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  1. Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats and ...

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    • ‘Welcome to Hell,’ Venom. Blasphemy has been an effective attention grabber for centuries, but until 1981, heavy metal had never seen a band go as all-in on Satan as the three lads from Newcastle calling themselves Venom did.
    • ‘Planets Collide,’ Crowbar. In the early Nineties, Crowbar established themselves as the gruffest act on the bustling New Orleans metal scene. But “Planets Collide,” the leadoff track from the band’s fifth album, 1998’s Odd Fellows Rest, showed that there was way more to guitarist-vocalist-bandleader Kirk Windstein than his bellowing, grimacing MTV visage suggested.
    • ‘Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe),’ Power Trip. Everything about Power Trip screamed throwback — from their tasteful marriage of hardcore and thrash, building on the golden era of so-called “crossover,” right down to their 1987-style album-cover font.
    • ‘43% Burnt,’ The Dillinger Escape Plan. Prog and hardcore punk once seemed like polar musical opposites, but by the late Nineties, a handful of innovative acts had found a way to combine the complexity of the former style with the fury of the latter.
  2. Jan 4, 2024 · 50 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs from Rolling Stone as voted 13 March 2023 ...More.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Heavy_metalsHeavy metals - Wikipedia

    Heavy metals are generally defined as metals with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers. The criteria used, and whether metalloids are included, vary depending on the author and context.

  4. May 28, 2024 · Learn about the origins, styles, and influences of heavy metal, a genre of rock music that is intense, virtuosic, and powerful. Explore the key bands, musicians, and controversies of heavy metal from the 1960s to the present.

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  5. Find out the latest news, opinions and recommendations for heavy metal and hard rock albums, bands and genres. Browse the release calendar, read interviews with artists, and check out the best metal albums of the month and year.

  6. Jun 16, 2024 · Champion the heavy metal bands that get your head banging the hardest, and have your say in the grand pecking order of metal mastery. Feel free to scale down the notches on any band that doesn't quite make your cut.

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