Heavy metal in electronic music: Everyone that works in nightlife used to be a scene kid

For a while, heavy metal and electronic remained sequestered to separate subcultures that rarely cross-pollinated creatively, but for a new generation of electronic artists for whom the internet has been a vital hub for exchange and hybridization, this separation has run its course - Electronic Beats wrote in a cool article about how former metal-heads incorporate metal music elements in their DJ sets. Since the beginning of 2010s - "it wasn’t uncommon to hear a club DJ slip the cheeky metal breakdown in mid-set... In the last year, this progression has come to a head, with a string of releases illuminating the strength of this intersection".