Heavy metal is traditionally characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound and vigorous vocals. Heavy metal subgenres variously emphasize, alter or omit one or more of these … See more

Antecedents: 1950s to late 1960s
Heavy metal's quintessential guitar style, which is built around distortion-heavy riffs and power chords, … See more

Metal has been recognized as a global music genre, being listened to and performed around the world. Laina Dawes explored the … See more

• Wallach, Jeremy; Berger, Harris M.; Greene, Paul D., eds. (December 2011). Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music around the World. Duke University Press. doi See more

The origin of the term "heavy metal" in a musical context is uncertain. The phrase has been used for centuries in chemistry and metallurgy, where the periodic table organizes elements … See more

Women's involvement in heavy metal began in the 1960s since its very conception, given the role played by Esther "Jinx" … See more

• "The Metal Archives". Encyclopedia Metallum.
• "The International Society for Metal Music Studies … See more