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1 The evolution and culture of Heavy metal

2 Content: Basic facts Characteristics Themes
History: from the 1960s until today Impact on cultural life Festivals Fans Clothing

3 Basic facts: Stylistic origins: Blues rock, psychedelic rock, classical music Cultural origins: Late 1960s, United Kingdom and United States Typical instruments: Electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocals, keyboards Mainstream popularity: Worldwide, late 1960s– present

4 Basic facts: Subgenres: Black metal, death metal, doom metal, glam metal, gothic metal, groove metal, power metal, speed metal, stoner metal, thrash metal, traditional heavy metal Fusion genres: Alternative metal, avant-garde metal, Christian metal, crust punk, drone metal, folk metal, funk metal, grindcore, industrial metal, metalcore, neo-classical metal, nu metal, post-metal, progressive metal, rap metal, sludge metal, symphonic metal, Viking metal

5 Characteristics Rhythm and tempo Lyrical themes Personal trauma War
Death Sex Romantic tragedy Teenage angst Mythology inspired Society Philosophical themes

6 History 1960s and 1970s Psychedelic rock Blues rock
The Animals, The Kinks, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and the Jeff Beck Group

7 History 1968 Heavy metal was invented Steppenwolf, Cream, Led Zeppelin
The electric guitar Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper

8 History «New Wave of British Heavy Metal» Iron Maiden, Motörhead
US: Kiss, Aerosmith, Van Halen

9 History 1980s Glam metal Mötley Crüe, W.A.S.P, Ratt, Poison, Warrant
Thrash metal Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer

10 History 1990s Alternative metal Nu metal
Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Disturbed

11 History Death metal Black metal Power metal Gothic metal

12 History 2000s Metalcore «New wave of American heavy metal»
Hatebreed, Trivium, Mastodon, Lamb of God Retro-metal

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14 Culture Image and fashion
The colour black, silk, leather, silver studs, long hair, tattoos Make up? Physical gestures Devil horns Headbanging Fan subculture Magazines, radio, record labels, chat- rooms, festivals

15 «To some people heavy metal is Motörhead and to others it's Judas Priest.»
- Glenn Danzig

16 Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_6lYRdu74&feature=related
records.com/heavy_metal_music_history.htm

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