Heavy metal Flashcards
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What is Heavy Metal?
A
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom.
Sub-genres- trash, death metal,black metal,gothic metal and power metal.
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Q
Decade?
A
late 60s, early 70s
3
Q
Features?
A
high volume and electric guitar distortion
screaming and aggressive vocals
driving rhythms
high decibel ultra-fast guitar solos-based on power chords
machismo image
about 200 bpm-very fast tempo
powerful basslines
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Examples of Bands/Artists
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Motorhead-Ace of Spades
Iron Maiden-The number of the beast
Black Sabbath-The Dark
