Elif Shafak

What is so special about heavy metal?

Dan Franklin discusses its great, enduring cathartic power — as well as its use by the US military as a weapon in Iraq

Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica, playing in Sweden in 2019. Credit: Getty Images

  • Heavy: How Metal Changes the Way We See the World

    Dan Franklin

    Constable, pp. 304, £20

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