Heavy Metal

Heavy metal, subgenre of metal, is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Queensrÿche

Play Heavy metal Tag Radio

“heavy metal” music on Last.fm

Built by 54,990 people (Used 331,995 times)

Related tags

Top Artists

Events

heavy metal gigs in United States • view all

Jul 9 Thursday 9 July 2009
Rocklahoma at Pryor Festival Grounds Twisted Sister, Anthrax, Skid Row, Saxon, Warrant, Overkill, Night Ranger, Great White	Pryor Festival… United States 36.30833 -95.31667	8 people attending 9 shouts
Jul 11 Saturday 11 July 2009 Tomorrow
Over The Rainbow at The Stone Pony Over The Rainbow, Raftree	The Stone Pony Asbury Park NJ, United States 40.219968 -74.000841	Add shout
Jul 12 Sunday 12 July 2009
Judas Priest	Jones Beach… Wantagh, New York, New York, United States 40.68361 -73.51056	2 people attending Add shout
Judas Priest with Special Guest Whitesnake at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Judas Priest, Whitesnake	Nikon at Jones… Wantagh, United States	Add shout
Jul 14 Tuesday 14 July 2009
Judas Priest Whitesnake	Time Warner Cable… Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, United States 41.495682 -81.694213	2 people attending 1 shout
Judas Priest with Special Guest Whitesnake at Time-Warner Cable Amphitheater at... Judas Priest, Whitesnake	Time-Warner Cable… Cleveland, OH, Cleveland, United States 41.491239 -81.688209	Add shout

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

Colony666 wrote:
Tuesday morning

Heavy metals more of an umbrella term, id call most metal bands heavy metal

View Profile | Leave Colony666 a shout
Razor745 wrote:
Friday morning

Megadeth here? And PanterA are groove metal, not really heavy. Iced Earth are more heavy metal.

View Profile | Leave Razor745 a shout
psychpig wrote:
last week

up the irons

View Profile | Leave psychpig a shout
ADRIZERO wrote:
last week

A NU MA overkill otravez hu hu!!

View Profile | Leave ADRIZERO a shout
serzeniste_nlfr wrote:
last month

süper yaa heavy metal ok gerısını salla :D

View Profile | Leave serzeniste_nlfr a shout
Dissektion wrote:
last month

Hahahaha, fucking hilarious.

View Profile | Leave Dissektion a shout
BananaAnus wrote:
last month

where the bloody hell is Pantera? Their are what heavy metal is all about, beer, heavy riffs and texas.

View Profile | Leave BananaAnus a shout
faraom wrote:
last month

el de abajo es gay :S

View Profile | Leave faraom a shout
KiraDeath wrote:
last month

http://www.lastfm.es/group/Anti+Black+Metal+Squad join!

View Profile | Leave KiraDeath a shout
MetalDave12 wrote:
May 2009

The greatest form of music of the 20/21st centuries. I have no doubt in my mind that if Mozart was alive today, he wouldn't be a rapper. He would be shredding for Maiden. Long Live Metal!!!

View Profile | Leave MetalDave12 a shout
juanjo_11 wrote:
May 2009

atentos Mirada de ángel, un grupo de puta madre!!!

View Profile | Leave juanjo_11 a shout
CanisDesertMoon wrote:
May 2009

It's all Rock N Roll to me...except for that other crap

View Profile | Leave CanisDesertMoon a shout
carlos_galvan wrote:
May 2009

NWOBHM----

View Profile | Leave carlos_galvan a shout
Killed-By-Death wrote:
May 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Blaze+Bayley+Fans

View Profile | Leave Killed-By-Death a shout
ankurtg wrote:
May 2009

Well, it's taken from a stupid article in Wikipedia. I have placed a remark there, feel free to contribute http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Heavy_metal_music#Is_the_origin_England_or_England.2FAmerica.3F I will edit it here and in Wiki too, soon.

View Profile | Leave ankurtg a shout
damikor wrote:
May 2009

Heavy metal was born in England and Germany, the USA wave came later... [2]

View Profile | Leave damikor a shout
ZemiToqDemige wrote:
May 2009

Heavy metal was born in England and Germany, the USA wave came later...

View Profile | Leave ZemiToqDemige a shout
metalguy639 wrote:
May 2009

WOOHOO Maiden all the way man!

View Profile | Leave metalguy639 a shout
Robert161989 wrote:
May 2009

sex metal= whitesnake

View Profile | Leave Robert161989 a shout
FuckImAwesome wrote:
May 2009

"metal lyrics and performance styles are generally associated with machismo and masculine sexuality." bahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaa

View Profile | Leave FuckImAwesome a shout