2. Heavy Metal  Heavy metal (often referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States.  With roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness.  Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are generally associated with masculinity and machismo.

3.  February 13,1970 –Black Sabbath releases their debut album, marking the beginning of metal.  Other early metal bands include Judas Priest KISS AC/DC  New Wave of British Heavy metal Iron Maiden Motorhead Def Leppard Quiet Riot A BRIEF HISTORY OF METAL

4.  Early American metal: Motley Crue Twisted Sister  Bands considered “classic metal: AC/DC Judas Priest Black Sabbath Scorpions Iron Maiden Def Leppard

5. Divisions of Metal  Power metal (a mixture of metal and speed metal) Dragonforce, Steel Dragon  Black metal (a mixture of speed metal and thrash metal) Slayer, Venom, Morbid Angel  Thrash metal (a mixture of speed metal and hardcore punk) Megadeth, Death Angel, Testament  Glam metal (a mixture of glam rock, heavy metal, hard rock, punk rock, rock and roll, and pop rock) Cinderella, Guns N’ Roses, WASP  Metalcore (a mixture of hardcore punk, heavy metal, thrash metal) Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower  Funk metal (a mixture of funk, funk rock, and heavy metal) Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone  Alternative metal (a mixture of alternative rock, and heavy metal) Jane’s Addiction, Soundgarden  Death metal (a mixture of thrash metal, and early black metal) Cannibal Corpse, Sepultura  Speed metal (a mixture of NWOBHM and hardcore punk) Megadeth, Slayer

6.  Avant-garde metal (a mixture of avant-garde and heavy metal) Arcturus, Pan-thy-monium  Scandinavian Black metal (a mixture of death metal, thrash metal, D-beat, and punk rock) Immortal, Emperor  Doom metal (originates from heavy metal, uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars, and a much “thicker” sound) Pentagram, The Obsessed  Nu metal (a mixture of Alternative metal, rap metal, grunge, funk metal, heavy metal, hip hop) Slipknot, Korn  Metallic Techno (AKA industrial metal, a mixture of thrash metal, heavy metal, and electro-industrial music) Godflesh, Atari Teenage Riot