Montreal declares itself a heavy metal “City of Excellence”

Montreal’s city council unanimously adopted a declaration which states that Montreal is a “city of excellence” for heavy metal, Montreal Gazette reports. The declaration was proposed by councillor Craig Sauvé, who referenced Quebec-based metal bands including Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, Despised Icon, the Agonist, Necrotic Mutation, and Slaves on Dope in a presentation to city council. Unlike other forms of music, like jazz or classical, metal doesn’t get as much respect as it deserves, Sauvé said, adding - “I think it’s a little bit of hesitancy because we know we’re a little bit made fun of or maligned because it’s an extreme music form. It’s loud”.