The article discusses the significance of physicality in metal music, illustrated through a review of Dream Theater's 40th-anniversary tour. Although lead singer James LaBrie's dance moves were comically awkward, they emphasized how metal resonates with the body on a primal level. Metal is depicted as a genre that pushes musicians' physical boundaries, as evidenced by LaBrie's remarkable performances despite vocal damage and drummer Mike Rekevics continuing to play through injury. The article concludes by acknowledging the various forms that metal can take and how these physical elements contribute to its identity.
Ribbing aside, LaBrie's movements reiterated that metal, even Dream Theater's loopy progressive metal, speaks to the body.
The body is a core tenant of heavy metal. Music often strikes the body before the mind and the heart.
Plagued by years of vocal damage, it's a miracle he can hit a fraction of the notes he did on tour.
Point being, this comes with the territory.
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