1. Probably the best genre of music. Created by bands like Led Zepplin and Deep Purple, then revloutionized by 80's bands like Iron Maiden and METALLICA, and is still kept alive today by bands like Tool and Cradle of Filth. Basically, its pure anger turned into music.
2. A animated, adult-oriented film (u.s.) based on a french, Adult oriented Comic. It has gained a large cult following and, even spawned a crappy sequal, Heavy Metal 2000
2. A animated, adult-oriented film (u.s.) based on a french, Adult oriented Comic. It has gained a large cult following and, even spawned a crappy sequal, Heavy Metal 2000
by Pyro Maniac May 9, 2004
Get the Heavy Metalmug. A seriously awesome style of music which is much more difficult (at least for guitar) than normal rock. But I do not see anyone mentioning the band that I think owns heavy metal, Tool. I am a professional violist and I play guitar, and musically, heavy metal is very similar to classical, it takes skill to play and write.
Tool's music is 100 times what any Blink 182 or Simple Plan guitarist can play. And musically speaking, it is, well actual music.
by Skelington December 22, 2003
Get the heavy metalmug. great genre, defines 80's hard rock, smome of this bands have great musicians in contrast to crappy grunge and hardcore bands like alica in chains and korn. i know not all the band were good(poison sucks) but the groups generally were excellent. all the stupid people agaisnt this genre usually listen to hardcore and grunge. grunge: crap with no talented musicians
hardcore:decadescense of metal in all ways pure noise, no musianship.
hardcore:decadescense of metal in all ways pure noise, no musianship.
by andrew August 5, 2004
Get the hair metalmug. A genre of music begining in the 1970's, which gained mainstream audience in the 1980's, suffered a decline in the 1990's, and now enjoys a more underground success, despite some hair metal bands still breaking into the mainstream.
The first hair metal band is argued by many, although Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" was the first metal album to reach number one on the bilboard charts, and so is often refered to as the begining of the genre, despite Quiet Riot being active throughout the 1970's.
The genre often involved high pitched vocals. The genre's direction would often differ from band to band or even song to song, some displaying pop characteristics, and other displaying blues characteristics, such as Warrant's "Train Train". Lyrical content would focus on an up-beat look at life, involving parties, drugs (Motley Crue's "Dr. Feelgood"), sex (Warrant's "Cherry Pie"), relationships (Blue Crystal's "Someone"), as well as other themes in keeping with a comical or "party hard" look on life ("Slick Black Catillac", "We're Not Gonna Take It", "You're The Only Hell Your Momma Ever Raised").
Power Ballads also became large in Hair Metal, and by the end of the 90's became incredibly processed and watered-down. Examples include "Living On A Prayer" and "Home Sweet Home".
Hair Metal has been meaningful. Warrant's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" deals with two innocents witnessing two police officers commiting murder, and Marilyn Manson's "Mechanical Animals" album deals heavily with the negative effects of drugs.
The visual component of Hair Metal is huge. Many hair metal bands had elaborate stage antics, with pyrotechnics and wire-work. Hair Metals also generally wear make-up, fashion their hair, and wear outfits suggesting femininity. One hair metal performer, Blackie Lawless, took this to the extremes by cutting pieces of raw meat up on stage via the buzzsaw attached to his cod-piece.
Hair Metal's decline is usually credited to the rise of Alternate Rock, although it can also be assigned to the genre being considered sexist, the break-up of key bands, many bands changing direction, and also many individuals involved entering rehab, as well as the "dark side" of the genre, which was displayed in "The Decline Of Western Civilisation II: The Metal Years", which showed many Hair Metalers intoxicated. Rather than looking "cool", it simply looked pathetic.
The genre now has an underground following, and has taken on a much edgier attitude, look, and sound. Many hair metal bands continue to tour and release albums, usually heavier and dealing with more extreme situations.
The first hair metal band is argued by many, although Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" was the first metal album to reach number one on the bilboard charts, and so is often refered to as the begining of the genre, despite Quiet Riot being active throughout the 1970's.
