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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. The first heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple attracted la… read more
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, c… read more
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, emph… read more

Top Artists

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    Iron Maiden

    2,257,076 listeners

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    Metallica

    3,162,399 listeners

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    Black Sabbath

    2,687,737 listeners

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    Judas Priest

    1,473,880 listeners

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    Motörhead

    1,664,707 listeners

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    Ozzy Osbourne

    1,968,798 listeners

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    Megadeth

    1,524,636 listeners

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    Manowar

    656,993 listeners

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    Dio

    1,018,178 listeners

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    AC/DC

    2,994,155 listeners

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1 Play track Paranoid Black Sabbath
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2 Play track Run to the Hills Iron Maiden
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3 Play track The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden
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4 Play track Iron Man Black Sabbath
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5 Play track Ace of Spades Motörhead
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6 Play track The Trooper Iron Maiden
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7 Play track Fear of the Dark Iron Maiden
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8 Play track Enter Sandman Metallica
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9 Play track Master of Puppets Metallica
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10 Play track Painkiller Judas Priest
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    Paranoid

    Black Sabbath 1,267,719 listeners

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    The Number of the Beast

    Iron Maiden 765,692 listeners

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    Metallica

    Metallica 1,376,883 listeners

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  4. Image for 'Powerslave'

    Powerslave

    Iron Maiden 593,992 listeners

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  5. Image for 'Piece of Mind'

    Piece of Mind

    Iron Maiden 550,344 listeners

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    Hard rock

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    Power metal

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    Thrash metal

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