GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Heavy Metal
- Genre family
- Metal
- 2000s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal is a branch of the Metal family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Heavy Metal is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with W.A.S.P. and Kick Axe.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreMetal
Current genreHeavy Metal
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
2000s · North America · Heavy Metal
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
7 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Alive and Kickin'2000 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 02Revengeance (Be Thy Name)2002 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 03Stone Cold Killers2002 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 04Black Bone Torso2002 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 05Shadow Man2002 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 06Hell for Eternity2002 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 07My Wicked Heart2002 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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