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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.
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. [2] 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 loudness.
Pages in category "Lists of heavy metal bands" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... List of Celtic metal musicians; List of Christian ...
This is a list of power metal bands including notable bands that have at some point in their careers played power metal or heavily contributed to the genre's development. Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal , often within symphonic context.
United States heavy metal musical group stubs (206 P) Pages in category "American heavy metal musical groups" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. Symphonic metal bands can feature classically trained vocalists, in which case they can be attributed nicknames such as opera metal or operatic metal.
List of industrial metal bands. 2 languages. Français; ... List of industrial music bands; List of industrial rock bands; List of electro-industrial bands; References
This is a list of bands described as extreme metal A. Abigor ... List of extreme metal bands. 1 language ...