Categorising Metallica
In the wake of our item about Metallica last night we've had an interesting email from viewer Biren Shah, querying the way metal is reported on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳. Biren takes us to task for describing Metallica as a 'rock' band and draws a parallel between this and the absence of metal as a genre on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Music website, saying, "The listed genres are "classical, classic pop/rock, country, dance, desi, folk, hip hop and RnB, jazz, rock/indie, soul & Reggae and World." Where is Heavy Metal music? Why is it not there?" Biren is correct to say that metal is missing from the list but is this indicative of a slight? Do you think heavy metal sits comfortably within rock or does it need a category of its own? What did you think of our item on Metallica? Did it do the band justice? We have a 30-minute special on the band coming up on Sunday 31 August, so we definitely think they are worth covering.
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