuels an incendiary passion for social justice.' -- Jeremy Wallach, Bowling Green State University, USA 'Until now, Latin American metal music scholars have not been critical of their field's unequal position vis-a-vis the Global North. In addition to consolidating a starting point for his Latin American colleagues, Varas-Diaz provides a tool for researchers from distant countries to get closer to Latin American realities through a decolonial perspective. The great descriptive richness, product of the author's ethnographic work, allows readers to embark on an imaginary journey through different Latin American metal scenes and listen to the voices and subjective experiences of their metalheads.' -- Manuela B. Calvo, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina 'Decolonial Metal Music in Latin America is truly remarkable in the rigor and scope of its scholarship, while remaining anchored in the poignant, eloquent, and transformative stories that circulate around decolonial metal music in Latin America.' -- Mark Padilla, Florida International University, USA

'Varas-Díaz’s masterful book proves that in Latin America, the sonic intensity of metal music fuels an incendiary passion for social justice.' -- Jeremy Wallach, Bowling Green State University, USA 'Until now, Latin American metal music scholars have not been critical of their field’s unequal position vis-à-vis the Global North. In addition to consolidating a starting point for his Latin American colleagues, Varas-Díaz provides a tool for researchers from distant countries to get closer to Latin American realities through a decolonial perspective. The great descriptive richness, product of the author's ethnographic work, allows readers to embark on an imaginary journey through different Latin American metal scenes and listen to the voices and subjective experiences of their metalheads.' -- Manuela B. Calvo, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina 'Decolonial Metal Music in Latin America is truly remarkable in the rigor and scope of its scholarship, while remaining anchored in the poignant, eloquent, and transformative stories that circulate around decolonial metal music in Latin America.' -- Mark Padilla, Florida International University, USA

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Dr Nelson Varas-Díaz is a professor of social-community psychology at Florida International University’s Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies. His work related to metal music addresses issues of community formation, linkages between culture and music, and metal music as a decolonial strategy in Latin America.

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