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Join me as I discover, share, and delight in the good, the bad, the ugly, the brutal, and the badass of heavy metal.
Welcome to Metal 101
At the end of the day, the best way to introduce yourself to and understand what heavy metal is is by listening to it! Enjoy some defining songs of the genre, plus some of my personal favourites!
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any injuries caused by irresponsible headbanging.
Latest posts
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Mosh Pit Etiquette
At first glance, mosh pits may look like a violent, flailing mass of malcontents with no regard for the safety of themselves or others. But upon closer inspection, you’ll notice that there also seems to be fewer injuries than you’d expect in mosh pits. Wait, what? How is that possible? It may surprise you to… Read more
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What Is Heavy Metal?
“Teaching Rock’s Evolution,” Richard Linklater, School of Rock, 2003 Heavy metal is the child of rock ‘n’ roll and blues, born 1960s and 1970s, first with British bands Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, soon followed by American bands like Kiss, Alice Cooper, and Aerosmith. Metal was “genre-lized” and named as such in 1970 by Metal… Read more
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