What is Heavy Metal?

The term "heavy metal" appeared in the lyrics of "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf in 1968. However, the term is mostly attributed to a writer named William Seward Burroughs. Learn more about the characteristics that differentiates heavy metal from other music genres.

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This Day in Music History: 1474 - Composer Guillaume Dufay died in Kamerijk/Cambrai, Belgium.