Heavy metal

Heavy metal (often referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom 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. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are generally associated with masculinity and machismo. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Teräsbetoni

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Tuesday 7 February 2012
In Flames Trivium, Veil of Maya, kyng Tuesday 7 February 2012	The Wiltern Los Angeles CA, United States 34.061467 -118.30888	14 went Add shout
Sebastian Bach Tuesday 7 February 2012	Peabody's Downunder Cleveland OH, United States 41.50094 -81.675504	1 shout
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Sebastian Bach Wednesday 8 February 2012	Cubby Bear Chicago, IL, Chicago, United States 41.947027 -87.656814	1 going Add shout
Anthrax Testament, Death Angel Wednesday 8 February 2012	Best Buy Theater New York, United States 40.754428 -73.979681	23 going 5 shouts
In Flames Trivium, Veil of Maya, kyng Wednesday 8 February 2012	Marquee Theatre Tempe, Phoenix AZ, United States 33.436787 -111.944002	4 going Add shout
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The Gigantour 2012 Megadeth, Motörhead, Lacuna Coil, Volbeat Thursday 9 February 2012	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI, Detroit, United States 42.696511 -83.243721	8 going 2 shouts

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Lanny_Barbi wrote:
yesterday morning

только Ария, только митол.

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
yesterday morning

Some glam and industrial metal is pretty kick ass.

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METALMASTIL wrote:
Sunday evening

Experience the authentic and classic Heavy Metal, Death to the fashion and industrial popmetal! _._ \ m / _._ (,,,)

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
Saturday evening

v Implying there are no hit or miss big name bands.

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JamesPhillips7 wrote:
Saturday afternoon

98% of metal is good metal, its always been good, always will be good, especially the big name bands. Long-term obscure bands tend to be hit n miss as i keep finding out i.e the rotted

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DARKZSOU7 wrote:
Saturday morning

Posers everyone knows SliPknot invented the metal.

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Rrash73 wrote:
last month

You dumbass, Manowar and Metallica couldn't have existed back then because there was no KoRn to influence them!

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Trve_Mallkorr wrote:
last month

Yep, it did. Metallica and ManOwaR were the first heavy metal bands. Dealwithit

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Rrash73 wrote:
last month

You obviously know nothing about metal to think that anything heavy existed before the year 1990.

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
last month

Silly troll. The first heavy metal album was Abba's Reek of Putrefaction in 1463.

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Rrash73 wrote:
last month

The Devil Wears Prada created heavy metal when they released their debut album, Shout At The Devil, in 1993. If you disagree, you are wrong.

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
last month

Do you love metal? Then join Metalheads Who Support Metal Culture

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Jonjonjohny wrote:
last month

You say Justin Bieber, I say PARAMORE!!! You say Lady Gaga, I say Evanescence You say Miley Cyrus, I say Slipknot You say T-Pain, I say Three Days Grace You say Emenem, I say Linkin Park You say Jonas Brother, I say Green Day copy and paste this into ur bio if u still listen 2 real metal [5]

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Dezomorphine wrote:
last month

Teenage metalfags sucked hard, lol.

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eefyeah wrote:
last month

Jesus Christ, literally all the bands named in that thing beneath me are either punkrock or poprock, or flat-out shitmetal.

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iamnotapie wrote:
last month

You say Justin Bieber,I say PARAMORE!!! You say Lady Gaga,I say Evanescence You say Miley Cyrus,I say Slipknot You say T-Pain,I say Three Days Grace You say Emenem,I say Linkin Park You say Jonas Brother, I say Green Day copy and paste this into ur bio if u still listen 2 real metal [4]

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Mercenarion wrote:
last month

You say Justin Bieber,I say PARAMORE!!! You say Lady Gaga,I say Evanescence You say Miley Cyrus,I say Slipknot You say T-Pain,I say Three Days Grace You say Emenem,I say Linkin Park You say Jonas Brother, I say Green Day copy and paste this into ur bio if u still listen 2 real metal [3]

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Johnny_D wrote:
last month

You say nilzzzberghman and Trve_Mallkorr I say they suck.

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Trve_Mallkorr wrote:
last month

You say Justin Bieber,I say PARAMORE!!! You say Lady Gaga,I say Evanescence You say Miley Cyrus,I say Slipknot You say T-Pain,I say Three Days Grace You say Emenem,I say Linkin Park You say Jonas Brother, I say Green Day copy and paste this into ur bio if u still listen 2 real metal [2]

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somemusicdude wrote:
last month

Olli6 is an example of the superior intellect which Five Finger Death Punch fans possess.

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