Not only are the legends of old still touring, but a new generation of musicians are broadening the genre's music and deepening its political engagement The "new wave of British heavy metal" of the late 1970s and early 80s is the most important moment in the history of the genre. Not only did it launch titans such as Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Venom, but it turned "metal" from a pejorative phrase into a generation-spanning subculture. In 1970, heavy music was a sprawl of bands mostly savaged b...
Not only are the legends of old still touring, but a new generation of musicians are broadening the genre's music and deepening its political engagement The "new wave of British heavy metal" of the late 1970s and early 80s is the most important moment in the history of the genre. Not only did it launch titans such as Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Venom, but it turned "metal" from a pejorative phrase into a generation-spanning subculture. In 1970, heavy music was a sprawl of bands mostly savaged b...
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