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Heavy metal genres

  • Nu metalIn 1987, the thrash metal band Anthrax released an EP titled I'm the Man that combined hip hop and metal. This record laid groundwork for a genre that would…
  • Rap metalIn 1987, the heavy metal band Anthrax released their extended play I'm the Man. This record fused hip hop with heavy metal for the first time on a major…
  • ElectronicoreThe year 2003 marked a turning point in St Albans, England. A group of musicians formed a band that would eventually be called Enter Shikari.
  • Viking metalThe Swedish band Bathory released Blood Fire Death in 1988, marking a pivotal shift from Satanism to Norse mythology within heavy metal.