History Main / HeavyMetal

The US developed a CyclicNationalFascination on Heavy Metal during the later half of TheEighties. As well, a moral panic developed when MoralGuardians became concerned that metal songs and hard-partying RockStar artists would corrupt youth.

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For an in-depth look, see [[UsefulNotes/HeavyMetal Useful Notes on Heavy Metal]] and [[http://www.mapofmetal.com/#/home the Mäp of Metal]].

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Famous for {{Heavy Metal Umlaut}}s, passionate {{Metal Scream}}s, headbanging by audiencesamf performers, and {{metalhead}}s having huge online and in-person arguments about [[NoTrueScotsman which bands are and aren't metal, or about metal history in general]]. The look varies by era, but long hair, leather, jeans, studded belts, and boots are widely part of the metal look. Band patches and band t-shirts and leather vests are also worn.

Metal has a number of subgenres (in which the music gets faster or heavier, or lighter, or more experimental) and derivatives, in which metal crosses over with another style (e.g. folk metalLike all musical styles, pop-metal, rap metal and other hybrids.).

A musical genre originating in the 1960s and '70s, influenced by {{Blues}} and PsychedelicRock, emphasizing heavy, powerful sound with distorted guitars, powerchords, riffs, thundering drums, and (sometimes) extended, virtuoso guitar solos, and intense drumming. More than other genres, metal emphasizes loudness, and guitar players use huge stacks of speaker cabinets to achieve this.

Famous for {{Heavy Metal Umlaut}}s, {{Metal Scream}}s, headbanging, and {{metalhead}}s having huge online arguments about [[NoTrueScotsman which bands are and aren't metal, or music in general]]. The look varies by era, but long hair, leather, jeans, studded belts, and boots are widely part of the metal look. Band patches and band t-shirts and vests are also worn.

Metal has a number of subgenres (in which the music gets faster or heavier) and derivatives, in which metal crosses over with another style (e.g. folk metal).

Extreme Metal redirects here. The definition of this genre is hazy and controversial, but it's generally considered to be an umbrella term collecting ThrashMetal, DeathMetal, BlackMetal, and any of their derivatives. DoomMetal is occasionally included in this, but sometimes only the heavier variants of that genre such as SludgeMetal and Death/Doom. Like all musical styles, metal can be merged and crossed with other styles; this produced pop-metal, rap metal and other hybrids.

The US developed a CyclicNationalFascination on Heavy Metal during the later half of TheEighties. As well, a moral panic developed when MoralGuardians became concerned that metal songs would corrupt youth.

Extreme Metal redirects here. The definition of this genre is hazy and controversial, but it's generally considered to be an umbrella term collecting ThrashMetal, DeathMetal, BlackMetal, and any of their derivatives. DoomMetal is occasionally included in this, but sometimes only the heavier variants of that genre such as SludgeMetal and Death/Doom.

Metal has a number of subgenres (in which tge music gets faster or heavier) and derivatives, in which metal crosses over with another style (e.g. folk metal).

A musical genre originating in the 1960s and '70s, influenced by {{Blues}} and PsychedelicRock, emphasizing heavy, powerful sound with distorted guitars, powerchords, riffs, thundering drums, and (sometimes) extended, virtuoso guitar solos, and intense drumming. More than other genres, metal emphasizes loudness, and guitar player use huge stacks of speaker cabinets to achieve this.

A musical genre originating in the 1960s and '70s, influenced by {{Blues}} and PsychedelicRock, emphasizing heavy, powerful sound with distorted guitars, powerchords, riffs, thundering drums, and (sometimes) extended, virtuoso guitar solos, and intense drumming.

Famous for {{Heavy Metal Umlaut}}s, {{Metal Scream}}s, and {{metalhead}}s having huge online arguments about [[NoTrueScotsman which bands are and aren't metal, or music in general]]. The look varies by era, but long hair, leather, jeans, studded belts, and boots are widely part of the metal look. Band patches and band t-shirts and vests are also worn.

A musical genre originating in the 1960s and '70s, influenced by {{Blues}} and PsychedelicRock, emphasizing heavy, powerful sound with distorted guitars, powerchords, riffs, thundering drums, and (sometimes) extended, virtuoso guitar solos.

Famous for {{Heavy Metal Umlaut}}s, {{Metal Scream}}s, and {{metalhead}}s having huge online arguments about [[NoTrueScotsman which bands are and aren't metal, or music in general]]. The look varies by era, but long hair, leather, jeans, studded belts, and boots are widely part of the metal look.

The US developed a CyclicNationalFascination on Heavy Metal during the later half of TheEighties.

A musical genre originating in the 1960s and '70s, influenced by {{Blues}} and PsychedelicRock, emphasizing heavy, powerful sound with distorted guitars, powerchords, riffs, thundering drums and (sometimes) extended, virtuoso guitar solos.

Famous for {{Heavy Metal Umlaut}}s, {{Metal Scream}}s, and {{metalhead}}s having huge online arguments about [[NoTrueScotsman which bands are and aren't metal, or music in general]]. The look varies by era, but long hair, leather, jeans, studded belts and boots are widely part of the metal look.

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No relation to the song by ''Music/{{Justice}}'', [[NonIndicativeName which is not a heavy metal song]].

Famous for {{Heavy Metal Umlaut}}s, {{Metal Scream}}s, and {{metalhead}}s having [[InternetBackdraft huge online arguments]] about [[NoTrueScotsman which bands are and aren't metal, or music in general]]. The look varies by era, but long hair, leather, jeans, studded belts and boots are widely part of the metal look.

For a list of Metal bands, see Main/{{Metal}}.

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Extreme Metal redirects here. The definition of this genre is hazy and controversial, but its generally considered to be an umbrella term collecting ThrashMetal, DeathMetal, BlackMetal, and any of their derivatives. DoomMetal is occasionally included in this, but sometimes only the heavier variants of that genre such as SludgeMetal and Death/Doom.