Metal lol

By woahman
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    Metal growth

  • Black Sabbath pushes heavy metal

    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 releases first album

    Led Zeppelin, being a huge name in the metal scene, begins here.
  • Steppenwolf coin the term "heavy metal"

    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

    more metal bands from and push the scene

    Ex: Metallica, Motley Crue, Anthrax, etc...
  • Napalm Death invents grindcore

    Napalm Death invents grindcore

    Grindcore brought more variety and all new avenues to the metal universe.
  • Def Leopard "Photograph" is on MTV

    Def Leopard "Photograph" is on MTV

    This broadcasted metal to many all around.
  • Guns N' Roses begins

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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's "Headbanger's Ball" brought metal the the masses

    MTV was a huge avenue into metal for thousands.
  • Slipknot's "Iowa" goes platinum

    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

    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

    Rock on the Range ignore standard tropes and industry trends

    Expressed a clear passion for rock and metal through festivals.
  • Ghost debut

    Ghost debut

    Ghost broke the mold of "traditional" metal.
  • Lorna Shore begins and becomes a huge name in death 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

    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.