metalinjection.net— On February 13, 1970, the Birmingham quartet known as Black Sabbath released their self titled debut LP to the world. Fourty years ago today Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward began a music revolution that would breath new life into the world's bastard social scene of the time. It came to be known as heavy metal. — Submitted Feb 14, 2010
Amon Amarth, Stormwarrior, and Bathory are all viking metal, but sound nothing alike, as they are all different subgenres: melodic death metal, german speed metal/power metal, and first gen black metalViking metal is more about subject material and attitude than musical traits.
People who say the Beatles, or Hendrix or Blue Cheer created Metal, don't know what Metal is actually about. It takes more than a heavy riff. Hendrix and The Beatles are nowhere close to being metal ever!Blue Cheer while definitely having the tone, didn't have the spirit. Blue Cheer were the original Stoner Rock band, not Metal.
Hip Hop stems from black music, such as Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and, most importantly, Funk. Most hip-hop samples are from often obscure funk and soul artists, or often from famous ones, like the late great James Brown. Drum samples are rarely if ever taken from metals simply because the tempo and style don't fit the flow of a hip-hop lyric.
neumaschine Feb 15, 2010
I thought this was about Heavy Metal magazine at first glance... Head bangs & jumps in the mosh pit anyway!
metalmessiah Feb 15, 2010
Amon Amarth, Stormwarrior, and Bathory are all viking metal, but sound nothing alike, as they are all different subgenres: melodic death metal, german speed metal/power metal, and first gen black metalViking metal is more about subject material and attitude than musical traits.
juicebag Feb 16, 2010
Randy melts faces, Tony crushes them.
zazoobar Feb 23, 2010
Why are the British so good with music, the bastards
dragonis Feb 24, 2010
Metal just isn't about tone. It's about content as well.Which as good as Blue Cheer was, they weren't Metal.
dragonis Feb 24, 2010
People who say the Beatles, or Hendrix or Blue Cheer created Metal, don't know what Metal is actually about. It takes more than a heavy riff. Hendrix and The Beatles are nowhere close to being metal ever!Blue Cheer while definitely having the tone, didn't have the spirit. Blue Cheer were the original Stoner Rock band, not Metal.
aeroboy Mar 2, 2010
Hip Hop stems from black music, such as Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and, most importantly, Funk. Most hip-hop samples are from often obscure funk and soul artists, or often from famous ones, like the late great James Brown. Drum samples are rarely if ever taken from metals simply because the tempo and style don't fit the flow of a hip-hop lyric.
eviliu Mar 3, 2010
That's pretty cool.
thejackyl May 3, 2010
I would submit that Tony Iomi is the real god of metal.
thejackyl May 3, 2010
That guy is a real defender of the faith.