Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom.
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Why evil themes are prevailing in heavy metal?
When I was young I liked metal music a lot. I listened Iron Maiden, Metallica and dozen other bands. As I grew older my interest in that music declined until completely faded out.
Recently I listened to some metal songs I used to like in my teens…
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Has Judas Priest ever performed Jugulator or Demolition tracks with Rob Halford?
I am a fan of Judas Priest and loved all their albums so far. It took me some time to find out the band has two albums that don't feature original singer Rob Halford. The reason for not finding out soon is because these albums are the only Judas…
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Is there “philosophical” metal?
I'm interested in music that is about philosophy, specifically about great philosophers. I prefer metal, though rock and other alt forms are acceptable. And obviously no black or death metal, I don't want to have to hunt down the lyrics, I want to…
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Korn - Mayhem Festival 2014 Documentary
I've been watching this Korn documentary about their performance in the Mayhem Festival. Korn songs are amazing, but the hole soundtrack is great, and I want to know the name of other songs and bands used as the soundtrack of the documentary.
where…
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What are all the "-core" genres in metal other than metalcore, deathcore, and grindcore?
I know there are several but I'm looking for a definitive list of all the genres that end in -core. Love 'em or hate 'em, they're here to stay. I'm asking here because r/metal and other metal forums aren't female or -core fan friendly.
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Why is Corey Beaulieu's guest solo out of key?
In Annihilator's album 'Metal', in the track called 'Kicked' there are 2 guest solos by Trivium's Corey Beaulieu. While the first solo seems fine, the second solo (3:35 - 3:55) seems out of key. I don't think that this was deliberate so what is the…
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Why is the song E.P.M. by Dragonforce only on the Japanese release?
The album Ultra Beatdown by the power metal band Dragonforce contains 11 total songs. 8 of those are on the main album, 2 are bonuses for the special edition and one of them, E.P.M., is only on the Japanese edition of the album. What possible reason…
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Is Cobalt's "Eater of Birds" considered experimental within the realm of extreme metal?
Cobalt's Eater of Birds seems to be considered their defining album. I am asking specifically about the titular song, which is also the final track of the album, but any thoughts on the album itself are appreciated as well.
There seems to be a fair…
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Who is Erkki Juhonpoika Puujumala?
From the last album Luciferian Crown by Archgoat the track Sorcery and Doom lyrics has been dedicated to someone called Erkki Juhonpoika Puujumala.
I have googled and found out that the first and middle name belongs to some noble family but his I…
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