heavy metal music

Summary

heavy metal music is a music genre^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• heavy metal music was influenced by classical music^[3].
• heavy metal music was influenced by hard rock^[4].
• heavy metal music was influenced by blues rock^[5].
• heavy metal music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[6].
• heavy metal music's instance of is recorded as conflation^[7].
• heavy metal music is a type of metal music^[8].
• heavy metal music's Commons category is recorded as Heavy metal music^[9].
• heavy metal music's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• 1970 marks the founding of heavy metal music^[11].
• heavy metal music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heavy metal music^[12].
• heavy metal music's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Heavy metal^[13].
• heavy metal music's topic has template is recorded as Template:Heavy metal music^[14].
• heavy metal music's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'heavy metal'}^[15].
• heavy metal music's different from is recorded as traditional heavy metal^[16].
• heavy metal music's different from is recorded as Heavy Metal^[17].
• heavy metal music's indigenous to is recorded as United States^[18].
• heavy metal music's indigenous to is recorded as United Kingdom^[19].
• heavy metal music's has list is recorded as list of heavy metal genres^[20].
• heavy metal music's practiced by is recorded as metal musician^[21].
• heavy metal music's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Wiki-inventory for living heritage^[22].
• heavy metal music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].
• heavy metal music's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Metal^[24].
• heavy metal music's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre^[6] and conflation^[7]. heavy metal music is a type of metal music^[8].

Origins

1970 marks the founding of heavy metal music^[11].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include classical music^[3], a music genre^[26], founded in 0500^[27]; hard rock^[4], a music genre^[28], founded in 1967^[29]; and blues rock^[5], a music genre^[30], founded in 1960^[31].

Influence

Things named for heavy metal music include folk metal^[32], a music genre^[33], founded in 1991^[34].

Why It Matters

heavy metal music has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

It has been cited as an influence by groove metal^[36], a music genre^[37], founded in 1990^[38]; extreme metal^[39], a music genre^[40], founded in 1977^[41]; and Second Hand Rose^[42], a musical group^[43], founded in 2000^[44].

Entities named for it include folk metal^[32], a music genre^[33], founded in 1991^[34].

FAQs

Who did heavy metal music influence?

heavy metal music has been cited as an influence by groove metal^[36], extreme metal^[39], and Second Hand Rose^[42].