i loved metallica since master of puppets. do you listen to them as well?
I know they earned a growing fan base and have won critical acclaim for their albums, but I'm just not a fan.
to me they are one of the best metal bands ever created, and one the most known as well.
It's interesting that there is even Christian metal music for those that like this genre.
there is also heavy metal rap as well.
Rap metal
Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock and alternative metal music which combines hip hop with heavy metal. It usually consists of heavy metal guitar riffs, funk metal elements, rapped vocals and sometimes turntables.
History.
History Origins and early development (1980s–early 1990s).
Rap metal originated from rap rock, a genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with rock. The genre's roots are based both in hip hop acts who sampled heavy metal music, such as Beastie Boys,
. Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to form Megadeth) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.
Metallica earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and won critical acclaim with its first five albums. The band's third album, "Master of Puppets" (1986), was described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums; its eponymous fifth album, "Metallica" (1991), the band's first to root predominantly in