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Metal militia behind the iron curtain: Scene formation in 1980s East Germany

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Metal militia behind the iron curtain: Scene formation in 1980s East Germany. / Zaddach, Wolf Georg.
In: Metal Music Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3, 01.09.2016, p. 357-376.

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Harvard

Zaddach, WG 2016, 'Metal militia behind the iron curtain: Scene formation in 1980s East Germany', Metal Music Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 357-376. https://doi.org/10.1386/mms.2.3.357_1

APA

Zaddach, W. G. (2016). Metal militia behind the iron curtain: Scene formation in 1980s East Germany. Metal Music Studies, 2(3), 357-376. https://doi.org/10.1386/mms.2.3.357_1

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Zaddach WG. Metal militia behind the iron curtain: Scene formation in 1980s East Germany. Metal Music Studies. 2016 Sept 1;2(3):357-376. doi: 10.1386/mms.2.3.357_1

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