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Metal benefitted greatly from the mainstream in the 80s and, to some degree ... as one of the precursors of heavy metal, perhaps the main one. The band was formed in 1968 when music had a ...

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Metal music began in the late 60s and rose to prominence in the early 70s in Britain. The term “metal” is believed to have come from the hippie movement, when “heavy” meant deep or serious.