Hammeron
OK who was it? What band created this genre'?
Manfred-Klose
The early 70's bands.
i would say Black Sabbath.
Edit: but then again jimi hendrix could also have a finger in the pie.
one thing led to another.
pbrizzolari
Black Sabbath should be credited with inventing the genre because the term was first used in a rolling stone article about them.
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ezietsman
I agree, Black Sabbath started the whole doom/heavy metal thing. They said it was like the musical equivalent of horror movies.
Hammeron
I saw an interview with Toni Iommi where he says he had never heard the term 'Heavy Metal', he always saw Sabbath as 'Hard Rock'.
Seventhson
There has been debates on it. I think black sabbath was the first band that music journalists referred to as heavy metal.
But there has also been debates that cream was also early metal.
Squonk
Go back a couple of year The Kinks had the overdriven 'You Really Got Me" which IMO is where it all started. 1964
Bob-Dubery
Well it evolved rather than was invented. I'd suggest Iron Butterfly as an early exponent of riff driven, distortion rich rock.
G-Man
I saw a documentary where Alice Cooper insisted that he was the first person to be associated with the term "Heavy Metal" in a magazine article, somehow I doubt it haha.
Manfred-Klose
I saw a documentary where Alice Cooper insisted that he was the first person to be associated with the term "Heavy Metal" in a magazine article, somehow I doubt it haha
then again Gene simmons will claim he is the inventer of metal.
FruitarGeek
I think metal has its roots way back in the classical era
Richard Wagner a German composer used much more dark elements then most traditional composers, and to top it all, he used a octobass which is one big ass double bass, operated by 2 people, and this is what gave his music that boomy, in your face, metal (and controversial) sound. This was in the 19 century. round about 1850, so I think this man definitely has its influence.
However, classical aside, I think the modern band to 'invent' metal is definitely Black Sabbath.
flatfourfan
Invented I think is the wrong word...............because it was never not there one day and then there the next........
It evolved
cream, deep purple, led zep all were there before Sabbath, but I'd have to agree that Sabbath were the first to take what they wanted from each and took it to another level.
Explorerlover
Steppenwolf was the first band to use the term "Heavy Metal" so I think it should be them
Bob-Dubery
For me it really originated as a distinct genre in the mid 70s when the blues influences that pervaded nearly all rock music got stripped out. I'd think that a lot can be traced back to Judas Priest.
Squonk
Maybe there are two sides to this question.
Who invented Heavy Metal - The Genre
Who coined the phrase - most probably get further with that one.
Growing up in the 70's, Heavy Metal was not really a term widely used. People used to refer to Sabbath as "Underground" or "Rock"
who can rememember the term UNDERGROUND.
I was majorly shunned in primary school because I had Deep Purple, The Who, Black Sabbath etc. Even the teachers used to call it 'Underground Music'. Most of the kids in those days bought Springbok Hits, and some of the Girls were huge on David Cassidy ?
Sabbath were not the first with the Genre either, The Kinks wrote some overdriven guitar songs that huge Metal bands covered later on.
Bob also mentioned Iron Butterfly, had some huge metal moments. Vanilla Fudge was another one. Cream would also slightly touch on this genre.
There were others like Blue Cheer's version of Summertime Blues, anyone remember them? Steppenwolf also had slight leanings in "Born to be wild"
Grand Funk Railroad were reasonably 'Heavy". I am sure there are plenty more
flatfourfan
X-rated Bob wrote:
For me it really originated as a distinct genre in the mid 70s when the blues influences that pervaded nearly all rock music got stripped out. I'd think that a lot can be traced back to Judas Priest.
Hmmmm, the clothing can be traced back to JP, but I think that was more a lifestyle choice than anything else.......
IceCreamMan
X-rated Bob wrote:
Well it evolved rather than was invented. I'd suggest Iron Butterfly as an early exponent of riff driven, distortion rich rock.
+1 imho def iron butterfly
Malkav
FruitarGeek wrote:
Richard Wagner a German composer used much more dark elements then most traditional composers, and to top it all, he used a octobass which is one big ass double bass, operated by 2 people, and this is what gave his music that boomy, in your face, metal (and controversial) sound. This was in the 19 century. round about 1850, so I think this man definitely has its influence.
I'm gonna go with you on this one ? Wagner was one pissed off dude - that shit was metal! Octobass for the BroOtaLz 8)
raithza
Chad Adam Browne wrote:
FruitarGeek wrote:
Richard Wagner a German composer used much more dark elements then most traditional composers, and to top it all, he used a octobass which is one big ass double bass, operated by 2 people, and this is what gave his music that boomy, in your face, metal (and controversial) sound. This was in the 19 century. round about 1850, so I think this man definitely has its influence.
I'm gonna go with you on this one ? Wagner was one pissed off dude - that shit was metal! Octobass for the BroOtaLz 8)
Watch headbangers journey recently? ?
Talking about the octobass, check this out:
pretty dang exciting!
octoBAS! (as in octo...gas...nevermind)
Dave-the-Pub-muso
I reckon hard rock evolved out of rock n roll, but that metal evolved out of the blues....
As a side note: the other day I was listening to Gary Moore and although his music is certainly not heavy metal, I couldn't help but think that his guitar lead sound was very "metalesque"
