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Originally Posted by Certif1ed
I was hoping for more critical reactions like "OK, so how does the music define metal then?" or examples of other bands that define the genre.
Maybe some modern bands do - Fear Factory, for example, seem to have created a sound that is now widespread, with bands like Killswitch Engage adapting it into a more melodic framework.
Or you could argue that Metallica define metal ultimately, since they released the first bona fide thrash album, then upped the ante, developing the sound and style into something that's far more ubiquitous than Motorhead's rock and roll based style.
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1 - that's cool and all but not well presented through the topic title. are you looking to define it in modern terms? or define it based on the originators? from the style perspective (sabbath) or from the use of the term (hendrix / steppenwolf)? there's really no ground to stand on to dispute your first post in this thread in regards to 'Ace of Spades', it's a great song and is totally effective at defining metal.
2 - too bad Fear Factory turned into a parody of itself after Demanufacture.
3 - if you could encapsulate metallica during its first decade i'd give the 3rd point but it's not really fair to them or their contemporaries.