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Aalto University School of Business is hosting an international metal music research conference on 8–12 June.The conference, titled Modern Heavy Metal: Markets, Practices and Cultures, is built around over 50 research presentations that all examine heavy metal and heavy rock music. The presenters cover multitude of science fields and nearly 30 countries.

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Metal music getting the academic treatment in Helsinki this week

— Jason Netherton (@JasonIndex)

Excited to be giving the keynote address/welcome tonight at in Helsinki.

— Alex Skolnick (@AlexSkolnick)

opening the Modern Heavy Metal Conference in Helsinki

— Ron (@DesmoRacer)

interview with MTV News for the Modern Heavy Metal Conference

— Ron (@DesmoRacer)

About to present my paper @ . Should be a laugh - it's been a while since I've enjoyed this profession this much! Stay heavy!

— Hiski Haukkala (@HiskiHaukkala)

My suspicions that Deena Weinstein is my hero have been resoundingly confirmed after meeting her today

— Garrett Schumann (@garrt)

Finland is so metal we even do academic conferences on it. Today's keynote by Anthrax's .

— Mikko Hypponen (@mikko)

Scott Ian from tells how New York influenced the band's sound and style.

— Aalto University (@AaltoUniversity)

Photos of MHM DAY1&2 uploaded on the FB site.

— Toni-M Karjalainen (@tmkarjalainen)

Akateemiset hevarit koolla Helsingissä! raportoi konferenssistamme

— Aalto BIZ (@AaltoBIZ)

Gender session on it's way at Academic steps in breaking metal's masculinity

— Elvishasfinallyleft (@elvishasfinally)