Classification of Metal series (Part I)

Albums Led Zeppelin IV

Maybe I'll start with Heavy Metal. It would be silly to say that this was the first genre of music to be named Metal, even children know it. Recognized for its guitar riffs with distortion, and on strong drums, early Heavy Metal often featured long riffs, influenced by Blue music. The first band to play Heavy Metal was Black Sabbath, which was the endless inspiration for the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). In the dinosaur trio with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, but Black Sabbath seems to have the most Heavy Metal, while Led Zeppelin, although also contributed a lot, is slightly more inclined to Blue Rock than Heavy Metal, and Deep Purple is heavy. about Hard Rock. The legendary trio of albums Led Zeppelin IV, Paranoid and Machine head certainly no one is unaware of. Despite its short existence, NWOBHM has made an important mark.

Probably quite close and familiar. When it comes to the names Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, what do you imagine? People who consider themselves knowledgeable will also have a lot of trouble with this question. What is common to this Big Four of Thrash? And what kind of music is called Thrash Metal? How is it different from what they call Heavy Metal?

From the foundations of Heavy Metal that bands play Thrash Built his own way of playing, with the most prominent feature being the rhythm guitar part. The accordion guitarists of this genre all play tug-of-war with very clear riffs, a very thick guitar background, and a characteristic rumble, both with and without vocals. There are many songs, bands use this guitar background as intro (only guitar, no drums, no vocals). This guitar playing made Thrash the heaviest music after it was born. Here it should be noted that it is heavy, both in the way of playing, and in the way the instrument sounds. Besides that, the drums are also often played harder than the Heavy Metal bands of the late 70s, with the use of double bass legs popular. This is the first music genre to break away from the traditional Heavy sound, which can also be considered a revolution (imagine what rock music would be like if people kept playing Heavy Metal forever).

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Dragon, Sword, Warrior

Power MetalWhat should have been the most recognizable, typical, genre of music, by far one could easily mistake it for Doom or Gothic, or even Progressive. Obviously, Power has some very recognizable characteristics, which are often extremely fast-paced. The drum plays 2 bass legs at high tempo, so the general feeling is that the Power music is very fast. Power music often has a very beautiful chord background, beautiful words, so it's easy to listen and like. Solos usually have some form: guitar duo, or guitar 1 solo then guitar 2, then guitar 1, guitar 2 (typically Helloween, heavily influenced by Judas Priest); or solo keyboard with guitar (Stratovarius style). Power vocals are usually very high pitched, often sopranos (both male and female, if available). The content of Power music is mostly related to epics, legends, ... so encountering Dragon, Sword, Warrior, ... is not uncommon. Although played very quickly, due to the clear music, high bar, less intense and angry music, it is not as heavy as Thrash. One thing worth mentioning about Power is that riffs are getting rarer day by day. Bands playing music sometimes just stick to a single harmonic background and background for vocals. All the artistic quintessence they put into the melody and the solos. Riff - which is characteristic of Metal - has not been taken seriously, so it is easy to confuse bands playing Power.

There are many bands that always use tempo 200 as the standard (tempo = 200 can roughly be understood as 200 beats per minute). To make it easier to imagine, I can give an example of The Final Countdown that Unlimited covers, the tempo is about 130 - 140.

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Progressive is still hailed and flattered as Metal's most scholarly genre. What is the truth called Progressive? I have read articles saying that my beloved Rhapsody plays Progressive??? And they immediately gave evidence in the disc Power of the Dragonflame (2002). It's hard to argue with them, because they have their own right, but clearly the Pro quality in this disc is only subtle thanks to a little bit of back-beating drums and slightly off-the-beaten-track guitars. That is all. But the final conclusion is that there is Pro substance. And I also have to admit this.