Are you a fan of heavy metal? It's a genre of rock music.
I've heard of it.. and while I've heard a song or two that aren't bad, I'm not necessarily that into it. But I think it's got its allure. What do you like about it?
I like that is has a massive sound that is highly amplified by distortion, extended guitar solos, and emphatic beats.
That's a fair point. Some people really need that big sound. I know a classmate of mine that listens to it every day. What else is unique about it?
Its lyrics and performance styles are unique in that they are associated with aggression and machismo.
Yeah.. that's pretty plainly put. That's exactly how I imagine their music, really. That may be one thing I'm not wild about, is that the vocals can be so scratchy and screechy and moany, and you can't understand it. But that's not always the case.
Yeah, not many are into the genre. It has often been derided by critics. 
I don't necessarily feel it should be derided by critics.. I think as long as there is honesty and passion in the music, it deserves a place. Art takes courage. But yeah, I'm sure it will never get wide-scale appeal and popularity. Do you know who some of the most popular bands are?
aggressive styles: thrash metal broke into the mainstream with bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, while other extreme subgenres of heavy metal such as death metal and black metal remain subcultural phenomena. Since the mid-1990s popular styles have further expanded the definition of the genre. These include groove metal and nu metal, the latter of which often incorporates elements of grunge and hip hop.
Characteristics.
Heavy metal is traditionally characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound,
do feel a bit bad but I'm trying to forget that it's about him and think about how funny it is about the situation."
Anne-Marie wrote on Genius: "I think this is the friend-zone anthem because I don't think there's been any other songs like this. I don't know if I've heard this, like this blatant in a song before. Like if you're trying to put someone in the friend zone, you can send them this song. And then