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

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

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

The Who: makes a heavy song Paul McCartney: and I took that personally...

If you don't wanna watch the whole video, here's a short summary. Black Sabbath.

It began when the vikings took northen scotland.

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

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

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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

‘’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

Black Sabbath gave it a sound Ronnie James Dio gave it a sign Iron maiden gave it a mascot..

John Lennon screaming in exhausted illness in Twist and Shout and the Davies brothers slashing their amps in You Really Got Me are fairly glaring exclusions to my mind.

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

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

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

Metal was invented in 1670 when sir john metalingus played his lute in a fast and dark matter with growls

I believe metal was officially born with the first Black Sabbath album. Black Sabbath, N.I.B. Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep, Warning

Black Sabbath nailed the true sound of Heavy Metal!

Who Invented metal? JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH!!!!!!!

Pink Floyd is often overlooked when discussing the evolution of Heavy Metal sounds. 1967 "Interstellar Overdrive", crosses genre between psychedelic and bombastic blues. In 1969 Pink Floyd released "The Nile Song", on the album "More", a musical piece that is easily more Heavy Metal than psychedelic. Heavy Metal is as influenced by Jazz and Baroque era music as it is American Blues, and I would argue early Psychedelic music were experiments that constructed melodic works by combining these genres... Heavy Metal does this with a bit more angst.

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

Skillshare invented Heavy Metal

My boyfriend mentioned that he felt that Hendrix should have got at least a mention because he was incredible.

Classical music from the 1910s and earlier played a huge role in metal as well. Black Sabbath wrote their first song because they played Holst’s Mars on the bass, and then modified it a bit. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was a huge influence as well.

The Kinks you really got me, released in 1964, they sliced up the speaker cones to get the distortion sound

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.

Brian May and Queen on all their earliest albums had created a sound for metal and speed metal that no one else had. If you don't know Queen - Son and Daughter, Ogre Battle, Stone Cold Crazy, Death on Two Legs, White Man, Sheer Heart Attack. One from each of the first 6 albums. The list goes on. They created many genres of music. Worth a listen.

The only thing I think to be missing from this is a mention of Link Wray's "Rumble". It still hits the spot today. Otherwise a great summary!

*I GOT BLISTERS ON MAH FINGERS*

Ahh the Beatles my favorite metal band

The inventor of Heavy Metal music is Toni Iommi with the title track to Black Sabbath's 1st album Black Sabbath released on Friday Feb. 13th 1970, exactly one week before my birth. It didn't use tritone chords but it did use the interval of a tritone from its tonic root. It's in G minor, so the tonic root is the of the OG version of the song Black Sabbath is in G and the tritone to it is a D Flat, and that chord relationship had never before been used as the frontal chord progression for a piece of music in the genre of rock (or any genre near it) until then. It was inspired by Gustav Holst's Mars: Planet of War from The Planets. Mars also inspired The Emperor Theme from The Empire Strikes Back written by John Williams in 1979and Am I Evil by Diamondhead in 1980. Did I get anything wrong? As always: Thanks for posting!

If you want to look at the Who's influence on Hard Rock and the Metal, look at Live at Leeds and their live work. They take many of their more standard 60s songs and turned the volume to 11. John Entwistle's basslines add a much greater depth and heaviness to the sound, as well as Pete Townshend's use of stacked amps to give greater volume and variation in tones meant he could get incredible distortion out of his SG. The Who live in their prime were hard rock gods.

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.

I dont care what anyone says, metal would not be the dark, gloomy heaviness it is today without sabbath. They set the tone for what a metal band should be

Esther 'Jinx' Dawson's vocals on the album Witchcraft are amazing. The first woman of metal! Thank you for making this video. Sabbath, Deep Purple....you're taking me back to my childhood of metal gigs, snakebite, Newcastle Brown ale, leather jackets & throwing up in the gutter after a hard night's headbanging! The best times

