So while upside-down crucifixes , homicidal zombies and lashings of blood might continue to fuel our preconceptions about heavy metal music , it 's worth remembering , appearances and reality can be very different beasts indeed . Heavy metal used as a scapegoat according to anthropologist . Comment: Heavy metal is pantomime compared to torture-porn films says NME journalist . Iron Maiden accused of being Satanists in 1980s .
Heavy metal used as a scapegoat according to anthropologist . Comment: Heavy metal is pantomime compared to torture-porn films says NME journalist . Iron Maiden accused of being Satanists in 1980s .