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Some of you seem surprised that heavy/death/speed Metal-fans enjoy trance, but in fact the two genres have a lot in common, and if you look at hard-trance and techno the similarities become obvious: fast steady rhythms, "ugly"-sounds interleaved with harmonic sounds, aggressive bass-lines and lastly the "individual/swing your hands in the air"-dance of a rave bears some resemblance to the "shake your head/make satanic gestures with your fist and two fingers"-moves of a heavy metal concert.
In fact those of my friends who have commited to liking trance/techno-trax all have a background in Metallica etc.-kind of music, whereas those of my friends who are into pop/rock can't stand it (eventhough they respect the music for being "honest" in its origin, as opposed to e.g. Britney Spears).
I think that the point where electronica stands head and shoulders above heavy metal, though, is that we are not restricted to two guitars, one bass-player and the limitations of a human drummer and the size of his drum-setup. Finally we don't have to listen to to someone who parts snarls, part sings and part tries to fit the mike in his mouth 
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