Essay Heavy Metal in the 1980s

Have you ever turned on the radio in your vehicle and heard an out rageous rock song? Yeah that’s right it’s Def. Leppard. They have been tour and doing shows for twenty five plus year and still jamming as we speak. This band has been through just about everything you could think of and surprisingly they are still together after drug over dose, care accident, and divorcees.

     During the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was a new wave a British Heavy Metal entering the cassette and 8-track decks of people everywhere. Over in Denmark, current Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, was a hug fan of this type of music. So obsessed with this music, Lars Ulrich wanted to start a heavy metal band... a band that he could play his favorite

For as long as I can remember, my dad always had his music playing. In the car, in the house, everywhere. In time, his music became my music; and it still is. Though my dad’s music taste was vast, his staple was Van Halen. Little did I know how much that band would shape me as a person. While most fans were in love with David Lee Roth, (the singer) I was all about Eddie Van Halen; the greatest guitarist in the world. The greatest because to me, he isn't just a guitarist. He’s an innovator, a genius, and one of my biggest role models. While I think all art is powerful, it’s all subjective, and to me, Eddie Van Halen is the perfect example to why art is so powerful. For he has created the passion, perseverance, and creativity that lives inside me today.

Normally, when you think of Metallica, you think of the heavy metal sound the band is famous for. But, if you think that's the only kind of music the band members, and former band members, enjoy making, you are sorely mistaken.

From getting their name on a sewing machine AC/DC was a pretty good band. AC/DC wore school uniforms when they performed. When their lead bon scott died everyone thought AC/DC was done but AC/DC pulled threw and kept going. AC/DC had a huge impact on rock’n roll. AC/DC won 14 awards, and was inducted into the grammy hall of fame. This is why they were one of the best bands of the 20th century.

Furthermore, Led Zeppelin's music has left a lasting legacy that influenced music over four decades and influenced many elements in today's American popular culture. Led Zeppelin has sold millions of albums worldwide. Not only did they influence their generation of music, but also influenced the American music that is created today. "They were the first band to prove hard rock was a genre that a lengthy career could be built off," (Grant). In the 1970's, bands such as The Cars, The Who, Bad Company, and Lynard Skynard were greatly influenced by Led Zeppelin, creating a heavier rock n' roll sound. They were the first few bands to use elements Led Zeppelin created. In the 1980's, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, and Guns and Roses also experimented with similar riffs, sounds, and style that Led Zeppelin created. Three decades later, you can still find similar sounds and style that was incorporated into Led Zeppelin style. Bands known for this include Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Hooty and the Blowfish. Of course, there are hundreds of

(Carl) ¨Eddie Van Halen changed the face of rock music and sent a generation of young guitarists into their rooms to practice¨. His tone and style brought him instant fame in the guitar world. The path of hard rock will forever change because of his contributions to the guitar world. This is a great example of how the guitar impacted music because Eddie later became one of the most famous guitarists in the world and his band “Van Halen” would become the biggest rock band in the world. The 21 year old Eddie Van Halen started a guitar revolution and many more young guitarists followed in his footsteps. That generation brought in some of the greatest guitarists that rock music has ever seen, and Van Halen started it

A little later, Eddie heard Michael Anthony on the bass and thought that he was perfect for their band. Still, something was missing; Alex thought they needed a front man. He suggested that they let David Lee Roth be the front man, mainly to save the rent money on the PA system. David Lee came on board and thought the brother’s last name sounded cool, and the rock group "Van Halen" was born.

The Motley Crue was a heavy metal band from the 1980’s through the 2000’s. The band consisted of Vince

In 1983, Metallica recorded their first album Kill ‘em All. Metallica recorded its second studio album,Ride the Lightning, at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was released in August 1984 and reached number 100 on the Billboard 200. Although Mustaine was kicked out he still received credit for writing "Ride the Lightning" and "The Call of Ktulu". Metallica’s third album Master of Puppets was recorded in March of 1986 at the same studio. On September 27, 1986, during the European leg of Metallica's Damage, Inc. Tour, members drew cards to determine which bunks on the tour bus they would sleep in. Burton won and chose to sleep in Hammett's bunk. At around sunrise near Dorarp, Sweden, the bus driver lost control and skidded, which caused the bus to overturn several times. Ulrich, Hammett, and Hetfield sustained no serious injuries; however, bassist Burton was pinned under the bus and died. Burtons death was unexpected and led the band to not know what to do. The same year they recruited bassist Jason Newsted. Metallica's first studio album since Burton's death, And Justice for All, was released in 1988. In 1989, Metallica received its first Grammy Award nomination for And Justice for All in the new Best Hard Rock/Metal Vocal or Instrument

Grunge music was one of the most popular genres in the 1990’s, bringing a new style of rock with gritty distortion and new styles of hair and clothing.

Each new music genre introduces the counterculture or opposition of previous generation’s values. Led Zeppelin sparked the beginning of the heavy metal culture-- the counterculture to psychedelic rock. The anti-war movement was also prevalent in this counterculture. Led Zeppelin and the Vietnam War influenced the new, darker, generation of rock: heavy metal.

Led Zeppelin was a 60’s and 70’s hard rock group. Many consider them to be pioneers of modern day heavy metal and hard rock. The band made many leaps in music and influenced many other musicians of the times and today.

Ozzy looked up to the Beatles and after he got out of jail he decided that he should pursue his dream for entertaining people (Aberback, 2011). When Osbourne was younger he worked at a slaughterhouse and his career helped his image for a rock-and-roll wild man. Ozzy was in a band called Earth with Tony Iommi and they named it Black Sabbath after seeing a movie poster (Aberback, 2011). They started the band when Ozzy was in high school. Black Sabbath fell into many different categories in the rock industry such as Thordendal's fusion, angular math rock, and brutal death metal. (Mudrian, 2009) Black Sabbath was defined heavy metal on their thirtieth anniversary, but before that they were defined as modern folklore (Christe,

When people hear the genre “rock and roll,” they often think of performers like Elvis Presley, AC/DC, and Aerosmith. Those bands have provided the foundation for rock and roll, but the newer bands have to carry over from the bands of the 1960’s, 70’s, and 80’s to the bands of the 1990’s and the 2000’s. The new generation of bands has just as much, if not more, popularity than the bands of the older generation. Bands do not gain popularity just by showing up to rehearsal, though. Gaining popularity can take years of making music, and sometimes establishing credibility takes more time than other bands. The more popular bands that have many fans are bands like Three Days Grace, Alter Bridge, and Avenged Sevenfold. These three bands have had