METALLICA: HEAVY METAL’S JUGGERNAUT Metallica: the band, the myth, the legend, the cliché. They are the household name that brought heavy metal into the lives of millions of people throughout the world. When in search of heavy music, it’s hard to get more pure, down to the bone, gritty metal than Metallica. So pure that “metal” is even in their name. They personify the genre to its fullest extent ¬ and they have done so for over 30 years. However, being the kings of a genre does not come without
people's lives. Rock and Roll shocked the world since the 50’s. Most people found this new music very enthusiastic, especially teens. Across America where rock and roll was created, some people saw good in this music and others saw bad. This is the history of rock and roll. Most historians trace rock and roll back to the 1950’s, more specifically 1954. When this new type of music appeared it changed the world, especially among young people. Rock and roll did not develop immediately, it was regularly