“Black Sabbath and Judas Priest invented true heavy metal music”: How Priest singer Rob Halford remembers their breakthrough moment

The first incarnation of the band had formed in Birmingham in 1969 with a different singer, Al Atkins. Named after the Bob Dylan song The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest, they played ...
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14 songs that were heavy metal before it became a genre

Has the heavy metal era passed? Many fans of the genre would laugh in your face if you ask them this question about a rock music genre that probably has the most sub-genres around and has, since its ...

“Me and Pete Townshend had a rivalry”: The Who, The Birds, The Beatles and the loudness war that led to heavy metal

The Who, The Birds, and The Beatles were all pushing British rock 'n' roll to new heights in the 1960s, eventually leading to heavy metal in 1970.
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15 Black Sabbath Songs That Define Heavy Metal

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. While there’s not much debate regarding which lineup of Black ...