New wave of American heavy metal
| New wave of American heavy metal | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hardcore punk[1] Thrash metal[1] Groove metal Death metal[1] Melodic death metal[2] |
| Cultural origins | Mid 1990s[1] United States |
| Typical instruments | Electric guitar - Bass - Drums |
| Derivative forms | Metalcore, Mathcore, Deathcore |
The New Wave of American Heavy Metal (abbreviated as NWOAHM or NWoAHM) is a movement in heavy metal music that originated in the United States during the late 1990s. The term NWOAHM is a reference to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the 1980s.[1][3][4] Although the term is used by the Rock media with increasing frequency, the definition has not been finished completely.[3] NWOAHM is considered to bring the heavy metal back to mainstream.[4][5]
History
The movement has its origins in a group of post-grunge acts such as Pantera, Biohazard, Slipknot and Machine Head that brought heavy metal "back to its core brutality and drawing not from the traditional Blues formula but from NYHC, thrash metal and punk."[3] "At one end of the spectrum, you have the traditionalists, the bands who choose to remain within the rigid confines of whatever style they play; and at the other, the innovators who, despite equally strong contributions from the traditionalists, are providing the most thrills these days, taking metal's sound in daring new directions."[5]
Garry Sharpe-Young from Rockdetector says that in the book New Wave of American Heavy Metal he "included some of the older bands that show the real roots of metalcore, like Agnostic Front and the whole NYHC, plus the groups that broke the metal scene into new territory after grunge — Pantera, Biohazard and Machine Head. From there it gets really diverse, crossing the spectrum from melodic death metal to emocore and everything in between."[1] The movement encompasses a number of different styles including alternative metal, sub-Gothique emocore, hardcore, progressive metal, math metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, neo-thrash and screamo bands.[1][2][3][5][6]
List of NWOAHM key artists
A list of notable bands who emerged during the NWOAHM era of music:
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References
- Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005), New Wave of American Heavy Metal, New Plymouth: Zonda Books Limited, ISBN 0958268401
- Raggi IV, James Edward (December 2006), "The Ghosts of Glam Metal Past", Lamentations of the Flame Princess, retrieved 2008-04-27
- Decibel Magazine - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum of Natural History link
- Decibel Magazine - Diecast - Internal Revolution link
- Decibel Magazine - The Haunted - The Dead Eye link
- Music OMH - Killswitch Engage - Metal To The Core
- Music OMH - Zao - The Funeral Of God link
- About Heavy Metal Albums - NWOAHM - Lamb Of God link
- The Free Dictionary
- Acronymfinder
- Agony Scene Review[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands". Blabbermouth.net.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Garry Sharpe-Young, New Wave of American Heavy Metal (link)
- ^ a b c d e James Edward. "The Ghosts of Glam Metal Past". Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "New Wave of American Heavy Metal". Zondabooks. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
- ^ Terry, Nick. "The Fall of Ideals review". Decibelmagazine.com.
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