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{{quote|'''Headbanger #1''': Wha-? What's that sound!?
'''Headbanger #2''': [[Most Wonderful Sound|It's like an angel singing]]...
'''Headbanger #3''': [[Rock Me, Asmodeus|A devil screaming]]!
'''Headbanger #1''': [[Heavy Mithril|It is the pounding of Creation's Hammer upon the Anvil of Time!]]
([[Beat]])
'''Headbanger #3''': '''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|IT'S FUCKING AWESOME]]'''!
'''[[The Hero|Eddie Riggs]]''': It's called... Heavy Metal.
|'''[[Brutal Legend]]'''}}


A musical genre originating in the 1960s and 70s, influenced by Blues and [[Psychedelic Rock]], emphasizing heavy, powerful sound with distorted guitars and (sometimes) extended solos.
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Named after a line from "Born to Be Wild", Steppenwolf's most famous song - which is not an example of the style.

Famous for [[Heavy Metal Umlaut]]s, as well as [[Metalhead|MetalHeads]] having [[Internet Backdraft|huge online arguments]] [[No True Scotsman|about which bands are and aren't metal]].

For an in-depth look, see [[Heavy Metal/Analysis]] and [http://www.mapofmetal.com/#/home the Map of Metal.]

Not to be confused with the [[Heavy Metal (magazine)|fantasy comic book magazine of the same name]] or the [[Heavy Metal (animation)|animated film based on it]].

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Latest revision as of 18:44, 29 April 2023

YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

Headbanger #1: Wha-? What's that sound!?
Headbanger #2: It's like an angel singing...
Headbanger #3: A devil screaming!
Headbanger #1: It is the pounding of Creation's Hammer upon the Anvil of Time!
(Beat)
Headbanger #3: IT'S FUCKING AWESOME!
Eddie Riggs: It's called... Heavy Metal.

A musical genre originating in the 1960s and 70s, influenced by Blues and Psychedelic Rock, emphasizing heavy, powerful sound with distorted guitars and (sometimes) extended solos.

Named after a line from "Born to Be Wild", Steppenwolf's most famous song - which is not an example of the style.

Famous for Heavy Metal Umlauts, as well as MetalHeads having huge online arguments about which bands are and aren't metal.

For an in-depth look, see Heavy Metal/Analysis and the Map of Metal.

Not to be confused with the fantasy comic book magazine of the same name or the animated film based on it.

Media in category "Heavy Metal"

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