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This is a list of bands that pertain to the heavy metal genre of music.

Original movement: 1967-1979

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] By the early eighties the heavy metal genre began a slow division into various sub-genre categories to better describe the stylistic differences that were growing out of the original heavy metal movement. And by the end of the 1970s many of the earliest heavy metal bands had long since disbanded. Some of the bands included in the original movement were:

A

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
AC/DC[3] Sydney, Australia 1973–present Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal they have always classified their music as "Rock n' roll." Their 1980's album Back in Black is the second best-selling album of all time.
Aerosmith[4] Boston, Massachusetts, US 1970–present
Alice Cooper[5][6] Detroit, Michigan, US 1964–present

B

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Black Sabbath Birmingham, England 1968–present Because of their 1970 albums, Black Sabbath and Paranoid, Black Sabbath is considered to be one of the pioneering bands of the genre. Also laying ground for doom metal and stoner rock, with the release of their album Master of Reality. They have been called the greatest sludge metal band of all time[7]
Bloodrock Fort Worth, Texas, US 1969–1975
Blue Cheer San Francisco, California, US 1966–1972, 1974–1976, 1978–1979, 1984–1994, 1999–present
Blue Öyster Cult Long Island, New York, US 1971–present
Budgie Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 1967–present
Buffalo[citation needed] Sydney, Australia 1971–1977

C

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Cactus Long Island, New York 1970–1972, 2006–present
Cheap Trick[8] Rockford, Illinois, USA 1966–1968, 1993, 2005
Cream[9] London, England 1966–1968, 1993, 2005

D

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Deep Purple[10][11][12] Hertfordshire, England 1968–1976, 1984–present
Dust[13] United States 1971-1978

E

Brief summary

F

Band name Orgin Years active Brief summary
Flower Travellin' Band Japan 1968–1973, 2007-Present

G

Band name Orgin Years active Brief summary
Grand Funk Railroad[14][15] Flint, Michigan, United States 1968–1977, 1980–1983, 1996-present

H

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary

I

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Iron Butterfly San Diego, California, United States 1966–present

J

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Judas Priest Birmingham, England 1969–present

K

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Kiss[16] New York, New York, United States 1972–present Kiss rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics.
King Crimson[17][18]

L

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Led Zeppelin[19] London, England 1968–1980 With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands.
Lucifer's Friend[20] Germany 1970–1982, 1993–1997

M

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Metallica California, US 1981-Present
Montrose California, US 1973–1976, 2005
Mountain[21] Long Island, New York, US 1969–1972, 1973–present

O

Brief summary

P

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Pentagram Arlington County, Virginia, United States 1971–1976, 1978–1979, 1981–present Along with Black Sabbath, Pentagram is considered one of the most important groups in the creation of doom metal.

Q

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Queen[22][23] London, England 1970–1997
Quiet Riot[24] Los Angeles, California, United States 1975–2008

R

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Rainbow England 1975–1984, 1993–1997
Running Wild Hamburg, Germany 1976-2009 With speedy riffs and themes about the open sea, Running Wild is often argued to be of the world's first pirate metal bands.
Rush Toronto , Ontario, Canada 1968–present

S

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Scorpions Hanover , Germany 1965–present
Sir Lord Baltimore Brooklyn, New York, USA 1968–1976, 2006–present
Steppenwolf Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1967–1972, 1974–1976, 1980–present

T

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Thin Lizzy Dublin , Ireland 1969–1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996–2001, 2004–2009 (on temporary hiatus),
Twisted Sister[25] New York City, USA 1972–1988, 1997–present

U

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
UFO London, England 1969–1988, 1992–present
Uriah Heep England 1969–present

V

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary
Van Halen[26] Pasadena, California, US 1972–present
Vanilla Fudge[27] Long Island, New York 1967–1970, 1982–1984, 1987–1988, 1991, 1999–2008

W

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary

X

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary

Y

Z

Band name Origin Years active Brief summary

By subgenre

See also, Heavy metal subgenres

Since the 1970s, many subgenres and movements have emerged, playing their own interpretation of "heavy metal", these can vary greatly. Below in alphabetical order, are links to the many heavy metal subgenre lists on Wikipedia, with three notable examples of bands from each genre under them.

