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How Did The Cold War Contribute To The Growth Of Heavy Metal?

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Questions I ultimately seek to answer include the following: To what extent did the politics, societies, and cultural attitudes of the Cold War influence and contribute to the growth of heavy metal in the US, UK, and West Germany? Was the tension of the Cold War a necessity in the creation of heavy metal? Did this political tension inform or influence the sociopolitical views of certain bands’ lyrics? Is it significant or coincidental that heavy metal’s decline happened during the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union? Can heavy metal be compared to the folk revival or rock and roll as an example of a coherent protest movement/counterculture? Why have the politics of heavy metal been overlooked,

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