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Metal Music in the 90s

While grunge was on top, metal seemed doomed for extinction – until MTV started featuring flannel fashion shows and anthemic music videos like those by Korn. Yet somehow metal managed to find new ways of evolving and gave birth to numerous subgenres as it thrived through it all. Rust in Peace expanded metal’s sonic palette,

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What’s Heavy Metal Music?

Heavy metal music emerged during the late 1960s and early 1970s. This genre combined different styles of rock and blues music, adding distortion and amplified distortion. This musical style expresses power, resilience and defiance against authority; musically it strives for virtuosity as evidenced by guitarists such as Yngwie Malmsteen and Ritchie Blackmore. Glam rock, an

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