When Monsters Roar and Angels Sing

Once music for young outsiders and outlaws, heavy metal has increasingly found its place in the mainstream of society: more than 10 million Germans listen to heavy metal. But why do they do it? What are they seeking and what do they find in this music, which is often perceived by outsiders as pure noise? Why are there so many monsters and devils in heavy metal - and why do even gods and angels not remain silent? What do metal fans experience when they listen to their music - and what drives them back to concerts time and again? Why do they constantly read music magazines and never stop buying CDs? How can it be explained that 40 percent of metal fans claim that the music has saved their lives? And why is heavy metal stronger than the music industry? What is heavy metal really about? Hartmut Rosa answers these questions and more in this brief sociology of heavy metal.