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This is a list of heavy metal artists from the formative years of the movement (formed between 1963 and 1981). For bands formed after 1981, please consult the lists for each heavy metal subgenre. In the late 1960s, a number of bands began pushing the limits of blues rock into a new genre which would be called heavy metal. [1] [2]
The mid-late 1970s–early 1980s period in the United Kingdom introduced a movement of young musicians, generally identified as the new wave of British heavy metal (often abbreviated as NWOBHM). The movement spawned more than a thousand hard rock and heavy metal bands from all over the UK, which were more or less forcibly identified as heavy ...
[228] 1980 saw several other entries by hard rock and heavy metal bands in the top 10 of the British charts: MSG's first album peaked at No. 8, [229] Whitesnake's Ready an' Willing at No. 6, [230] Judas Priest's best-seller British Steel [30] and Motörhead's Ace of Spades at No. 4, [44] while Back in Black by AC/DC reached number one. [37]
The band became famous after playing the Woodstock festival in 1969 and began the '70s with two #1 albums: 1970's "Abraxas" and 1971's "Santana III." In 1998, Santana was inducted into the Rock ...
The N.W.O.T.H.M. initially started in the mid-2000s with a number of bands, such as Cauldron, Skull Fist, and Enforcer, who began to write and record music that reflected the style and sound of classic heavy metal. These bands combined elements of the metal genres from the '70s and '80s, especially those of the N.W.O.B.H.M., although some bands ...
This is a list of speed metal bands. Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by AllMusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music.
Riot V, formerly known as Riot, is an American heavy metal band formed in New York City whose origins began in 1975 by guitarist Mark Reale.Achieving peak success and popularity during the early 1980s, the band has continued a long-running successful career.
Poison frontman Bret Michaels is a prime ambassador for the era of '80s hair metail in "Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal," which takes its name from a Poison song ...