GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Metal
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- Starting recordings
- 222
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 Buckethead, Kogaion and Candlemass.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Let There Be Night2018 · Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 02ギミチョコ！！Metal · metalOpen in new tab 03Demons Are a Girl’s Best Friend2020 · Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 04Fist by Fist (Sacralize or Strike)2018 · Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 05The Sacrament of Sin2018 · Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 06Widow's Walk1986 · Thrash Metal · thrash metalOpen in new tab 07Blood I Bleed1986 · Thrash Metal · thrash metalOpen in new tab 08Storm Raging Up1987 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 09Head Banger1987 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 10Samarithan1988 · Doom Metal · doom metalOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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