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Metal
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- Starting recordings
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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, Crazy Town and W.A.S.P..
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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 05Innocent Blood1990 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 06Running With Scissors1994 · Heavy Metal · heavy metalOpen in new tab 07Lollipop Porn1999 · Nu Metal · rockOpen in new tab 08Toxic1999 · Nu Metal · rockOpen in new tab 09Hollywood Babylon1999 · Nu Metal · rockOpen in new tab 10Think Fast1999 · Nu Metal · rockOpen in new tab
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