Ah, death metal, the sonic equivalent of an obese corpse discovered in a putrid canal. Since its birth in the mid-to-late ’80s, death metal has risen to fame for its extremity, to the point where this most “unlistenable” music has inevitably become part of pop culture. However, even as it’s become increasingly popular, death metal remains a mystery to some. So to provide some basic answers for everyone — from complete novices, to fans of hard rock looking to go further underground — we started typing questions into the Google Chrome search bar concerning death metal. Below are the most popular ones that came up. (Of course, the truth is, if you’re reading Kerrang!, you probably know at least some of these answe...
