Who Invented Metal?

00:00 Intro
00:56 Title Card
01:03 Blues
02:24 Surf Rock
03:04 Classic Rock
04:48 Summertime Blues
05:38 Born to be Wild
06:15 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
06:53 Led Zeppelin
07:37 Black Sabbath
08:39 Creating Subgenres
09:26 Deep Purple
09:48 Other Bands
09:59 Conclusion

[MetalDetroit]

How is this even a question ? The machine that cut off Tony Iommi’s fingers created heavy metal.

[cosmicdib]

Ah yes. My favourite song: Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath from their album Black Sabbath.

[andreleaog]

Always wonder why Jimi Hendrix was often forgotten when speaking about metal. He pushed guitar to it's technical limits, play louder and faster than the most, taking the rock blues formula to higher point.

[DarkFire]

Rock became metal the first time we heard Ozzy sing "What is this, that stands before me?"

[PlanetRockJesus]

"What is the exact point when red becomes orange?" I love that question. This treatment of the subject is awesome. Thanks. I lived through all of this.

[codymccormick]

When Tony iommi played a distorted tritone on the song black Sabbath. Rock music became metal.

[johnr]

‘’Tony Iommi is the real father of heavy metal, a constantly evolving genius, a master of riffs and one of the greatest people in the world!’’
Brian May

[drocardoso]

The Beatles’ “she’s so heavy” was certainly influential for the creation of doom metal, especially the outro.

[yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm]

Any polyphonic video is a treat. A polyphonic video about metal truly makes my day

[managerialelitetoaster]

It began when the vikings took northen scotland.

[Sirarchibald]

Ahh the Beatles my favorite metal band

[jonathanmckinley]

What I take from this is that Black Sabbath are the creators of metal as a genre. The previous artists all created or built on top of the key components that make metal the genre what it is. Black Sabbath perfectly combined all of these components. They created songs that no other artists ever had before and their sound is the only one that sends shivers down my spine everytime I hear it, listening since I was born since my dad loved them and I do too, to this very day.

[metafis]

lots of proto-metal...but Sabbath moved from blues to minor and harmonic minor keys...that is when true metal was born..imo. NIB, Iron man, War pigs, Children of the grave..just a few examples.

[bigwilly]

The Who: makes a heavy song

Paul McCartney: and I took that personally...

[snner_]

The Who: **Makes one of the heaviest songs in the 60's**
Paul McCartney: *no.*

[davidnissim]

The “Unholy Trinity” (Sabbath, Purple, and Zeppelin) are credited as the inventors of metal, and they all brought different influences to the table. Sabbath was influenced by blues, Purple was heavily influenced by classical, and Zeppelin was influenced by folk and 1950’s rock & roll. All three made their own unique sound, and all three invented the genre we know now as heavy metal.

[lachievanb]

Helter Skelter was definitely a predecessor to metal. One of my favourite Beatle song, with its screaming lyrics and heavy distortion. In addition it also has a violent and infamous legacy due to its association with the Manson murders. Definitely a heavy tune that left a mark on history

[iwontgiveyoumyinformation]

Helter Skelter seems much heavier to me than Summertime Blues, since McCartney really leaned into the sing-shouting that seems like a core element of the genre.

[princemjbp]

Well Lemmy's voice is so heavy it can be considered metal in itself

[bfishryuhayabusa]

"The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)" by Fleetwood Mac is another key moment in the early stages.