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[[File:HeavyMETALPOSTER 9929.jpg|frame|[[Metal Scream|YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!]]]]
'''''If you were looking for the animated film, go [[Heavy Metal (animation)|here]].'''''
{{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.
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.]
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[[Category:Music Genres]]
[[Category:Music Tropes]]
[[Category:Music]]
[[Category:The Seventies]]
[[Category:Thrash Metal]]
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