Origins of Heavy Metal

In this topic you'll know the origins about Heavy Metal like one of the most importants genres in the world.


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 the United States. With roots in blues rock and psychedelic 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. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are often associated with masculinity, aggression, and machismo.

Heavy metal is traditionally characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound, and vigorous vocals. Metal subgenres variously emphasize, alter, or omit one or more of these attributes. The electric guitar and the sonic power that it projects through amplification has historically been the key element in heavy metal. The heavy metal guitar sound comes from a combined use of high volumes and heavy distortion.

Who was the first band that played Heavy Metal?

Some experts in this genre believe that the first band was Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music.

Important things.

They were ranked by MTV as the "Greatest Metal Band" of all time, and placed second in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 in their "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". They have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance. THIS INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FROM WIKIPEDIA.

Heavy metal genre was divided in 2 greatest ages FIRST WAVE OF HEAVY METAL (1970-1975) and NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL (1975-1981)

FIRST WAVE OF HEAVY METAL (some bands) 1970-1975

Pentagram

Pentagram is an American heavy metal band from Alexandria, Virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of heavy metal, and the subgenre of doom metal in particular.

This song was taken from their debut album called "Relentless" it was relased in 1985.
Song: Relentless



Judas Priest

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1969. Known for twin lead guitars, a wide operatic vocal style, and for introducing leather-and-studs look into heavy metal, they have sold over 45 million albums worldwide. The band is widely recognised as one of the finest and most original heavy metal bands of all time, with many artists within the genre having cited them as a major influence.

This song was taken from their debut album "Rocka Rolla" it was relased in 1974.
Song: Dying to met you/Hero, Hero.



UFO

UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band that was formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal.

This song was taken from their third studio album "Phenomenon" it was relased in 1974.
Song: Doctor Doctor.



Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years. Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted its sound to hard rock in 1970, and in 1973 began exploring progressive metal.

This song was taken from their sixth studio album "Machine Head" relased in 1972.
Song: Highway star.


NEW WAVE OF HEAVY METAL (some bands). 1976-1980.



Motörhead

Are an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, professionally known by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to, or one of the earliest members of, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Despite this, Lemmy has always dubbed their music as simply "rock and roll".

This song was taken from their fourth studio album "ace of spades" relased in 1980.
Song: (We are) the Road crew.



Iron Maiden 

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, east London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band's discography has grown to thirty-seven albums, including fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations.
Pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of US and UK platinum and gold albums, including 1982's The Number of the Beast, 1983's Piece of Mind, 1984's Powerslave, 1985's live release Live After Death, 1986's Somewhere in Time and 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.

This song was taken from their debut studio album "Iron Maiden" relased in 1980.

Song: Remember Tomorrow.

Rainbow

Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) were a British rock band led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997. They were originally established with American rock band Elf's members, but Blackmore fired all the members except Ronnie James Dio who would leave in 1979.

This song was taken from their debut album "Ritchie's Blackmore Rainbow" relased in 1975.

Song: Man on the silver mountain.