11 Classic Rock Artists That Shaped Heavy Metal

[METALPRIEST]

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It's obviously impossible to pinpoint the exact moment when heavy metal was born, but exploring the genre's origins makes it crystal clear that classic rock artists had no small part in its development. Heavy metal's evolutionary chart plays out like a Who's Who of both hard and classic rock musicians. Trying to keep track of all the major players is hard work, so we've done the heavy lifting for you. With that, we bring you our tally of 11 Classic Rock Artists That Shaped Heavy Metal:
#1 Black Sabbath
#2 Judas Priest
#3 Led Zeppelin
#4 Deep Purple
#5 Metallica
#6 AC/DC
#7 Van Halen
#8 Ozzy Osbourne
#9 Motley Crue
#10 Rush
#11 Iron Maiden​

 

[Lynch]

#1 and #2 on that list

Those have been my top two ranked metal bands for many many years in terms of who was most important to the genre.

Cool find man.

 

[Riff Raff]

1 and 2 were shoe ins, I am glad to see Rush, Ac/dc make the list. Glad they snuck Motorhead in as an honourable mention.

 

[METALPRIEST]

Yeah I thought everyone on the list were spot on in shaping the genre. At least for me & my generation growing up

 

[Cannons Ahoy]

Not a bad list. Rush