heavy metal

Heavy Metal is the rock music sub-genre that refuses to go away.

Most often characterized by the use of electric guitars, bass, and drums played at maximum volumes, heavy metal has been around in one form or another since at least the sixties, and has not only survived, but continued to thrive as numerous musical trends have long since come and gone.

Although everyone from seventies rock critic Lester Bangs to sixties rock band Steppenwolf can probably claim some credit for coining the name, there is less agreement on just where metal itself came from.

Many point to the hard blues rock of bands like Cream and Led Zeppelin, while others cite less obvious suspects like sixties psych-rockers Blue Cheer or the satanic sludge of Black Sabbath. Most however will agree that heavy metal's peak period in mainstream popularity came during the seventies and early eighties through bands like Sabbath, Zep, and Uriah Heep and their latter day offspring Metallica and Iron Maiden.

Today, heavy metal lives on through a variety of sub-genres like death metal, thrash, grindcore, and speedcore, and enjoys a fanbase that is devoted as ever. There is also no denying the power of metal in the blogosphere where sites like Heavy Metal Universe, 4metal, and loadown continue to preach the dark gospel.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “heavy metal”

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  "Chocolate Rain" The Metal Version
  Heavy Metal cover of "Chocolate Rain."
  by cebsilver / on Jan 29, 2011
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “heavy metal”

 

• Pastor Megadeth

  
  Cranach: The Blog of Veith — Authority: 493
  David Ellefson, bassist for the heavy metal group Megadeth, is studying to become a pastor in the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod: Ellefson grew up in the church. Each Sunday, his family drove from their farm in southwest Minnesota to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, where David attended Sunday school and was ...
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• Animals As Leaders – Weightless

  
  The Ripple Effect — Authority: 114
  So this is that djent music that all the kids are talking about, huh?  I have to admit, I like it better than I thought I would.  I like Meshuggah, the band that this sub-genre is named for, but any time you get a bunch of instrumental music going on there is always the possibility of band members more concerned ...
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• Mercury’s harmful reach has grown, study finds

  
  Alan Gregory's Conservation News — Authority: 118
  And the Northeast, being downwind from the coal-fired power plants that emit the toxin, bears the brunt of the damage, that’s now being detected in the region’s songbirds, as the study described in this piece illustrates .
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• Heavy Metal Band Anthrax Performs at the House of Blues in Las Vegas

  
  VegasNews.com - Las Vegas News, Shows, Hotels, Clubs and Celebrities — Authority: 502
  Heavy metal band Anthrax performed at the House of Blues in Las Vegas on Sunday, January 22, 2012 (Photo: © Scott Harrison / RETNA/ www.harrisonphotos.com).  Photo: © Scott Harrison / RETNA/ www.harrisonphotos.com. Anthrax has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The ...
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• Dario Mollo & Tony Martin – The Third Cage 2012 uploaded download

  
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  Genre: Heavy Metal Format: mp3 | CBR320kbps Country: Italy Size: 118 Mb Tracklist: 1. Wicked World 2. Cirque Du Freak 3. Oh My Soul 4. One of the Few 5. Still In Love With You 6. Can’t Stay Here 7. Wardance 8. Don’t Know What It Is About You 9. Blind Fury ...
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• Primal Fear – Unbreakable

  
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  Primal Fear – Unbreakable (2012, Frontiers Records) 1. Unbreakable (Part 1) … 1:37 2. Strike … 4:39 3. Give ‘Em Hell … 3:05 4. Bad Guys Wear Black … 3:31 5. And There Was Silence … 5:13 6. Metal Nation … 5:11 7. Where Angels Die … 8:09 8. Unbreakable (Part 2) … 6:05 9. Marching Again … 5:41 10. ...
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• Cancer chemical found in Chinese river

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) High levels of a cancer-causing heavy metal and arsenic have been discovered in a river and reservoir in southern China.Despite efforts to dilute the pollution, carcinogenic cadmium still remained at three times the permitted levels in the reservoir at the Lalang Hydroelectric Dam on Longjiang ...
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• Heavy Metal God In The Form Of An 8 Year Old Girl

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 742
  ( YouTube Link ) This 8 year old girl is about to change the world of heavy metal forever, by bringing some refreshingly new subject matter to the scene-household pets. Watch as Juliet gets hardcore singing about how much she loves her goldfish, and her dog, don’t even think about messing with her dog, or she’ll ...
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• Black Sabbath – Never Say Die (2004) DVD

  
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  Black Sabbath Black Sabbath – Never Say Die (2004) DVD Black Sabbath – Never Say Die : Black Sabbath – Never Say Die (2004) Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal | NTSC MPEG2 Video 720×480 (4:3) 29.97fps 9000 kbps Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 224 kbps 6ch; AC3 48000Hz stereo 224 kbps 2ch | 3.27 GB ...
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• BitTorrent Testing Peer-To-Peer Video Streaming

  
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• Heavy Metal Logos of Pop Bands

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 742
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• Toxic Heavy Metals in Toys Recalled

  
  Dr. Janine Bowring Health Blog — Authority: 98
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• Pharaoh - Be Gone

  
  Metal Bandcamp — Authority: 114
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• The bastardized Devil Sign – Nicole Scherzinger and posers beware!

  
  Manly Curls — Authority: 104
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• Centinela - Pura Satisfaccion [2012]

  
  Keepers of Metal — Authority: 131
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• Warknight - Un Sueño No Es Tan Lejano (EP) [2010]

  
  Keepers of Metal — Authority: 131
  Genre: Epic Folk | Heavy Metal Lyrical Themes: Epic Battles Country: Argentina Release: August | 21st | 2010 Size: 39,39 MB Bitrate: N/A Label: N/A Official Website 1.Donde encuentre la paz *04:40*      2.Un sueño no es tan lejano *04:33*      3.Nada es real *04:31*    ...
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• Anything Goes – AC/DC

  
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• Rising Stream Debut Album Via The Obelisk

  
  Unhallowed Nation — Authority: 127
  After months of anticipation, To Solemn Ash – the debut album from Danish sludge/metal trio RISING – is now available for purchase across North America, released today via Exile On Mainstream and E1 Distribution. In support of the stateside release of RISING‘s debut beast, the … Continue reading →
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