Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal Considered the most aggressive form of rock ‘n’ roll, heavy metal is a style of music characterized by distorted electric guitars, pounding drums, and exaggerated—screamed, growled, or shrieked—lead vocals. Unlike punk rock, which shares certain stylistic similarities, heavy metal, or metal, has long been associated with theatricality and musical virtuosity. It has also been linked with controversy, and throughout metal’s roughly 40-year history, politicians, religious…