Alec Lange is the vocalist for the local hardcore metal bands Snuff Tape and Monastery. He’s tall, tatted and surprisingly soft-spoken. Sitting in the basement green room of Ace’s High Saloon, a country-hardcore bar in Salt Lake City, Lange recalled listening to metal since he was a child. “According to my folks, my favorite album, when I was like 2 or 3 years old, was Metallica's Black Album,” Lange said. “That's all I would let them play.” Eventually, around 14, he started to mimic what he heard.