Metal 메탈

Heavy and intense sound that evolved from rock

📖 Genre History

Metal began with Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple in the late 1960s. It evolved into thrash metal in the 1980s, nu metal in the 1990s, and metalcore in the 2000s. It is one of the genres with the most passionate fandom.

✨ Key Characteristics

  • Distorted guitar sound
  • Fast tempo and complex riffs
  • Double bass drums
  • Powerful vocals or growling

🎤 Notable Artists

Metallica

USA · 1981-Present

Enter Sandman Nothing Else Matters Master of Puppets

Iron Maiden

UK · 1975-Present

The Trooper Run to the Hills Fear of the Dark

Black Sabbath

UK · 1968-2017

Iron Man Paranoid War Pigs

Slipknot

USA · 1995-Present

Duality Psychosocial Before I Forget

🎵 Recommended Tracks

1

Master of Puppets

Metallica

1986
2

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

1970
3

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

1980
4

The Trooper

Iron Maiden

1983

🎭 Related Subgenres

Thrash Metal Death Metal Black Metal Power Metal Progressive Metal
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