Heavy Metal
Heavy metal is a form of rock ‘n’ roll music played on electric guitars and amplified to unnatural volume levels. ... Most heavy metal music is based on death, Satanism, youth, and teenage rebellion. It is broken into three sub categories; speedcore, thrash metal, and death metal. Heavy metal is the general term for these three categories combined. It is often just called metal. Most heavy metal music is based around the electric guitar. ... More among the heavy metal population than the many other branches of rock ‘n’ roll. ... Heavy metal music grabs a hold of rock’s most rudimentary elements; youth, rebellion, sex, fantasy, and a good time at all costs. ... For instance, a heavy metal concert to those who like heavy metal, is not just a musical performance, full of elaborate costumes and settings. ... Heavy metal tends to be male-oriented, but metal is not exclusive to the male population. ... Women in heavy metal are usually objects of lust. ... They had always been seen that way in heavy metal, since the beginning of the heavy metal era. ... Heavy metal emerged in the late 1960’s and the early 1970’s. ... Black Sabbath was one of the very first bands to evolve from hard rock, to heavy metal. ... The style that Black Sabbath had created, was Heavy Metal. ... Later in time, new metal bands such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden added more of a background to heavy metal. ... They made the metal background more gloomy and mystical than ever. Today, there are hundreds of popular heavy metal bands.