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Drummer Marc Bell joined The Ramones in 1978. Ronnie James Dio on vocals. The band began as a heavy metal outfit. The band had guitarist Kirk Hammett in its original lineup before he joined Metallica in 1983. Glenn Tipton on vocals and guitar, later joined Judas Priest in 1974.
The classic Metallica logo, designed by James Hetfield and used on most of the band's releases. Metallica was formed in Los Angeles in late 1981 when Danish drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper, The Recycler, which read, "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden."
1981–1988, 1994–2011, 2013-present. NWOBHM influenced band that influenced the development of thrash and power metal. [113] Judas Priest. United Kingdom. 1969–present. One of the most famous heavy metal bands of all time, as well as the origin of many sounds that influenced the many subgenres of heavy metal today.
Gwar. Gwar, often stylized as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists, and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc. Since the death of frontman Dave Brockie in 2014, the collective has continued recording and performing ...
Testament is an American heavy metal band from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1983 under the name Legacy, the band's current lineup comprises rhythm guitarist Eric Peterson, lead vocalist Chuck Billy, lead guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Steve Di Giorgio and drummer Chris Dovas. Testament has experienced many lineup changes over the years ...
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 and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats and loudness.
N. List of Neue Deutsche Härte bands. List of new wave of American heavy metal bands. List of new wave of British heavy metal bands. List of new wave of traditional heavy metal bands. List of Nintendocore bands. List of nu metal bands.
Mayhem (band) formed in Langhus in 1984. They were one of the founders of the Norwegian black metal scene, and their music has strongly influenced the black metal genre. Mayhem's early career was highly controversial, primarily because of their notorious live performances, the 1991 suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin ("Dead") and the 1993 ...