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.
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Top Artists
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Top Tracks
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| 1 | Play on youtube | Black Sabbath — Paranoid |
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| 2 | Play on youtube | Iron Maiden — Run to the Hills |
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| 3 | Play on youtube | Iron Maiden — The Number of the Beast |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | Black Sabbath — Iron Man |
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| 5 | Play on youtube | Motörhead — Ace of Spades |
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| 6 | Play on youtube | Iron Maiden — The Trooper |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Iron Maiden — Fear of the Dark |
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| 8 | Play on youtube | Metallica — Enter Sandman |
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| 9 | Play on youtube | Metallica — Master of Puppets |
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| 10 | Play on youtube | Judas Priest — Painkiller |
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Top Albums
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Black Sabbath 1,230,433 listeners
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Iron Maiden 756,670 listeners
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Iron Maiden 586,922 listeners
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Iron Maiden 537,024 listeners
