Heavy metal music is one of the better genres.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.
In 1968, three of the genre's
"traditional" sense is becoming better defined than it was just within the last decade.
See also.
- Timeline of heavy metal music
- List of rock genres
- List of heavy metal bands
- List of heavy metal festivals
- List of subcultures
- Microgenres