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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.
Traditional heavy metal, also known as classic metal [219] or often simply heavy metal, is the group of bands and artists who play a metal music style similar to the style heard before the genre evolved and splintered into many different styles and subgenres. [220]
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.
List of Neue Deutsche Härte bands; List of new wave of American heavy metal bands; List of new wave of British heavy metal bands; List of new wave of traditional heavy metal bands; List of nu metal bands
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Heavy metal musical groups by genre (33 C) ... Lists of heavy metal bands (1 C, 25 P) D. Heavy metal duos (60 P) S. Heavy metal supergroups (2 C, 57 P)
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This is a list of speed metal bands. Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by AllMusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music.