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heavy metal bands that captured the spirit of the progressive rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s

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took heavy metal seriously

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wanted to do something with a sense of seriousness of purpose

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not the dandyism of the L.A. Hair Bands

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or the kind of radio-friendly, hook-oriented bands such as Guns-n-Roses, Van Halen, or Bon Jovi

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music that had substance to it

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had contrasts: light and dark

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acoustic and electric

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loud and soft

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major and minor chords

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building music that goes seven or eight minutes in length

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not only thinking of the radio single

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blending together speed metal and thrash metal

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Metallica

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from Los Angeles

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drummer Lars Ulrich

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guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield

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Kirk Hammett

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1983 Kill 'em All

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1984 Ride the Lightning

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1986 Master of Puppets

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1988 And Justice for All

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breakthrough album

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made Metallica an important band

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"One"

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large-scale, two-part form

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over seven minutes

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an epic piece in two parts

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serious lyrics, textual contrasts

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in the 1989 Grammy performances

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everyone thought they would get it

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winner was Jethro Tull: Crest of the Nave

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was kind of a make up of what should have happened

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was a big surprise, just had performed One

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this scandal did Metallica good in the sense of publicity

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became the founders of serious heavy metal

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Dream Theater followed

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progressive metal

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take their point of orientation from Metallica

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Megadeth

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formed by Dave Mustaine

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was kicked out of Metallica

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1985 Killing is My Business... And Business Is Good

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1986 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

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not a lot of commercial success

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not like Metallica or Bon Jovi

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1992 Countdown to Extinction

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was a big album

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we often thing of Metallica and Megadeth together

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the closeness of the members

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the closeness of the aesthetic of the music

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Anthrax

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out of New York City

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1987 Among the Living

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Slayer

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1986 Reign in Blood

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Heavy Metal Ambition

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virtuosity instrumental playing

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we see this in Heavy Metal generally

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when the song is emphasized, the guitar solo is shorter

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prototypes

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Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple

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Eddie Van Halen from Van Halen

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Randy Rhodes from Ozzie Osbourne and Quiet Riot

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1990s alternative rock was acting against this

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hearkens back to the Hippie rock guitar solos

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many guitar players practicing 4-6 hours a day just to gain technical mastery of the instrument

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big ideas

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philosophical concepts

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album cover art

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Ambitious Heavy Metal carried the torch for the hippy aesthetic in many ways

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also with videos

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1987 Headbangers Ball

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devoted entirely to Heavy Metal videos

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viewers could now focus on smaller groups as well as the most popular groups