Heavy Metal Musical Genres

The sound of the band starting, the scream of the vocals and the cheers of the audience all around. Heavy metal is a mainstay in the music industry since its start in the 60's and 70's, with bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath leading the way. Since the beginning of heavy metal many critics have disapproved and wrote it off as a musical genre. Against the odds of surviving as a genre the heavy metal scene won and is still a popular genre with many from teens to to adults all over the world. Over the years the genre has evolved to house a number a wide and varying sub genres. Heavy metal as a genre covers many different topics from love and parties to the debate of religion. One band that is more recent is Avenged Sevenfold (also known …show more content…
In the track of the album the lyrics often express the mindset of the lyricist towards religion. In both songs “Shepherd of Fire” and “Hail to the King”, religion is presented as a way of salvation and escape. In the lyric of “Shepherd of Fire,” “Don't you see I am your pride/Agent of wealth/Bearer of needs?” (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/avengedsevenfold/shepherdoffire.html) it speaks of Jesus and how he can care for the needs of the listener. The theme of a Jesus being the savior is also found in “Hail to the King” “Royal flames will carve a path in chaos/Bringing daylight to the night” (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/avengedsevenfold/hailtotheking.html) it claims that the flames of a savior will save all. Both songs present themes of chaos being concluded by the acts of a martyr. As exampled in “Let the water flow with shades of red now/Arrows black out all the light (light)/Death is riding into town with armor/They've come to grant you your rights” (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/avengedsevenfold/hailtotheking.html) it speaks of the savior coming to grant the rights of the followers. The topic of religion is clearly seen through these two