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Heavy metal has long had a worldwide following of fans known as “metalheads” or “headbangers”. Although early heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple attracted large audiences, they were often critically reviled at the time, a status common throughout the history of the genre. In the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre’s evolution by discarding much of its blues influence. Bands in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal such as Iron Maiden and Motörhead followed in a similar vein, introducing a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed.
In the mid-1980s, pop-infused glam metal became a major commercial force with groups like Mötley Crüe. Underground scenes produced an array of more extreme, aggressive styles: thrash metal broke into the mainstream with bands such as Metallica, while other styles like death metal and black metal remain subcultural phenomena. Since the mid-1990s, popular styles such as nu metal, which often incorporates elements of funk and hip hop; and metalcore, which blends extreme metal with hardcore punk, have further expanded the definition of the genre.
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metal gigs in United States • view all
| July 2008 | ||
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| Today (Thursday 24 July 2008) | ||
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At the Gates
Darkest Hour, Municipal Waste |
Roseland Theatre Portland, United States |
16 people attending |
| Rush |
Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis, United States |
11 people attending |
| Tomorrow (Friday 25 July 2008) | ||
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At the Gates
Darkest Hour, Municipal Waste, Repulsion, Toxic Holocaust |
The Fillmore San Francisco, United States |
41 people attending |
| Saturday 26 July 2008 | ||
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Suicidal Final Tour 2008 at The Glass House
At the Gates, Darkest Hour, Municipal Waste, Repulsion |
The Glass House Pomona, CA, Los Angeles, United States |
28 people attending |
| Sunday 27 July 2008 | ||
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Suicidal Final Tour 2008 at Henry Fonda Theatre
At the Gates, Darkest Hour, Municipal Waste, Repulsion |
Henry Fonda Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States |
30 people attending |
| Tuesday 29 July 2008 | ||
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Foo Fighters
Supergrass |
Izod Center East Rutherford, New York, United States |
33 people attending |
Shoutbox
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Radio_Skull wrote:
SORRY GUYS IF A GENRE CALLED NU-METAL CONFUSES PEOPLE INTO THINKING IT'S METAL.
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Poleshka wrote:
SOAD, Slipknot, KoRn and Rammstein aren't metal
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CumbieroNoir wrote:
@Metalhand: Lol, those 2 are gay as well
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Metalhand wrote:
OMG those bands are gay, not metal, except IM and MetallicA..
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LittleMissDarko wrote:
LOL @ this "music"
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maplejet wrote:
For those who want true metal, see the heavy metal tag...it's probably more accurate in terms of metal...and more reasonable.
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Felip wrote:
SOAD isn't metal, but is the best band in this fucking world. They're a alternative band, also as KoRn.
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rktesser wrote:
One thing I think is that people don't really know what is not metal until they listen to real metal songs. Usually they think that any heavier kind of rock is metal.
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pornoholic wrote:
Yeah, I do like Slipknot, but I don't think it should be listed as metal either...
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Fade2611 wrote:
I see Iron Maiden and Metallica. Two metal bands.
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Fnts wrote:
Still the same LOL, 4 out of 6 top artists here are not metal. Get some musical education people. "Existenz_ tagged Slipknot with ‘metal’ " , "KEHb tagged Stone Sour and System of a Down with ‘metal’ ". Maybe when I have time, I'm gonna write a good wiki. Maybe it will stop at least part of this massive ignorance.
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CumbieroNoir wrote:
Lol'd at this tag -_-
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shalotka wrote:
This wiki is such a nonsense. Sure, it's all blues, punk and hip-hop. Besides, tagging something 'metal' is like tagging it 'music', no useful information about the band.
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micima wrote:
same shit! korn soad rammstein etc. metal? O.o
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Tipheret wrote:
System, Rammstein, Slipknot and korn :o
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danny-777 wrote:
My friends, if you hate the new last.fm please join Bring back the old Last.fm
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Rotted_Fetus wrote:
korn and ramstein metal ? fuck no
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accerules wrote:
Wow, that's fücking ashame: In the first six band tagged as Metal there is : Slipknot , Korn, SOAD, and Rammstein! WTF! Rapcore, alternative and Industrial ain't metal! The first 20 we should see should be something like that: 1-Black Sabbath (who else???) - 2-Iron Maiden 3-Judas Priest 4-Poison 5- Metallica 6- Slayer 7-Megadeth 8- Death 9-Bathory 10-Mayhem 11-Helloween 12-Manowar 13-Rhapsody 14-Stratovarius 15-Candlemass 16-Paradise Lost 17-My dying Bride 18- Sepultura 19-Lamb of God 20- Children of Bodom. Punk, Rapcore, Mallcore, Industrian, Alternative and all that crap is not metal!
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Sekhem wrote:
i like rap metal quite a bit, best form of metal
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Elnar wrote:
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Recent Activity
- tgb89 tagged Judas Priest – Nostradamus with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- Virhemarginaali tagged Slipknot with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- RKlisowski tagged Metallica – For Whom the Bell Tolls with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- firanka13 tagged Metallica – Wherever I May Roam with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- Sigmine tagged John 5 with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- m0ba tagged Pantera with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- obsidian9 tagged Motörhead, Motörhead – City Kids and Acid King – Drive Fast, Take Chances with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- onno tagged Machine Head – Hallowed Be Thy Name with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- Fantaflasche tagged SOiL with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
- onno tagged Fightstar – Fear Of The Dark and Madina Lake – Caught Somewhere In Time with ‘metal’. Tuesday afternoon
