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Metal
- Subgenres
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- 1980s recordings
- 6
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Metal
Metal is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Metal is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Candlemass, Détente and Bitch.
GENRE FAMILY
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
6 recordings1980s starting recordings
01Widow's Walk1986 · Thrash Metal · thrash metalOpen in new tab 02Blood I Bleed1986 · Thrash Metal · thrash metalOpen in new tab 03Storm Raging Up1987 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 04Head Banger1987 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 05Samarithan1988 · Doom Metal · doom metalOpen in new tab 06Hot & Heavy1987 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1980s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1980s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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