Heavy Metal

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for its dense, powerful sound marked by heavily distorted guitars, thunderous drums, emphatic rhythms, and intense vocals. Rooted in blues rock and psychedelic rock, bands like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Saxon are often credited with pioneering the style, which evolved to emphasize dark themes, technical virtuosity, and dramatic intensity. As the genre grew, it branched into numerous subgenres—from thrash and death metal to symphonic and power metal—each expanding its musical and thematic boundaries while maintaining a core focus on power and aggression.