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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.
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.
One of the first heavy metal bands that formed within Honolulu, Hawaii. [96] Heavenly: France: 1994–present: They were signed by record label Noise Records after winning a competition sponsored by the label's website. [97] Heavens Gate: Germany: 1982–1999: One of the earliest German power metal bands. [5]: 186 Heavy Load: Sweden: 1976–1985
The mid-late 1970s–early 1980s period in the United Kingdom introduced a movement of young musicians, generally identified as the new wave of British heavy metal (often abbreviated as NWOBHM). The movement spawned more than a thousand hard rock and heavy metal bands from all over the UK, which were more or less forcibly identified as heavy ...
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] B'z [81] C. Cactus [82] ... Heavy Metal Kids [169] Jimi Hendrix ...
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.
A list of notable bands and artists who emerged during the new wave of American heavy metal era of music in the early to mid-1990s: List of key artists [ edit ]