Heavy Metal
Top 10: Heavy Metal Bands
Heavy metal, often referred simply as metal, is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States. Has its roots from blues-rock and psychedelic rock. The bands that created the genre developed a heavy, massive sound, characterized by high amplified distortion, extended guitar solos and emphatic beats. The Allmusic states that “in all formats of rock ‘n’ roll, heavy metal is …