Afghanistan, and other sounds beside bombs, helicopters, and gunfire. All photos by David Gill Matador introduces Tough Music in Tough Places, a new story series about people who risk their lives for music in war zones and totalitarian regimes around the world. THERE IS SOMETHING SEDUCTIVE about loud cathartic music — especially thrash metal, hard rock, punk, and hiphop — that surprises, frightens, and potentially changes a person. Experiencing this music live, one feels energized, arteries pulsating, busting scalps, smashing skull rings, moshing without judgment, and laughing…