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{{genrebox|name=Classic metal |
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|stylistic_origins=[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<br />[[Hard rock]] |
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|cultural_origins=Late 1960s [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]] |
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|instruments=[[Electric guitar]] - [[Bass guitar]] - [[Drum]]s |
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|popularity=High during 1979-1986 |
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|derivatives=[[Glam metal]] - [[Power metal]] - [[Thrash metal]] - [[Speed metal]] - [[New Wave of British Heavy Metal]] |
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|other_topics=[[Timeline of heavy metal]]}} |
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'''Classic metal''' (sometimes called '''[[heavy metal]]''') is a term used to refer to [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands from the 1970s and 1980s who peaked later than the late 1960s and early 1970s pioneers of the genre, yet before the era when mainstream and underground heavy metal became seriously divided. Classic metal bands are typically characterised by thumping fast basslines, not so fast, heavy, riffs, extended lead guitar solos, high pitched vocals and anthemic choruses. Classic metal is quite a loosely defined genre, and includes everything from pop-based [[glam metal]] bands ([[Mötley Crüe]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]) and aggressive [[Speed metal|speed]]/[[thrash metal]] ([[Metallica]]) to [[power metal]] ([[Helloween]]) and [[NWOBHM]] ([[Iron Maiden]], [[Motörhead]]). |
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==History== |
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Classic metal artists were heavily influenced by [[hard rock]] and [[heavy metal music|metal]] artists of the same period. Artists like [[Black Sabbath]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Deep Purple]], [[Van Halen]], [[U.F.O. (band)|U.F.O.]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] were seminal influences. |
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Classic metal was also influenced by 70s [[punk rock]] although the punk influences diminished over time. For example, [[Iron Maiden]] had many punk elements in their first two albums but then moved away from [[punk rock]] to embrace and define [[New Wave of British Heavy Metal]]. |
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Classic metal enjoyed great worldwide success. [[Iron Maiden]] sold in excess of 58 million albums during the 80s{{Fact|date=February 2007}} and [[Dokken]] sold more than 16 million in the US alone. [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] and [[Judas Priest]] sold out big arenas around the world. Some classic metal bands like [[Iron Maiden]] and [[Judas Priest]] still release successful new albums and tour world wide to this day. This is a testament to the influence that the bands still exert and their ability to keep old fans interested and attract new ones. |
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Classic metal bands influenced many metal genres including [[glam metal]], [[thrash metal]], and [[power metal]]. Classic metal bands were not as loud and had a greater sense of melody than the thrash metal bands such as [[Metallica]] and [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] that they influenced. Often considered by some fans as the 'purest' form of metal, classic metal was popular for its combination of melody and aggression. |
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==Characteristics== |
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Classic metal evolved from varied genres like [[traditional metal]], [[punk rock]], [[hard rock]], and [[classic rock]]. The genre is related to [[heavy metal]], [[NWOBHM]] and [[speed metal]], and to a lesser extent [[glam metal]] and [[thrash metal]]. The wide variety of influences and similarities to other genres gives it a very wide appeal to many fans of heavy metal, but the genre still got quite a distinguishable sound. |
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Classic metal is typically characterised by thumping fast basslines, fast and crunchy riffs, extended lead guitar solos, clean, often high-pitched vocals and anthemic choruses. One of the most important and innovative concepts of classic metal was the use of the double lead [[guitar]] pioneered by classic metal bands like [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] and [[Judas Priest]]. And although, this concept was sparingly used by earlier [[hard rock]] bands like [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]] and [[UFO (band)|UFO]], it was wholly developed as a heavy metal element during the classic metal era. This concept of dual lead guitars would reach more profound heights during the late [[1980s]] when other bands like [[Megadeth]] and [[Slayer]] would also use it. Another musical concept that evolved during the Classic metal era was that of the supposedly galloping basslines. Although, this bass style had its inception into music in the earlier rock n' roll era, it became highly evident in the Classic metal era, and was extensively used by [[Iron Maiden]]'s [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]], [[Dokken]]'s [[Jeff Pilson]] and others. |
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==Lyrical theme== |
