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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All That Remains
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Art Of Dying
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Clear Convictions
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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
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Extortionist
Fractures
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Glacier
Goober Beatz
Gree Cassua
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Henry Jackman
Hocico
Ice Nine Kills
Intense
Internal Bleeding
Jonathan Young
Jorge Cuellar
Judge & Jury
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Kevin AMF
Left to Suffer
Letters Sent Home
Lil Tytan
Limp Bizkit
Lomiiel
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Lost in Hollywood
Lustre
Majo Rivas
Marsias
Megaraptor
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Nobuo Uematsu
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Oscar Ortiz
Otu
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Sirenia
Skold
Skullcrusher
Stonebirds
Story Of The Year
Terzij de Horde
Testament
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Tin Man
Typhus
Unknown Artist
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Bullet For My Valentine
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Kevin AMF
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