Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the use of highly-amplified distortion. Out of heavy metal various subgenres later evolved, many of which are referred to simply as "metal". As a result, "heavy metal" now has two distinct meanings: either the genre as a whole or what is known as "traditional heavy metal" in the 1970s style, as exemplified by the likes of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and others.

Heavy metal began gaining popularity in the 1970's and '80s, at which time many of the now existing subgenres first evolved. Heavy metal has a large world-wide following of fans known by terms such as "metalheads" and "headbangers".

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Heavy metal is typically characterized by a guitar-dominated sound, strong rhythms and classical, bluesy or symphonic styles. However, heavy metal sub-genres have their own stylistic variations on the original form that often omit many of these characteristics.

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Minha sobrinha-neta Sofia( como estou velho) faz festinha em boate para celebrar seus 11 anos. Será que eu vou de heavy metal? rsrsrs
BlogdoEstado (Blog do Estado) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:59:47 -0000
Minha sobrinha-neta Sofia( como estou velho) faz festinha em boate para celebrar seus 11 anos. Será que eu vou de heavy metal? rsrsrs
Manowar: "They can’t stop us Let 'em try For heavy metal We would die!" \m|/
p431i7o (pablo federico) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:57:35 -0000
Manowar: "They can’t stop us Let 'em try For heavy metal We would die!" \m|/
VIVA O HEAVY METAL
JorgeNavarro (Jorge Davi Navarro) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:47:05 -0000
VIVA O HEAVY METAL
Heavy-metal toxicity: 16 ways to limit your exposure http://ow.ly/zlnV #eco
marisa_herrera (Marisa Herrera) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:46:31 -0000
Heavy-metal toxicity: 16 ways to limit your exposure http://ow.ly/zlnV #eco
heavy metal safe (stoneham): HEAVY METAL SAFE - about 3 feet tall by 2 1/2 feet deep and 2 1/2 feet wide. In a .. http://bit.ly/4BnaQe
FreeListBoston (Free List: Boston) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:41:11 -0000
heavy metal safe (stoneham): HEAVY METAL SAFE - about 3 feet tall by 2 1/2 feet deep and 2 1/2 feet wide. In a .. http://bit.ly/4BnaQe
I always find it looks funny to me when I see a dark skined black person rockin out to heavy metal like their in a mosh pit.
Potslinger (Jayson Potzinger) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:39:54 -0000
I always find it looks funny to me when I see a dark skined black person rockin out to heavy metal like their in a mosh pit.

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