Examples; Tool (band), System of a Down and Apocalyptica
Examples; Deathspell Omega, Satyricon (band) and Rotting Christ
Examples; Stryper, Tourniquet and Whitecross
Examples; Nile (band), Entombed (band) and Behemoth (band)
Examples; Candlemass, Katatonia and Virgin Black
Examples; Ensiferum, Eluveitie and Korpiklaani
Examples; Paradise Lost, Moonspell and Anathema
Examples; Fear Factory, Samael (band) and Godflesh
Examples; Chimaira, Heaven Shall Burn and Lamb of God
Examples; Iron Maiden, Saxon and Def Leppard
Examples; Neurosis (band), Isis and Cult of Luna
Examples; Kamelot, Blind Guardian and Avantasia
Examples; Opeth, Evergrey and Symphony X
Examples; Down (band), Crowbar and Ufomammut
Examples; Motörhead, Venom and Cacophony
Examples; Epica (band), Angtoria and Therion (band)
Examples; Nevermore, Slayer and Exodus (band)
Examples; Bathory, Enslaved, and Einherjer

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heavy metal bands.

Book references

    • Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. London: Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-201-2.

Other references

  1. ^ Weinstein, Deena. Heavy Metal: The Music and its Culture. DaCapo, 2000. ISBN 0-306-80970-2, pg. 14.
  2. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. p. 1. ISBN 0749083514.
  3. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. pp. 2, 39–48, 52–57. ISBN 0749083514.
  4. ^ Walser, Robert (1999). Running with The Devil. Wesleyan University Press. pp. s. 8, 13. ISBN 0819562602.
  5. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. pp. 2, 16, 18, 19, 39, 56–69, 93, 304, 333. ISBN 0749083514.
  6. ^ Walser, Robert (1999). Running with The Devil. Wesleyan University Press. pp. s. 11, 16, 78. ISBN 0819562602.
  7. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6626687/298_master_of_reality
  8. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. pp. 10–12. ISBN 0749083514.
  9. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. pp. 10–12. ISBN 0749083514.
  10. ^ Weinstein, Deena. Heavy Metal: The Music and its Culture. DaCapo, 2000. ISBN 0-306-80970-2, pg. 2.
  11. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. p. 2. ISBN 0749083514.
  12. ^ Walser, Robert (1999). Running with The Devil. Wesleyan University Press. pp. s. 2. ISBN 0819562602.
  13. ^ [1] allmusic ((( Dust > Biography )))
  14. ^ [2] Rolling Stone
  15. ^ [3] Rock Eras by James M. Curtis
  16. ^ Walser, Robert (1999). Running with The Devil. Wesleyan University Press. pp. s. 2, 10, 11, 16. ISBN 0819562602.
  17. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kingcrimson/albums/album/268735/review/5942988/the_power_to_believe
  18. ^ Buckley 2003, p. 477, "Opening with the cataclysmic heavy-metal of "21st Century Schizoid Man", and closing with the cathedral-sized title track,"
  19. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. p. 12. ISBN 0749083514.
  20. ^ "AMG bio of Lucifer's Friend". Retrieved 2007-10-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |FRIEND&sql= ignored (help)
  21. ^ Ingham, Chris (2002). The Book of Metal. Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-1560254195.
  22. ^ Nicholson, Kris (1976-04-08), "A Night at the Opera", Rolling Stone
  23. ^ allmusic ((( Queen > Overview )))
  24. ^ [4] allmusic ((( Quiet Riot > Overview )))
  25. ^ http://www.twistedsister.com/french.php
  26. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. pp. 1, 50–57, 77. ISBN 0749083514.
  27. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. p. 13. ISBN 0749083514.
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