Heavy metal music | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-10-02

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00:02:05 1 Characteristics
00:08:17 1.1 Musical language
00:08:26 1.1.1 Rhythm and tempo
00:09:47 1.1.2 Harmony
00:10:04 1.1.3 Typical harmonic structures
00:10:59 1.1.4 Relationship with classical music
00:12:51 1.2 Lyrical themes
00:14:39 1.3 Image and fashion
00:19:07 1.4 Physical gestures
00:21:09 1.5 Fan subculture
00:22:38 2 Etymology
00:24:41 3 History
00:30:20 3.1 Antecedents: 1950s to late 1960s
00:30:29 3.2 Origins: late 1960s and early 1970s
00:36:37 3.3 Mainstream: late 1970s and 1980s
00:47:56 3.4 Other heavy metal genres: 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
00:55:01 3.4.1 Thrash metal
00:55:55 3.4.2 Death metal
00:58:37 3.4.3 Black metal
01:00:55 3.4.4 Power metal
01:03:30 3.4.5 Doom metal
01:05:24 3.5 1990s and early 2000s subgenres and fusions
01:07:14 3.6 Recent styles: mid–late 2000s and 2010s
01:11:21 4 Women in heavy metal
01:15:22 5 See also
01:17:05 6 References



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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. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Following the blueprint laid down by Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and outrageous stage shows of Alice Cooper and Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and wild party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence; Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden and Def Leppard followed in a similar vein. Before the end of the decade, heavy metal fans became known as "metalheads" or "headbangers".
During the 1980s, glam metal became popular with groups such as Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. Underground scenes produced an array of more aggressive styles: thrash metal broke into the mainstream with bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, while other extreme subgenres of heavy metal such as death metal and black metal remain subcultural phenomena. Since the mid-1990s popular styles have further expanded the definition of the genre. These include groove metal and nu metal, the latter of which often incorporates elements of grunge and hip hop.