Introduction : Redefining the boundaries of scenes
Part I : Heavy metal and cultural confrontations
1. Arka'n Asrafokor and the reinvention of Togo
2. Dark suburb : the rebellious sons of a nation and the amplifying of the silent in the City of Hope
3. Lights, camera, leather! Kalahari snapshots, global visions and marginal existences
Part II : Heavy metal and political confrontations
4. Apartheid's haze : finding clarity through Heavy metal in South Africa
5. Kenyan dreams, Nairobi nights : Heavy metal and hope in the post-authoritarian Kenya
Conclusion : Confronting realities through Heavy metal.