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Drummer Marc Bell joined The Ramones in 1978. Ronnie James Dio on vocals. The band began as a heavy metal outfit. The band had guitarist Kirk Hammett in its original lineup before he joined Metallica in 1983. Glenn Tipton on vocals and guitar, later joined Judas Priest in 1974.
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most of the band's history has consisted of Harris, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers.
The classic Metallica logo, designed by James Hetfield and used on most of the band's releases. [7] [8]Metallica was formed in Los Angeles in late 1981 when Danish drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper, The Recycler, which read, "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden."
1981–1988, 1994–2011, 2013-present. NWOBHM influenced band that influenced the development of thrash and power metal. [ 113] Judas Priest. United Kingdom. 1969–present. One of the most famous heavy metal bands of all time, as well as the origin of many sounds that influenced the many subgenres of heavy metal today.
Alt-J –The spoken form of the band ∆, alt + j is the keyboard shortcut used to type ∆ on a Mac computer. ∆ is a mathematical symbol for change. [ 26] AlunaGeorge – From the first names of the members, Aluna Francis and George Reid. Amon Amarth – Named after "Mount Doom", in Tolkien's Elvish speech.
Manowar is an American heavy metal [ 1] band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology and Greco-Roman mythology ), as well as numerous songs celebrating the genre and its core audience. The band is also known for a loud and ...
Lordi ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloːrdi] [ 1]) is a Finnish hard rock and heavy metal band. Formed in 1992 [ 2] by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu), Lordi are known for wearing monster masks and using horror elements with pyrotechnics during concerts and music videos.
The following list of glam metal bands and artists includes bands and artists that have been described as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, [1] [2] hair band, [3] pop metal [1] and lite metal [1] by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal [4] and is influenced by 1970s ...