Death Metal MusicMusic and Culture on the Edge

It’s been nearly 19 years since the bodies of three 8-year-old boys were discovered naked and bound in the woods near their homes in West Memphis, Ark. A month after the killings, three teenage boys were charged with the murders (amid rumors of rape, mutilation, Satan worship and — horrors — an interest in heavy-metal music). Within a year, the young men had been convicted. One of them was ...

Heavy metal music is everywhere, even in the war torn city of Baghdad .If that sounds a little cra

Growing up in Baghdad , it wasn't exactly easy for members of the band Acrassicauda to find American heavy metal music.

Mention of heavy metal music may bring to mind satanic rituals, church burnings and members of the 1980s glam-metal band Ratt sporting shoulder-length hair. If Yom Kippur gets a look in, it’s only because you’ve decided to repent for head-banging so hard to Slayer that your yarmulke fell off. Destined to change that, a number of Jewish artists are delving into the dark metal arts and mining 50 ...

FOR many people, heavy metal music may seem intimidating – anti-social even – given that it is often associated with rebellion against authority and anti-establishment attitudes.