Some acts (like Marilyn Manson) might have played up the satanist image for media attention, but it was really more about rebellion from established social more

Some acts (like Marilyn Manson) might have played up the satanist image for media attention, but it was really more about rebellion from established social mores and strictures. Metal took the disillusionment that Punk sang about and expressed it through escapism and fantasy. The ultimate source of the anger was the same though.