Metal
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| - | Metal is a genre of [[rock]] music that started in the 1960s and 70s, with the invention of the electric guitar. It was strongly influenced by the [[blues]] influenced [[rock]] bands of the 60s, like | + | Metal is a genre of [[rock]] music that started in the 1960s and 70s, with the invention of the electric guitar. It was strongly influenced by the [[blues]] influenced [[rock]] bands of the 60s, like [[The Rolling Stones]]. Metal is characterized by its thick, large sound, using amplified distorted guitars. |
Metal was started by [[Black Sabbath]] - who started in 1968. They were the first to write scary, heavy music, and others soon followed. Some of the early metal bands from the 70s were [[Deep Purple]], [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Iron Maiden]]. [[Thrash metal]] followed in the 80s wth bands like [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], [[Megadeth]] and [[Anthrax]]. The 80s was also the birth of [[Motley Crue]], and Glam Metal. | Metal was started by [[Black Sabbath]] - who started in 1968. They were the first to write scary, heavy music, and others soon followed. Some of the early metal bands from the 70s were [[Deep Purple]], [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Iron Maiden]]. [[Thrash metal]] followed in the 80s wth bands like [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]], [[Megadeth]] and [[Anthrax]]. The 80s was also the birth of [[Motley Crue]], and Glam Metal. | ||
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Introduction
Metal is a genre of rock music that started in the 1960s and 70s, with the invention of the electric guitar. It was strongly influenced by the blues influenced rock bands of the 60s, like The Rolling Stones. Metal is characterized by its thick, large sound, using amplified distorted guitars.
Metal was started by Black Sabbath - who started in 1968. They were the first to write scary, heavy music, and others soon followed. Some of the early metal bands from the 70s were Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Iron Maiden. Thrash metal followed in the 80s wth bands like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. The 80s was also the birth of Motley Crue, and Glam Metal.
Since the mid 90s, Nu Metal has dominated the metal scene, with bands like Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium, Bullet for My Valentine and Killswitch Engage. Lots of other metal styles have been created, such as; Death metal, Black Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal and Progressive Metal, though these are the less mainstream sub-genres of metal.
Characteristics
Themes
History
60s
70s
80s
90s
Related GMC Lessons
See also
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Death_Metal
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Thrash_Metal
