What is heavy metal? 7 Articles

by David Council

What is Heavy Metal? At its core it is music, and like any other genre of music it developed from innovation as artists began to expand on the musical influences of their time. If you want to classify it you would say th...read more

by Wayne K. Wilkins

Heavy Metal - The global sound-tastic phenomenon of loud music, carefully designed lyrics thrown out in a unique way whether it be in the heavy metal genre or the sub metal genres of death metal black metal and more, Metal...read more

by Jenifer Rose

Heavy metal, a genre of rock music is more often referred to as metal. It began in the late 1960's to early 1970's. Since it's beginning other sub0genres have formed such as speed, thrash and death metal. Even though...read more

by Thomas Griffenkranz

Heavy metal grew into its own as a genre in the early 1970's. The music was pioneered by musicians such as Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin as well as Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. Those two bands did more to push the envelo...read more

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by Tabitha Miley

I have two sisters, both teenagers, and they adore heavy metal. And of course, the only way to listen to this "music" is to crank up the bass so much your ears are practically bleeding from the sheer volume of it. 4 days ...read more

by Tre Callahan

Heavy metal is to its most dedicated fans more than just a type of music. To many it's a concept that permeates every facet of their lives. It's about the attitude the look and the lifestyle. But at its core, it's about...read more

by Shawn Vilmaire

Heavy Metal defies description. I know it when I hear it but when I attempt to describe it in words I find my vocabulary to be lacking. I can point to this band and say this is not heavy metal. I can point to that band ...read more