Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal
Some people capitalize certain metal subgenres: Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal. These are strictly internal designations. Non-metalheads would have no reason to use them. Capitalization implies three things. The first is reverence. Majuscules elevate words beyond mere common nouns – hence, capitalized Biblical pronouns. The second is definition, or more strongly, demarcation. “Black Metal”...