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First, I'm going to say that the one who posts this is Miriam. I've got to admit that I don't really listen to heavy metal a lot. And when I do is because a certain song or group is liked by my parents and, consequently, I listen to it. Sometimes I end up liking the song or group. Others, not so much. Here's one of my favorite songs.

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Music is one of the most important things in my life, I'm listening to music at every moment that I can, I study musical theory and singing, and also am part of a band. I live and bleed music, and my favorite genre is Heavy Metal, a genre that is socially not so well accepted, and that is still unknown for many people. In this presentation I will go over this genre in hope that you could know a little more about it and maybe give it a try.

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I've been listening to music since I was a kid, I remember singing in karaokes when I was 4, and I have some photos singing and dancing when I was very little. I got into Metal when I was around 16, and since then it has become one of the most important things in my life, I'm studying singing in a music school and I'm part of a band called PERSËPHONY. Also, I attend to many concerts and festivals during the year, you could say that this is the hobby that takes most of my time.

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Persëphony - Crazy Train | Live Tomás y Valiente (Fuenlabrada) 8/6/2018

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The origins of this genre date from the 70s, BLACK SABBATH is the first band considered as "Heavy Metal", after them, a lot of other bands came that were inspired by their sound and evolved and improved it, such as MOTÖRHEAD or SAXON, after all those bands came a new wave headed by IRON MAIDEN that marked the beginning of the division in subgenres. This genre used the music as a media to express anger, either about social issues or with personal ones.

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This genre began with HELLOWEEN and BLIND GUARDIAN and has always had in Germany its headquarters, spreading later across Europe, this genre takes us to fantasy worlds, telling epic stories and tales about dragons, kings and heroes. A lot of bands from all around Europe are still active in this genre. like RHAPSODY (Italy), SABATON (Sweden), SONATA ARCTICA (Finland) or AVALANCH (Spain)

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This genre began as a mixture of Heavy Metal and Punk, it has a very dirty sound and very protestant and political lyrics. This is the genre of the most famous metal band in the world, METALLICA, and it is quite big in the United States with huge bands such as SLAYER or ANTHRAX, but also in Europe, with bands like KREATOR (Germany) or ANGELUS APATRIDA (Spain)

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Metallica: Hit the Lights (MetOnTour - Stuttgart, Germany - 2018)

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I saw from the Internet that Finland is the country with most  metal-bands density, there are around 53 metal bands in per 100 thousand people. Nightwish、HIM、Insomnium、Children of Bodom、Amorphis are some outstanding Finnish metal bands.

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This is one of the less liked genres outside of metal due to its dark and aggressive sound, featuring guttural voices and screaming. It is normally not as frightening as it may look, since its lyrics sometimes tell stories just like power metal or have a protestant theme. Within this genre, there are different styles such as Melodic Death or Technical Death, that have a more intricate structure and are more difficult to play. Some of the biggest bands among this genre would be AMON AMARTH (Sweden/Melodic Death), CHILDREN OF BODOM (Finland/Melodic Death), ARCH ENEMY (Sweden/Melodic Death) or GOJIRA (France/Technical Death)

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ARCH ENEMY - The World Is Yours (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

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This genre makes use of unusual instruments such as flutes, violins and bagpipes. The songs usually speak about nature, legends and folklore, and it is inspired in different genres but adding these folk elements. It is quite big in the north of Europe, but there are folk bands all around the continent. Some of the most important are KORPIKLAANI (Finland), ELUVEITIE (Switzerland), SAUROM (Spain) or ELVENKING (Italy//Folk-Power)

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In such a serious and hardcore style as Metal, there is also place for laughter and parody, Freak metal bands sometimes make covers changing the lyrics or sometimes write their own songs, they are a comedy act and always try to have their audience laughing. Bands such as STEEL PANTHER (USA) that is a parody of an 80's Glam Rock band (such as Motley Crue or Poison) or GIGATRON (Spain) that call themselves "The Gods of Metal" are good examples of this kind of bands

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Steel Panther - Death To All But Metal (Explicit)

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There are some bands that, even though being classified into one of this genres, have something interesting or defining that is worth mentioning.
For example, ALESTORM (Scotland / Folk Metal) a band that plays "Pirate Metal" with their songs speaking about the life as a pirate, questing and drinking. A very funny band if you ask me (They even released an album for dogs, It's true, look it up). Also, SABATON (Sweden/ Power Metal), a band that inspires all their songs in war conflicts or battles, a band that I recommend for all people that loves history and war. Last, there is POWERWOLF (Germany / Power Metal) a band that gives a "Metal Mess" live, their stage is customized as a church and they get on dressed as clerics.

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ALESTORM - Drink (Official Video) | Napalm Records

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Here, I will list some links to songs that I like from different genres, In case you like them and want to get to know more about some bands, let me know !

IRON MAIDEN - Fear of the Dark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epYKVcHrVr0

HELLOWEEN - Future World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9h3jRaZyB4

ANGELUS APATRIDA - Sharpen the Guillotine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-4oJQBuBK8

SAUROM - Irae Dei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbSdnOUdlOQ

AMON AMARTH - The Pursuit of Vikings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw0pylT0Tg0

GOJIRA - Silvera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVvXB-Vwnco

KORPIKLAANI - Vinamäen Mies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia39lwHvPCE

SABATON - Shiroyama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylyqoxh-cXk

POWERWOLF - Amen and Attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmqgRAXygDg