I really love heavy metal music. Do you know much about it?
Heavy metal music is a genre of rock
I started listening to heavy metal music in high school when a friend had me listen to Metallica. Do you like it?
No.It was developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s
What are some of the leading heavy metal bands?
It developed largely in the United Kingdom
Interesting! When was it introduced in the United States?
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
lot. I like to be in control of what’s going on musically, and we pushed her, encouraged her to do a heavy record.”
He also went on to say that: “We did it because that’s just the way I write music. One thing led to another, and before you know it we’ve got this brutally heavy album. I’m totally happy about that because I think metal needs to be raw, and not necessarily easy to listen to. I think that this record is