The Greatest Single Influence on Metal

Trollheart · 10-20-2015, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

^I said Iommi in the beginning.

@Bart Calling it outlandish doesn't make it so. I'm still not convinced that you've ever listened to Haydn. If you transcribe a Haydn song for guitar drums and bass, used distortion she appropriate and played faster, depending on the piece, it would sound closer to Metallica or something along those lines. Think outside of the context of orchestral music and maybe you'll see it too.

So you did. Apologies. Anyone else? However...

Can you even reference my attempt to stretch outside MM with my Wagner post? No? Haydn the only one, cos you thought of him? I actually think Wagner is much closer to what you hear in a lot of metal today. Viking classical?

**Frownland** · 10-20-2015, 04:25 PM

I didn't see who your video was by nor did I listen to it because I'm on mobile right now

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Trollheart · 10-20-2015, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I didn't see who your video was by nor did I listen to it because I'm on mobile right now

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Ah, again my apologies then. It's Wagner, "Gotterdammerung".

Stephen · 10-20-2015, 05:51 PM

Outside of music you could make an argument for Shakespeare's darker theatrical themes. As far as origins of heavy metal I'd have to go with Black Sabbath rather than an individual. Going back to classical influences they worked out the riff for their title track Black Sabbath from trying to play Holst's Mars.

#13 · 11-19-2015, 08:48 PM

One of the previous posters is 100% correct about classical music being an early influence on metal.

However, in keeping with the parameters of the OP, I'll go with Black Sabbath. Their influence on metal, both early and modern, was huge and highly instrumental.

Chula Vista · 11-19-2015, 08:56 PM

Iommi and his riffing for sure.

Trollheart · 11-20-2015, 06:43 AM

The Big I seems to be aceing it.... could be a feature on our Tone coming up next year folks..

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#13 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 35	One of the previous posters is 100% correct about classical music being an early influence on metal. However, in keeping with the parameters of the OP, I'll go with Black Sabbath. Their influence on metal, both early and modern, was huge and highly instrumental. __________________ For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore— Nameless here for evermore. Edgar Allan Poe

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Iommi and his riffing for sure. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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10-20-2015, 05:51 PM	#24 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,847	Outside of music you could make an argument for Shakespeare's darker theatrical themes. As far as origins of heavy metal I'd have to go with Black Sabbath rather than an individual. Going back to classical influences they worked out the riff for their title track Black Sabbath from trying to play Holst's Mars.