It will play Metal even without pedals, surely this is the most popular question, well of course in a logical context. For its price, for the fact that it is 1 watt power (and with a button - attenuator it becomes 0.1), it is definitely good for home and quite powerful, although at full volume it becomes borderline tolerable at home (depending on where you live). Knowing of course that it is an entry-level amplifier, I consider it to be a very good amplifier. It has great features, it has an effects loop, 2 channels and the dirty channel has 2 sounds, it is small and lightweight, its clean tones are decent (considering the proportions), its dirty tones as well, while inside the box it has a footswitch and a cable to connect it to your cabinet!! It is definitely worth it and you will definitely enjoy it. Be careful that it only has a 16 ohm output for your speakers.