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Classic metal is [[Lyrics|lyrically]] diverse, with a wide variety of lyrical [[Theme (literature)|theme]]s being written by the bands without a centralised prerequisite such as [[glam metal]]'s lyrics about love, sex, girls, and metal, [[thrash metal]]'s heavy political and war themes, and [[power metal]]'s high fantasy themed imagery. The themes in classic metal include: the occult, party and fun, fantasy, social themes, drug themes, and war themes. A single band can write songs based on various themes. For instance, [[Judas Priest]] writes songs on party (''Living After Midnight''), social themes (''Victim Of Changes''), love songs (''Prisoner of Your Eyes'') and [[fantasy]]/[[fiction]] (''Painkiller''). The classic metal bands who crossover with [[glam metal|pop metal]] almost exclusively write about party, sex, love and drugs, while bands who overlap with 'heavier' metal (such as Iron Maiden) having [[war]], [[history]], [[culture]], [[violence]], [[fantasy]] and [[religion]] as recurring themes. |
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==Decline== |
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[[Dokken]]'s ''[[Back for the Attack]]'' was one of the few classic metal albums to go [[platinum]] in the late [[80s]]. Classic metal's position as a popular time in metal music's history withered away in the late 1980s, especially in the 1986-1989 period. At this time newer bands emerged to extend thrash metal and glam metal, with each genre taking a quite different approach to their music. Gradually, public interest drifted away from classic metal onto the newer genres. Due to the hierarchy of classic metal splitting into individual parts and drifting away from each other, many classic metal bands came to their end at this time. Some joined one of the newly founded or extended genres, ([[Motörhead]]), while some bands experimented with aspects of other genres ([[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]), leaving others to carry on with typical classic metal stylings ([[Judas Priest]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Dokken]], [[Dio]]). |
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==Revival and influence== |
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Although classic metal went into regression as a commercially viable entity in the late 90s, there has been several bands who have tried to revive the feeling of the era, or alternatively have incorporated elements of classic metal into their music. Many bands, who came after the classic metal era had ended, played music akin to one genre, with heavy influence from classic metal. [[Iced Earth]], [[Warrior Soul]] and [[Stratovarius]] being prominent among them. |
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==Classic metal artists== |
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* [[Accept]] |
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* [[Alice Cooper]] |
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* [[Black Sabbath]] |
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* [[Blue Öyster Cult]] |
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* [[Deep Purple]] |
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* [[Def Leppard]] |
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* [[Diamond Head (band)|Diamond Head]] |
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* [[Dio]] |
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* [[Iron Maiden]] |
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* [[Judas Priest]] |
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* [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] |
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* [[Led Zeppelin]] |
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* [[Manowar]] |
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* [[Michael Schenker]] |
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* [[Motörhead]] |
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* [[Ozzy Osbourne]] |
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* [[Queen]] |
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* [[Queensrÿche]] |
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* [[Rainbow (band)|Rainbow]] |
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* [[Sinner (band)|Sinner]] |
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* [[Savatage]] |
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* [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] |
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* [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] |
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* [[Thin Lizzy]] |
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* [[Trust (band)|Trust]] |
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* [[Trouble (band)|Trouble]] |
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* [[U.F.O. (band)|U.F.O.]] |
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* [[Whitesnake]] |
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* [[Yngwie J. Malmsteen]] |
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==Related genres== |
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* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] |
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* [[Hard rock]] |
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* [[Power metal]] |
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* [[NWOBHM]] |
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* [[Speed metal]] |
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* [[Glam metal]] |
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* [[Thrash metal]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Timeline of heavy metal]] |
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[[Category:Metal subgenres]] |
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[[he:מטאל קלאסי]] |
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Revision as of 03:27, 10 November 2007
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