Genre · Metal Branches
Heavy Metal
Denser riffs, higher gain, technique-focused subculture.
Metal splits from Hard Rock into its own aesthetic and touring circuit. Technique, volume, and darker lyrical themes run in parallel as the style hits MTV and arena charts in the eighties.
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Bands
- Black SabbathBirmingham, UK · 1968
- Deep PurpleHertford, UK · 1968
- Judas PriestBirmingham, UK · 1969
- KissNew York, USA · 1972
- Iron MaidenLondon, UK · 1975
- MotörheadLondon, UK · 1975
- RainbowUK / USA · 1975
- MetallicaLos Angeles, USA · 1981
- PanteraArlington, USA · 1981
- SlayerHuntington Park, USA · 1981
- Bon JoviNew Jersey, USA · 1983
- MegadethLos Angeles, USA · 1983
- Alice in ChainsSeattle, USA · 1987
- DeftonesSacramento, USA · 1988
- System of a DownLos Angeles, USA · 1994
- EvanescenceLittle Rock, USA · 1995
- Linkin ParkAgoura Hills, USA · 1996
- Bring Me the HorizonSheffield, UK · 2004