The genre often involved high pitched vocals. The genre's direction would often differ from band to band or even song to song, some displaying pop characteristics, and other displaying blues characteristics, such as Warrant's "Train Train". Lyrical content would focus on an up-beat look at life, involving parties, drugs (Motley Crue's "Dr. Feelgood"), sex (Warrant's "Cherry Pie"), relationships (Blue Crystal's "Someone"), as well as other themes in keeping with a comical or "party hard" look on life ("Slick Black Catillac", "We're Not Gonna Take It", "You're The Only Hell Your Momma Ever Raised").
Power Ballads also became large in Hair Metal, and by the end of the 90's became incredibly processed and watered-down. Examples include "Living On A Prayer" and "Home Sweet Home".
Hair Metal has been meaningful. Warrant's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" deals with two innocents witnessing two police officers commiting murder, and Marilyn Manson's "Mechanical Animals" album deals heavily with the negative effects of drugs.
The visual component of Hair Metal is huge. Many hair metal bands had elaborate stage antics, with pyrotechnics and wire-work. Hair Metals also generally wear make-up, fashion their hair, and wear outfits suggesting femininity. One hair metal performer, Blackie Lawless, took this to the extremes by cutting pieces of raw meat up on stage via the buzzsaw attached to his cod-piece.
Hair Metal's decline is usually credited to the rise of Alternate Rock, although it can also be assigned to the genre being considered sexist, the break-up of key bands, many bands changing direction, and also many individuals involved entering rehab, as well as the "dark side" of the genre, which was displayed in "The Decline Of Western Civilisation II: The Metal Years", which showed many Hair Metalers intoxicated. Rather than looking "cool", it simply looked pathetic.
The genre now has an underground following, and has taken on a much edgier attitude, look, and sound. Many hair metal bands continue to tour and release albums, usually heavier and dealing with more extreme situations.
Warrant
Skid Row
Poision
Quiet Riot
Motley Crue
Bon Jovi (Early)
Alice Cooper
Ozzy Osbourne
The Darkness
The Veins Of Jenna (An example of modern underground hair metal, also known as Sleeze Metal)
Alice
Cindarella
69Eyes
Twisted Sister
Whitesnake
Aerosmith
Skid Row
Poision
Quiet Riot
Motley Crue
Bon Jovi (Early)
Alice Cooper
Ozzy Osbourne
The Darkness
The Veins Of Jenna (An example of modern underground hair metal, also known as Sleeze Metal)
Alice
Cindarella
69Eyes
Twisted Sister
Whitesnake
Aerosmith
by TheUglySoldier July 6, 2007
Get the hair metalmug. 1. Metal has always been associated with wild solos, musical proficiencey, TALENT, etc. Nu metal lacks in this regard
2.People who listen to this are usually fat and ugly teens and are therefore depressed. You know how people cut themselves to "relive pain?" Thats what they must be doing mutilating themselves with horrible music.
3. however, many people think all teens are into this shit; I am a teen, but i am thin and sexy, and am also amazingly good at the guitar. I listen to real metal- Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Priest, Manowar, etc.
4. Not all new bands are Nu Metal (and consequencially crappy) ie. Children of Bodom who totally rule because.... They have talent!!!
Everyone who defends Nu-Metal has nothing in life to hold on to anymore, and therefore are attracted to fellow lowlifes that are Nu-Metal bands.
2.People who listen to this are usually fat and ugly teens and are therefore depressed. You know how people cut themselves to "relive pain?" Thats what they must be doing mutilating themselves with horrible music.
3. however, many people think all teens are into this shit; I am a teen, but i am thin and sexy, and am also amazingly good at the guitar. I listen to real metal- Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Priest, Manowar, etc.
4. Not all new bands are Nu Metal (and consequencially crappy) ie. Children of Bodom who totally rule because.... They have talent!!!
Everyone who defends Nu-Metal has nothing in life to hold on to anymore, and therefore are attracted to fellow lowlifes that are Nu-Metal bands.
by MetalThrashingMad December 28, 2005
Get the nu metalmug. I hate rock and metal and disco and mtv and rap and the government and new metal and pop punk and hollywood.
It's all the devil's music.
by fuckin bitches March 8, 2005
Get the heavy metalmug. Brutal metal. I have no problem with the music, it's just...What chips at most death metal fans asses(and I'm not saying all) if they don't even buy or listen to Nu-metal? Un-FUCKING-Belivable!
by o6v+8 September 16, 2003
Get the death metalmug.