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First famous metal bands founded
Bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were founded
These 'hard rock' bands open up the vision for heavy metal music
At this time metal is associated with rebellious teenage boys -
“Parental Advisory” sticker
During the 80s, the Parents Music Resource Center petitioned. Congress to regulate the lyrics seen in Metal music. This resulted in the “Parental Advisory” sticker that is seen on many music today -
Glam metal is popularised
The population of the heavy metal subculture is largely white, cis-gendered males. The early 80s introduced glam metal, which added a small number of females to the metal fanbase -
Nu metal created
Famous nu metal band is thought to be the band which created this subgenre of metal -
System of a Down formed
System of a Down released music that educates audiences about modern-day problems
These songs reach people who were not aware of these problems and educate and inform the audience of these problems around the world, while still maintaining their signature vibe -
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Nu Metal becomes popularised
Throughout the 90s and 2000s, rap and hip hop became more prominent in metal (nu-metal), this is shown in popular bands like Limp Bizkit or Papa Roach -
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Modern metal
Bands like Ghost, Bloodbath, Babymetal, Gojira and Disturbed are examples of metal bands that put their first album out after the year 2000
Even though these bands are more modern, they have still collected the same amount of fame as some of the most famous metal bands out there. These bands were inspired by metal bands that have been around much longer than them, without older bands like Black Sabbath, Metallica or Korn, for example, these newer bands may not exist