Sunday, May 26, 2019

Melvins

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Created the sludge metal genre and influenced bands in alternative metal, drone metal and post metal.


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Accept

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Had a big influence on early power metal, speed metal and thrash metal.
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Mercyful Fate

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They perhaps didn't create a genre on their own, but have influenced bands in numerous genres.
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At The Gates

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They started the Gothenburg movement and have had a major influence on the metalcore genre.
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Paradise Lost

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Created the gothic metal genre.
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Morbid Angel

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Brought in ultra-speed to death metal.
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Godflesh

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Created the industrial metal genre (or at least was one of the originators). Had a major influence on post metal, and also influenced drone metal and other forms of alternative metal.
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Pantera

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They started the groove metal genre and influenced genres like nu metal, metalcore and other forms of alternative metal.
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Death

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Created what many considered as the first pure death metal.
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Possessed

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Had a huge influence on early death metal.
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