List of heavy metal bands

This is a list of heavy metal artists from the formative years of the movement (formed between 1963 and 1981). For bands formed after 1981, please consult the lists for each heavy metal subgenre.

In the late 1960s, a number of bands began pushing the limits of blues rock into a new genre which would be called heavy metal.[1][2]

In 1981,[3] three of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands emerged (Metallica,[4] Slayer[5] and Anthrax),[5] to be joined on the scene in 1983 by Megadeth.[6]

  1. ^ Weinstein, Deena. Heavy Metal: The Music and its Culture. DaCapo, 2000. ISBN 0-306-80970-2, pg. 14.
  2. ^ Christe, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast. Allison & Busby. p. 1. ISBN 0-7490-8351-4.
  3. ^ "1981 Snapshots in Music - Top Musical Moments of 1981". Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Kerrang!". Kerrang.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answer.coms. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Megadeth - Back In The Day lyrics | LyricsFreak". Lyricsfreak.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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