With their brutal, simple riffs and aggressive, fast tempos, Accept was one of the top metal bands of the early '80s, and a major influence on the development of thrash. Led by the unique vocal stylings of screeching banshee Udo Dirkschneider, the band forged an instantly recognizable sound and was notorious as one of the decade's fiercest live... [+] Read More

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With a gritty reputation that was arguably equaled only by Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe's infamous antics made them a force to be reckoned with in the '80s. As one of the first and most influential hair metal bands of the '80s, Mötley Crüe had a series of hit albums, the biggest and most noteworthy being 1989's Dr. Feelgood. The band continued to... [+] Read More

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Saxon was one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, along with Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. The band was formed in Barnsley in 1977 by vocalist Biff Byford, guitarists Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, bassist Steve Dawson, and drummer Pete Gill. Originally calling themselves Son of a **** they soon decided to find a more... [+] Read More

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Holy Dragons band was created on the 11th of September in 1992 and till 1997 existed under the name Axcess. The main stylistic direction of the band is in the vein of the traditional German Heavy Metal, including the influence of speed, power, techno-trash and other branches of classic metal. The first full-length album was recorded in 1997... [+] Read More

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n the Beginning God Created Heavy Metal, and now Lubbock has it's taste of true Heavy Metal. Hail to Arms burst upon the underground Lubbock scene in a series of shows that got them a considerable following. Combining headbanging riffs, harmonized leads, shredding solos, pounding drums, fluid bass, melodic vocals, and ripping screams, HTA has... [+] Read More

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Danish band featuring vocalist King Diamond, guitarists Hank Shermann and Michael Denner, bassist Timi Hansen, and drummer Kim Ruzz. Mercyful Fate won a large cult following thanks to their dramatic lyrics, showing a Gothic obsession with evil and the occult, and Diamond's amazing vocal range, which shifted from a low growl to a banshee scream,... [+] Read More

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Born out of the West Coast Metal scene of the 80's, Metal Church quickly became one of the standout talents of the genre. After signing a deal with Elektra records, they released two critically acclaimed albums. Their self-titled release "Metal Church" postured the band as one of the pioneers of the thrash/metal scene. The All Music Guide had... [+] Read More

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Metallica was easily the best, most influential heavy metal band of the '80s, responsible for bringing the music back to Earth. Instead of playing the usual rock star games of metal stars of the early '80s, the band looked and talked like they were from the street. Metallica expanded the limits of thrash, using speed and volume not for their own... [+] Read More

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Though many bands have succeeded in earning the hatred of parents and media worldwide throughout the past few decades, arguably only such acts as Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, and Marilyn Manson have tied the controversial record of Ozzy Osbourne. The former Black Sabbath frontman has been ridiculed over his career, mostly due to rumors denouncing... [+] Read More

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The brainchild of former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Rainbow quickly developed into one of the '70s most successful heavy metal bands behind charismatic front man Ronnie James Dio. Together, the duo would produce a string of acclaimed albums which are still considered classics of the genre. But the group would change their musical... [+] Read More

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December 2006, Vector Heights was formed in Bangkok Thailand. It all started when the band’s powerful lead vocalist Max and detail-oriented rhythm guitarist Ray decided to continue their intention to form a power metal band after years of experience in and out of the rehearsal studios as well as stage appearances. The original compositions... [+] Read More

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Heavy Metal band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire influenced by Classic Metal/Rock bands.

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The band Magnus Thorsen was formed in late 2005 by guitarist/vocalist Magnus Thorsen. Enlisting the aid of Osmose recording artist Russ Givens (Proscriptor McGovern of Absu), bassist Milos Obilic, guitarist Steven Rosas and ex-Axe keyboardist Edgar Riley, Jr., nine songs of epic heavy metal were recorded. Of those, five can be found on the... [+] Read More

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For a very brief moment, Quiet Riot was a rock & roll phenomenon. Famously described as the first heavy metal band to top the pop chart (a claim that greatly depends on one's exact definition of heavy metal), the Los Angeles quartet became an overnight sensation thanks to their monster 1983 smash album Metal Health. But Quiet Riot's road to... [+] Read More

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Ratt's brash, melodic heavy metal made the Los Angeles quintet one of the most popular rock acts of the mid-'80s. The group had its origins in the '70s group Mickey Ratt, which had evolved into Ratt by 1983; at that time the band featured vocalist Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Robbin Crosby, guitarist Warren DeMartini, bassist Juan Croucier, and... [+] Read More

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A 1980's-1990's Heavy Metal/Rock band, which was formed in Los Angeles by songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist & visionary Robert Mirabilio. Thier debut album on JCI/Warner Bros. Records is a cult classic. They play 'epic', emotionally compelling, unflinchingly metal-oriented original songs that are deeply rooted in the common madness we all... [+] Read More

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I´m a german metal artist born 1968 play some instruments and recording my songs it´s old school metal 70´s and 80´s with a touch of grunge and stoner metal

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"6 Top Guns, spewing forth the power of heavy metal".

There once was a time where 'heavy metal' was not about how low your tuning was, how brutal your vocals were or how much double kick action the drummer could belt out. Once upon a time, heavy metal encompassed more - the passion, the conviction, belief in the god of metal... oh,... [+] Read More

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Name Heart Impaled first came to me around in late 99 when I didn't have a name to release my music under. I started by producing different types of tracks for First Person Shooters and later with independent developers of RPG and MMORPG projects. I had a multitude of different abilities that helped keep some projects afloat for a little while,... [+] Read More

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Toxic Virgin have been together since 1997 and published four CDs (Love Rocket EP 1999 , Toxic Virgin CD 2000, Circle of Power CD 2001, Sulphur CD 2004) which received excellent reviews in musical publications and were highly acclaimed all over the world . The live concerts of the five musicians from Germany, ( f.e. together with STATUS QUO,... [+] Read More

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