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: Skid Row

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Monday 13 February 2012
In Flames Trivium, Veil of Maya, kyng Monday 13 February 2012	House of Blues Cleveland OH, United States 41.499724 -81.690843	Add shout
Testament Testament, Blood Cow Monday 13 February 2012	The Waiting Room Omaha NE, United States 41.285019 -96.008757	2 went 2 shouts
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Gigantour 2012 Megadeth, Motörhead, Lacuna Coil, Volbeat Tuesday 14 February 2012	The Myth Maplewood, Minneapolis MN, United States 45.034692 -93.024573	9 going 2 shouts
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Michael Schenker Group Spiralarms Wednesday 15 February 2012	Mezzanine San Francisco CA, United States 37.782348 -122.408059	Add shout
Testament Truce Wednesday 15 February 2012	The Depot Salt Lake City UT, United States 40.760588 -111.89395	2 going Add shout
Friday 17 February 2012
Michael Schenker Group Anvil Friday 17 February 2012	Dante's Portland OR, United States 45.523043 -122.673376	2 going Add shout

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hadomaru wrote:
yesterday morning

Here's to metal, and all of its subgenres. Thanks for imparting upon me your divine sounds. Rock on. \m/

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
Saturday evening

You also suck because you delete 90% of your shouts James.

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
Friday evening

You really suck at trolling James.

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
Wednesday evening

v ROFLMFAO

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JamesPhillips7 wrote:
Wednesday evening

exactly there are 0 hit and miss big name bands. thanks for understanding my point well-made

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SAGY-cro wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Black Sabbath fans unite and show your support to Bill Ward!

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xuemeihengxing wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Dio

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Lanny_Barbi wrote:
Tuesday morning

только Ария, только митол.

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
last week

Some glam and industrial metal is pretty kick ass.

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METALMASTIL wrote:
8 days ago

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

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
9 days ago

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

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JamesPhillips7 wrote:
9 days ago

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:
10 days ago

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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