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Metal growth
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Black Sabbath pushes heavy metal
Black Sabbath begins to shine a light on and push the heavy metal scene to the public. -
Led Zeppelin releases first album
Led Zeppelin, being a huge name in the metal scene, begins here. -
Steppenwolf coin the term "heavy metal"
The term heavy metal wasn't exactly a saying or name before Steppenwolf used it. -
more metal bands from and push the scene
Ex: Metallica, Motley Crue, Anthrax, etc... -
Napalm Death invents grindcore
Grindcore brought more variety and all new avenues to the metal universe. -
Def Leopard "Photograph" is on MTV
This broadcasted metal to many all around. -
Guns N' Roses begins
Guns N' Roses is one the greatest metal bands to many people and really brought more people into the genre. -
Anthrax pushes moshing and moshpits into the light
Moshpits have been a staple at metal concerts ever since. -
Lollapalooza destroys racial, gender, and genre barriers
Many artists, male or female and black or white, across many genres would preform here. -
Pantera tops the charts
This was at the peak of the alt revolution and is still one of the most aggressive albums to top the charts. -
Slipknot begins
One of the biggest transition metal bands and still going to this day. -
MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" brought metal the the masses
MTV was a huge avenue into metal for thousands. -
Slipknot's "Iowa" goes platinum
Slipknot paves the way for nu-metal and deathcore to grow to unbelievable heights. -
System of a Down tops the billboard 200
This would set a big name in metal on the radar for people. -
Rock on the Range ignore standard tropes and industry trends
Expressed a clear passion for rock and metal through festivals. -
Ghost debut
Ghost broke the mold of "traditional" metal. -
Lorna Shore begins and becomes a huge name in death metal
Lorna Shore would be a huge contributor to the death metal sub-genre. -
New York Times covers the growing metal scene
A full-length feature on the expanse of metal, which conflicted with the shunning of metal and rock.