Metal

Heavy metal is a genre of music characterized by aggressive and powerful sound, fast tempo, and often dark and introspective lyrics. Defined by its use of heavily distorted guitars, driving rhythms, and growling or screaming vocals, metal originated in the late 1960s and 1970s with bands drawing inspiration from blues, psychedelia, and hard rock. The genre gained mainstream popularity in the 1980s with the rise of thrash metal, a subgenre marked by fast tempo and shredding guitar solos. Metal has had a significant cultural impact, providing a platform for rebellion and self-expression, particularly among youth. It has also branched out into various subgenres, such as power metal, doom metal, and nu metal, incorporating elements from other styles like punk, classical, and electronic music. What sets metal apart is its sonic intensity, lyrical complexity, and theatricality, making it a distinct and enduring force in the music world.

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You Won't Break Me
Single - Released August 22, 2025

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Anthony Vincent
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Boiler Room
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Cure for the Ghost
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Dizzy Reed
Downstait
Dozy Doe
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Firstborne
Five Finger Death Punch
Godmode
Grelo
Gwar
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Inhuman 666
JUAN DEVIL
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Little V.
Liv Sin
Lorna Shore
Lujuria
M.I.M.E
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Messer
Misstiq
Mors Principium Est
O KANENAS
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Otherwise
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Qbomb
Reckmond
Remorse
Revocation
Ronnie Romero
Sexto Sonar
Shell of Me
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Split Persona
StringStorm
Sushin Shyam
SwitchBlade
Temptress
The Cruciatus Curse
The Requiem
Timothy D
Toxikull
Trivium
Týr
UFO
VOLTACTION
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Warkings
We Are The Warriors
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Zao
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st.sinner
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Evanescence
Ghost
Grelo
Marilyn Manson
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Black Sabbath
Mötley Crüe
Pantera
Bullet For My Valentine
I Prevail
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Motionless In White
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Slayer
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Gojira
Asking Alexandria
Lamb of God
Motörhead
Ice Nine Kills
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Within Temptation
Alice Cooper
Killswitch Engage
Memphis May Fire
Powerwolf
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Trivium
Twisted Sister
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Amon Amarth
Casey Edwards
Dream Theater
Black Label Society
Zxmyr
Wage War
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Dio
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Paleface Swiss
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Brothers of Metal
Opeth
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Testament
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Colm R. McGuinness
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Jeff Williams
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Avantasia
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