2. Heavy metal music dates back to the end of the 1960 ’ s in Britain Inspired by the sounds of Blues-Rock and Psychedelic Rock

3. The style emerged due to the growing number of people going against the norm. Many viewed the music as a protest to the social condition and the underlying anxiety felt by many people

4. During the 70 ’ s Black Sabbath had emerged and many consider them to be the first true heavy metal band.

5. The early 1980s saw a revival of metal with bands like Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue among others.

6. By around 1990 most heavy metal had evolved into other rock genres.

7. Distorted guitars Fast tempo Loud drums and guitars Vocals are sung or growled Emphasised rhythms Lyrics focused on dark subject matter – drugs, sex, violence, death and religion (devil)

8. Fashion – Black hair, blue jeans, boots, leather jackets and shirts depicting other metal bands Gestures – Devil horn sign made with hands, stage diving, moshing (includes violence) and crowd surfing

9. Metalcore – Bullet for my Valentine, All That Remains, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying Nu Metal – Slipknot, Deftone, Korn Death metal – Slayer, Kreator, Celtic Frost Folk metal – Skyclad

10. Thrash metal - Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax Symphonic metal – Nightwish, Within Temptation Progressive metal - Queensryche, Fates Warning, Dream Theater Grindcore - Carcass, Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse

11. Slipknot - Psychosocial

12. Black Sabbath – Iron Man

13. Black Sabbath - Iron Man