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This is a list of heavy metal artists from the formative years of the movement (formed between 1963 and 1981). For bands formed after 1981, please consult the lists for each heavy metal subgenre. In the late 1960s, a number of bands began pushing the limits of blues rock into a new genre which would be called heavy metal. [1] [2]
May 18: Peter Criss, drummer of Kiss, leaves the band. Eric Carr takes his place. Sounds Music Paper Editor Dave Lewis, invents the term New Wave Of British Heavy Metal to accompany an article Geoff Barton wrote on three young British Heavy Metal bands touring together, namely Samson, Iron Maiden and Angelwitch.
This is a list of 1980s music albums that multiple music journalists, magazines, and professional music review websites have considered to be among the best of the 1980s and of all time, separated into the years of each album's release. The albums listed here are included on at least four separate "best/greatest of the 1980s/all time" lists ...
Youth Gone Wild: Heavy Metal Hits of the '80s is a series of compilation albums of heavy metal songs of the 1980s, the heyday of the genre. The title comes from the song by Skid Row , which does not appear in the series.
Pages in category "1980s in heavy metal music" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The following list of glam metal bands and artists includes bands and artists that have been described as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, [1] [2] hair band, [3] pop metal [1] and lite metal [1] by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal [4] and is influenced by 1970s ...
This is a list of notable hard rock bands and musicians. 0–9. 3 Doors Down [1] A. AC/DC ... [80] C. Cactus [81] Cheap ... Eagles of Death Metal [116] Eloy [117 ...
One of the best selling heavy metal bands of all time, influencing many of the 1980s subgenres including power metal. [2] Secret Sphere: Italy: 1997–present: Italian symphonic power metal band brought together by guitarist Aldo Lonobile. [5]: 395 Seraphim: Taiwan: 2001–present: Female-fronted power metal band from Taiwan.