It's one of the most loathed musical styles — and one that has some music lovers turning up the volume while others run for cover.
But what happens when you remove the layers and layers of (very intentional) distortion from heavy metal music?
Using some of heavy metal's best-known hits, among them Slayer's "Angel of Death," Metallica's "Enter Sandman," and Pantera's "5 Minutes Alone," this guitarist found out for himself — and the results are amazing, not to mention remarkably tolerable.
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