The pursuit of scientific understanding is continually changing the way we look at the world. And sometimes the findings are dark and twisted, like a great heavy-metal song. In a recent article, Inverse detailed 15 moments where science and metal collided in a rock opera of wonder. From the science of head-banging and flesh-eating robots, to screaming volcanoes and a paint so dark that it can convert 90% of captured light into energy, the list is a mash up of the unbelievable and the peculiar.