70's+Metal

Joshua Cheston Mr. Burkhart Honors American History May 16th, 2011

=**Metal and Heavy Metal Music in the 1970's**=

Today, metal bands consist of 2 or 3 guitarists, a bass player, a screaming/regular vocalist, a drummer (typically using a double pedal), and a synthesizer/keyboard player. Metal in the 1970's consisted of a singer, a drummer, a guitar player, and a bass player. Metal originated from blues, but used faster tempos, guitar distortion, "power chords", electric guitar solos, and just complete loudness. It got the name "heavy" because of all the distortion, fast tempo, and loudness The lyrics are usually centered around morbid and dark thoughts, thus leading to the genre of "death metal". The fans of metal are known as "metalheads" or "headbangers", because the tempo of the music makes you want to nod your head up and down.

=**Who?**=

The first and most popular metal bands were:
 * AC/DC
 * Led Zeppelin
 * Deep Purple
 * Black Sabbath
 * Judas Priest
 * Kiss
 * Motorhead

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=When?=

This revolution started in the late 1960's and early 1970's.

=Where?=

This genre started in the United Kingdom and the United States.

=What happened?=

Metal was derived from blues in the late 60's, and emerged in the late 70's. The first bands, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zepplin used many of those blues roots, while Judas Priest and Motorhead disregarded the blues roots. This took metal into the direction of punk rock, and the tempo, or speed, of songs started to increase, making the song more "hyper" or intense.

=Why?=

Metal came to popularity because many people wanted heavier music. Sometimes, when I'm listening to my heavy metal, I ask myself "why can't there be bands even heavier than this?". That is probably what the people and artists were thinking in the late 60's, so they decided to create Metal.

=Impact of Metal=

Many people thought that metal was bad and had a negative impact on the teens and young adults because of it's theme revolving around death and other morbid things. Many band names today have morbid names, whether or not their lyrics are morbid. Some of these bands are As Blood Runs Black, Killswitch Engage, Bury Me Alive, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Born Of Osiris (the Egyptian god of death), Suicide Silence, I set My Friends On Fire, and many other bands.

=Other Facts:=

Biggest Hits: AC/DC - T.N.T. - 1976 AC/DC - Highway To Hell - 1979 LED ZEPPELIN - Stairway To Heaven - 1971 LED ZEPPELIN - Rock & Roll - 1969 DEEP PURPLE - Smoke On The Water -1973 BLACK SABBATH - Iron Man - 1970 BLACK SABBATH - War Pigs - 1970 JUDAS PRIEST - Breaking The Law -1980 KISS - Rock and Roll All Night - 1975 MOTORHEAD - Ace Of Spades - 1980

=References:=

Vaux, Robert. "How Did Heavy Metal Start?" Editorial. //eHow//. Demand Media, Inc., 5 May 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. .

Larocque, John. "Heavy Metal and Hard Rock (1969-1999)." //Tripod.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2011. .