[Salamander]

It is, indeed, a thing:

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/unearthing-metals-classical-roots-6589416

Black when VH1 Classic was worth a damn, they did a series on the history of metal and one episode was devoted to metal’s classical roots.

[gibsonguy]

A bit sloppy. Check out the Ry Cooder, Steve Vai duel in the movie “Crossroads” for a better effort.

[mylife]

I know. Rock is life.

[mylife]

[mylife]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KP1BHBI92k

[Vince Ferrer]

From the article: To this day, some of the most complex heavy metal still comes out of Eastern Europe, a place where metal musicians often learn "classical" as their first musical language.

The cellists, Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser, (2Cellos) are both Croatian.

They are also classically trained, and have some very good straight classical videos out as well.