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classical music's angriest descendant, distortion pedal fully depressed since 1970.
means a genre built on heavy distorted guitars, aggressive rhythms, and volume as a philosophy, not just a setting.
from black sabbath released their debut in 1970, tuning down and slowing the blues into something closer to dread, and named a song after a horror movie playing across the street from their studio.
tritone originblack sabbath used the devil's interval on purpose
finland densityhas more metal bands per capita than any nation
tuning driftbands keep detuning lower to sound heavier
genre countwikipedia lists over 40 metal subgenres
for instance
black sabbath — 1970 debut basically invented the genre by accident
metallica — sold over 125 million albums worldwide since 1981
iron maiden — eddie the mascot has appeared on every album cover since 1980
norwegian black metal — early 90s scene marked by actual church burnings