1. History of Metal Music
The 1970s ushered in a new wave of counterculture with the rise of harder rock and heavy metal music. ... The birth of heavy metal comes as the result of the fusion of the two genres of blues and psychedelic rock music, which were both gaining widespread popularity over the years prior to the 1970s. ... The success of Headbanger's Ball coincided with the cultural interest of hard rock and heavy metal music during the late 1980s. However, during the 1990s, the emerging genre of grunge rock, as well as rap music gained popularity on the radio, and interest in hard rock and metal began to dw...
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