Map of Metal

Post by temp0826 » Wed, May 20, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC

kreig wrote: post #78

voidfunc wrote: post #47

I'd love of this showed me the spiritual successors of a band / sub-genre even if they're not mainstream or well known. For example, I really love Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and a number of other "classic" Heavy Metal bands with a slow, hard but not sludgy brooding sound and amazing vocals. But it's hard finding modern acts with a similar sound. What tends to happen when I search for modern metal is I end up findin…

FWIW, There's a lot of new bands sounding like the old classic Metal bands, they are `tagged` as NWOTHM (New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal), such as: - White Wizzard - Tailgunner - Skull Fist - Wolf - Enforcer - 3 Inches of Blood - Lucifer - and many others

Post by naravara » Wed, May 20, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC

xtracto wrote: post #44

pjgalbraith wrote: post #5

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Post by BrokenCogs » Wed, May 20, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC

nyeah wrote: post #68

Very nice map. Historical comment only. I first listened to this music in the late 1970s. One big change in the story, over time, is how few people trace the sound to Hendrix now. (Not this map in particular. Metal fans I know would agree with the map.) I think (?) a common current viewpoint is that Led Zep [!?] was foundational but the genre really started with Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. Which, definitions chan…

Post by ravenstine » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC

RyanOD wrote: post #76

alexandrehtrb wrote: post #66

I see Judas Priest, I upvote.

I see Yngwie, I also upvote.

Post by ravenstine » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC