{"id":5596,"date":"2020-12-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/?p=5596"},"modified":"2023-12-16T14:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T19:47:01","slug":"history-of-heavy-metal-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/history-of-heavy-metal-music","title":{"rendered":"The History of Heavy Metal Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The History Of Heavy Metal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Heavy metal music originated from the heavier rock and roll bands of the late 1960s, including Led Zeppelin<\/a>, Deep Purple<\/a>, and Budgie<\/a> in the U.K. and Steppenwolf and Blue Cheer in the United States. In particular, Deep Purple combined an appreciation for classical music (mainly through Deep Purple’s guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord) with distorted rock music that would later inspire heavy metal musicians. Increasingly, some music journalists and critics referred to these bands as “heavy metal” in the press. However, they would not likely be referred to as heavy metal by fans today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the first metal bands debuted in the early 1970s, heavy metal has spawned dozens of subgenres based on factors such as song tempo, vocal performance, guitar and drumming techniques, and visual image. With so many subgenres, there are conflicting definitions of what constitutes a certain type of heavy metal music. Some bands defy the conventions of particular subgenres. Some heavy metal bands that have had lengthy careers have evolved their sound over several albums, shifting from one metal subgenre to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with other music genres, many bands do not completely fit the heavy metal archetypes but are nonetheless still popular with heavy metal audiences. Bands like Australia’s AC\/DC<\/a>, England’s M\u00f6torhead<\/a>, Germany’s Scorpions<\/a>, and Canada’s Rush<\/a> feature a hard rock sound rooted in other rock genres and have influenced heavy metal bands, but they are generally not considered heavy metal musicians. We will now begin to explore the history of Heavy Metal music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Did Heavy Metal Music Begin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Because heavy metal evolved from rock and roll, music historians continue to debate on what should be considered the “first” heavy metal record. Rock musicians had been using guitar distortion in production long bands that inspired heavy metal, like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, incorporated it in their music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the earliest contenders for the first “heavy metal song” is “Summertime Blues<\/a>,” which was released by the San Francisco blues-rock trio Blue Cheer in January 1968. “Summertime Blues” is a cover of the 1958 song co-written and recorded by early rock and roll pioneer Eddie Cochran. However, Blue Cheer’s version featured heavily distorted guitars and included an extended jam during the bridge and several solo portions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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