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heavy metalStyle of rock music characterized by a distorted electric guitar sound and virtuoso guitar solos. Heavy metal developed out of the hard rock of the late 1960s and early 1970s and was performed by such groups as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple (formed in 1968), and enjoyed a revival in the late 1980s. Bands included Van Halen (formed 1974), Def Leppard (formed 1977), and Guns n' Roses (formed 1987). |
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| A musical of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy has stirred controversy by putting rock, punk, and heavy metal music into the scenes in hell, but the priest-composer is not condemning the music. ``With their hard-core sound, they are on their way to becoming a household name in the heavy metal music scene. His passion in life is heavy metal music, about which he has encyclopedic knowledge. |
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