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BY WILLIAM RESTREPO | |
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 HISTORY OF BRITISH METAL | ||
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Metal, in an odd way, is as a much a reaction to the lumbering arena
heavy metal groups of the mid-'70s as punk rock. Taking their cue
from the grimy riffs of Black Sabbath, British metal groups were
faster, tougher, harder, and louder than their predecessors.
Frequently dressed in leather and playing fast, pounding riffs, they
stood apart from the AOR-oriented metal bands that dominated hard
rock since the early-'70s. Judas Priest, Iron
Maiden, and Motorhead were the leaders of the
movement and they gained a dedicated following in both Europe and
America, even though they didn't cross over into the mainstream.
Nevertheless, they set the tone for all the metal bands that
followed, from thrash to death metal
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