If your passion is electric, then just start with an electric. It tends to be easier to play, and there are some techniques which you just won't be able to do with an acoustic.

Play with a clean tone to start with to learn good technique, and then experiment with what you love.

You can never go wrong by studying the fundamentals over and over. Bad habits develop when you get lazy or distracted and learning music theory helps in the future no matter what style you want to play.