Heavy metal subgenres

Led Zeppelin IV, an album that was released without a title, has become one of the most iconic rock albums in recent memory, and an embodiment of the band itself. The heavy metal precedent set by their debut album, the almost carnal sound of their second album and the mystical acoustic vibe of their third album all come together in a triumphant culmination of epic proportions. The album is helped along by Plant’s obsession with mythology, mysticism, and the occult. All eight tracks are…

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.…

Typically, when people think of “rock music”, they would think of loud, hard hitting drums with fast, intricate guitar solos, and screaming vocals. People don’t usually think of slow, smooth, bluesy guitar playing when they think of rock music, but what most people don’t realize is that without the blues, musicians such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and even AC/DC would not exist. Blues music has had a dramatic influence the way rock music has, and is currently…

octane charts. Stuart Maxfield and the rest of the band do not write an awful lot about their own material therefore not leaving us with many clues as to the source of the style. The off-beat hi hat with typical 2 and 4 snare placement mixed with a heavy bass guitar emphasis place this in a class of funk for me. Still, there is an element of hard rock distortion that can’t be ignored that sort of gives this beast its own sort of indie…

Iggy Pop is an enigmatic figure in the history of rock and roll. On the one hand, much his music is very well-known and can be found in movies and television being made to this day. On the other hand, he has a strange, abrasive and somehow appealing persona that has added to his fame. Find out more about the singer and musician below in part one of this list. Number Fifteen: He Was a Close Friend of David Bowie. They were close for decades until David Bowie's recent passing. Much of David…

My two favorite bands during my teenage years until today have persistently been Muse, and Coheed and Cambria. These two bands have various similarities but are markedly different from one another. The two band’s differing origins, influences, philosophies, and histories have drastically impacted their musical styles and popular success, while their similarities have been critical in redefining progressive and alternative rock. Their unique styles prompted much of my own musical growth and…

deadly delivery, Decapitated has become one of the most notorious names in death metal over the past few years. Not only has did this band rise to prominence when they were mere teenagers, not only did they continue to produce consistently strong material after the tragic passing of Witold “Vitek” Kiełtyka 10 years ago but Poland’s Decapitated are now becoming a gateway band for those wishing to enter the extreme metal scene due to fact that the raging riffs Vogg churns out are both technical…

The battle for Raccoon city had long since ended but the battle for mankind was just starting. Monsters straight out of a horror novel had taken over the cities. Man ceased to exist, and those who survived retreated deep into the mountains in hopes of surviving the nightmares that plagued the world. Yet no matter where man went, the monsters still find them, and all hope seemed to be at a loss. The time of man was almost over, yes there was those who fought but they were few, and losing rather…

Back-up vocalists sound like a balanced mix of male and female voices. The quality of Ann’s voice is very clear and powerful, going from a mellow, warm tone in the verses to a more heavy rock style in the chorus. This type of music is definitely rock, or classic rock by today’s standards. Most would consider it “old” since it was released in 1976. Its volume changes from verse to chorus, with the verses being more mezzo-forte,…

I attended Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 50th Anniversary Celebration concert at the Division of Fine & Performing Arts at Paradise Valley Community College. There were two sides to the program, the first one included the album of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the second program consisted of a mixture between songs from the albums Revolver, Magical Mystery Tour, White Album, and Abbey Road. They had a band that consisted of many vocalists, and instrumentalists and also, an…