A type of hard rock rich in stylistic conventions including extreme loudness, powerful lead and rhythm guitars, extended solos including those on bass and drums, exaggerated sexuality in lyrics and performance poses, and a predilection toward tatoos, long hair, and leather attire. Name supposedly comes from the line "heavy metal thunder" in "Born to Be Wild," a 1970s hit for the band Steppenwolf. Leading exponents include Metallica, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, and Kiss.
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- Bootleg Trading Post Offers trades.
- Wicked Land Featuring Pantera, KoRn, Marilyn Manson, Far, Deftones, Soulfly, Pulkas, Pro-Pain, and Vision of Disorder.
- About Heavy Metal MP3s, concert schedules, band links, and live radio from About.com.
- Mega Hard Rock Site Features various information on selected bands such as Slipknot, System of a Down, Limp Bizkit, and The Deftones.
- The Gauntlet News, biographies, MP3s, videos, lyrics, tablatures, buddy icons, message boards, and merchandise.
- Albums of Purgatory Features reviews and interviews in all types of metal.
- Darkest Plague Features news updates, album reviews, latest releases, tours, and merchandising information on popular metal bands.
- Kickin It in Kent Dedicated to metal bands in Kent, Ohio, featuring news, profiles, and MP3s.
- Beherit Metal Lyrics, graphics, MP3s, and reviews.
- Wolvie's Metal News News, CD and DVD reviews, interviews, and a special section on Ozzfest.
- Encyclopaedia Metallum Extensive database of information about bands such as discography, lyrics, and album reviews submitted by users.
- Mega Metal Music Descriptions of over 100 metal bands from the 1970s to the present. Includes biographies, discographies, pictures and album covers. Also features For Sale/Wanted lists, and metal trivia.
- The BNR Metal Pages Extensive database of information and opinions on metal bands, ranging from the 1970s to the 1990s.
- Bella Online: Heavy Metal Biographies, discographies, news, features, links and message board.
- Slay The Masses - Metal Horde Covering all genres of extreme/avantgarde/alternative metal such as black, death, grindcore, doom, goth and industrial. Featuring reviews, news, interviews, lyrics and forum.
- Metal Injection TV Weekly streaming TV show, wallpapers, news and links.
- Darksoul7.com Interviews, reviews, MP3 downloads, news, free email, message board and chat. Covers North America.
- Metalheads Against Racism Promotes tolerance within the metal community, and includes a list of sites supporting their ideas.
- Gravemusic Includes original photos from live performances, news, vintage flyers, wallpaper, album reviews and audio samples.
- Rising Horizons Adrian's favourite heavy metal bands. Photographs and information on Stratovarius, Rhapsody, Edguy, Hammerfall and Iron Savior.
- HardVideo Streaming music video site.
- The Metal Guide Extensive database of Australian metal bands including contact details and links to official sites.
- Metal Video Streaming music videos from all sub-genres.