Heavy Metal

Heavy 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: Sex Machineguns

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Nov 23 Monday 23 November 2009 Today
Megadeth Machine Head, Suicide Silence, Arcanium	The Fillmore… Charlotte, United States 35.239359 -80.846419	5 people attending 3 shouts Buy Tickets
Gwar at Glass House Record Store GWAR	Glass House Record… Pomona, Los Angeles, United States 34.057602 -117.751915	7 people attending 2 shouts Buy Tickets
Megadeth Machine Head, Suicide Silence, Arcanium	The Fillmore… Charlotte NC, United States 35.239359 -80.846419	1 person attending Add shout
Nov 24 Tuesday 24 November 2009 Tomorrow
Homeless for the Holidays with Steel Panther at Tempe Marketplace Steel Panther	Tempe Marketplace Tempe, AZ, Phoenix, United States 33.429364 -111.900409	3 people attending Add shout
Nov 25 Wednesday 25 November 2009
Megadeth Machine Head, Suicide Silence, Arcanium	Revolution Fort Lauderdale, Miami FL, United States 26.122143 -80.145729	29 people attending 27 shouts Buy Tickets
Trivium at Showbox At The Market Trivium	Showbox At The… Seattle, United States 47.607948 -122.339162	3 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets

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imagesk8r6969 wrote:
yesterday morning

ahhhhhhhhhh heavy metal has such a wide variety........... thrash, power, glam, nwobhm, death, black, speed, pop, progressive.........

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lagomorph32 wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

я бы спросил, что здесь делают In Flames и Slipknot [2] а что тут делает Bullet for my valentine? rap is not music [3]

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thrashercore wrote:
last week

anyone who dares to tag Trivium with this, shall loose their balls and have their dick knob cut off with a burning hot chisel.

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Markm400 wrote:
9 days ago

MANOWAR IS AWESOME just a heads up

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Markm400 wrote:
9 days ago

FUCK METALLICA MANOWAR FOR THE MOTHER FUCKING WIN

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ikermarin wrote:
9 days ago

FUCK METALLICA AND FUCK PRORAPHOME!!! METAL TILL DEATH!

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veyita_88 wrote:
10 days ago

Iron Maiden,Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath have more tags than Metallica,YES! pd: fuck metallica

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AlisAmanka wrote:
11 days ago

а что тут делает Bullet for my valentine? rap is not music [2]

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FreeSlave93 wrote:
11 days ago

ProRapHomie, rap is not music)

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ProRapHomie wrote:
12 days ago

DIS EMO SHIT Y DA FK PPL LISTEN TO IT ? RAP IS THE REAL MUSIC

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ProRapHomie wrote:
12 days ago

DIS EMO SHIT Y DA FK PPL LISTEN TO IT ? RAP IS THE REAL MUSIC

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ProRapHomie wrote:
12 days ago

DIS EMO SHIT Y DA FK PPL LISTEN TO IT ? RAP IS THE REAL MUSIC

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ProRapHomie wrote:
12 days ago

DIS EMO SHIT Y DA FK PPL LISTEN TO IT ? RAP IS THE REAL MUSIC

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ProRapHomie wrote:
12 days ago

DIS EMO SHIT Y DA FK PPL LISTEN TO IT ? RAP IS THE REAL MUSIC

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FreeSlave93 wrote:
12 days ago

я бы спросил, что здесь делают In Flames и Slipknot

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peekabooprick88 wrote:
12 days ago

Hasn't been heavy since Sabbath

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Alex-Rock wrote:
17 days ago

Находится!

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Irene_Different wrote:
18 days ago

блин,а КЕПЕЛОГ то что в этом тэге делает?

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lagomorph32 wrote:
last month

There's another music that REALLY f*cks up your brain and makes you dress like idiot and thinking you are "tough", and it ain't heavy metal, it's your f... hiphop

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scapino wrote:
last month

TARNA

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