Metal

Metal emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, primarily in the UK, when a group of musicians decided that standard rock needed more volume and a preference for leather jackets over sensible knitwear. Characterised by heavy guitar riffs, powerful vocals, and a penchant for themes that range from the whimsical to the downright ludicrous, it sounds like a symphony of angry bees in a particularly thrilling epic battle. Metal has since spawned an entire universe of subgenres, each with its own legion of fans convinced that their preferred style is the only true path to musical enlightenment.