I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! *HEAVY METAL:* Stretching Blues/R&B/Pop/Classical/(almost anything) concepts out to the farthest degree possible. - (Insert 'ominous' here) -Loud, plodding drums. -Loud, 12-bar bass bottom. -Loud, 'machismo' vocals trying to reach high. -Loud, thundering crunch-chords that sound 'gargantuan' & (at the same time) 'dark' or 'ominous'. - (insert tritone here) -Screeching guitar lead with a _'metallic'_ edge. This 'stretching' creates a desirable sort of 'drone' or 'sludge' quality. *Note:* Some say Heavy Metal is _"defined"_ by the _'muted-E'_ or _'diminished-5ths'_ or the _'required'_ presence of the _'tritone'._ (As a musician) I respect someone trying to break it down to pure musical language. *IMHO* You get lost in the weeds that way. You forget the 'dis-affected adolescent'/rebel-against-the-established-order'/ *Culture Shock* goals at play. _By any means necessary!_ Kinda like trying to explain R&R. *LYRICS:* Anyone using 'lyrics' to define a genre should take a musical theory course. Do HM lyrics require _Witches?_ _Spaceships?_ _Norse Gods?_ _Mystical stuff?_ _Murder?_ et al? Of course not. Almost any example could probably be found (to some degree) in another genre ('Gimme Shelter', for instance). While I feel there have been some great HM lyricists; *This ain't exactly Dylan/Morrison territory.* fugedaboudit! *TERMINOLOGY:* Tricky. Forget metallurgy, William Burroughs & Steppenwolf. The term 'Heavy' was used in music going back to the '50s. Contrary to popular belief, the term "Heavy Metal" WAS used in the late '60s by Journalists, Radio DJs, & during interviews, if clumsily. I Heard It Used & said it myself. *-* *Lester Bangs* used _"Heavy Metal"_ to describe a Love concert. - (unknown origin) *-* A Hendrix concert was described as _"...Heavy_ _Metal falling from the sky."_ - (unknown origin) *-* (re: Guess Who’s 'Canned Wheat') _“With a_ _fine hit single, ‘Undun,’ behind them, they’re_ _quite refreshing in the wake of all the heavy_ _metal robots of the year past.”_ - (Rolling Stone-Feb.1970-Lester Bangs) *-* _"....Humble Pie is a noisy, unmelodic, heavy_ _metal-leaden shit-rock band, with the loud_ _and noisy parts beyond doubt.”_ - (Rolling Stone-Sept.1970-Mike Saunders) *-* _"....Grand Funk sludge, because Sir Lord_ _Baltimore seems to have down pat most_ _all the best heavy metal tricks in the book."_ - (Creem Magazine-May 1971-Mike Saunders) Not much documentation. But, enough to suggest my 'organic usage' claim is real. As you see, it wasn't very _accurate_ usage. Cream/Blue Cheer/Vanilla Fudge/Iron Butterfly/Led Zeppelin/Deep Purple/Mountain were not referred to as _'Heavy Metal'_ (yet). So, the _'terminology-origin-story'_ begins AND ends with *Lester Bangs.* By 1972-73, Lester (& others who followed his lead) were referring to the: *"Heavy Metal Triumvirate"* (Zep/Sab/Purple). By the time BOC & Priest arrived, the genre was codified. When folks say Black Sabbath was the first *Fully-Formed Heavy Metal* (FFHM); It's usually followed by saying previous bands were: _"Hard Rock",_ or _"Psychedelic Rock',_ or _"Proto-Metal",_ or _'Acid Rock',_ whatever. Actually, those previous bands had FFHM songs in their repertoire. But, it was just PART of their set. *Black Sabbath* WAS the 1st to make an entire album of Heavy Metal. THAT was their pioneering concept (ALL Metal)! They also played everything in 'Drop-D'. (Again) not the first. But, the first to feature it prominently in ALL songs. Geezer, Tony, or Bill would be the 1st to admit they continued what Cream (& Jimi, & Blu Chr, & Deep Purple, & Led Zep, & Van Fudge, & Jeff Beck Group, & many others.) had begun. (Ozzie liked _"The Beatles"._ LoL~°) Sabbath also began the process of sifting out the 'blues' aspects (but not entirely). (IMHO) Priest finished THAT job! I submit: Cream - *'Deserted Cities of the Heart'* (1968) Album: *'Live Cream-Vol.2'* (Not 2005 version) It is: *Fully Formed Heavy Metal!* If you still don't hear it; I dunno, man. Peace. Stay Healthy! - Dave B..

ah yes, the black eyed peas.

Deep Purple "in Rock" was the first album I ever bought. I had no idea what I was in for.

1967 VANILLA FUDGE!! They made covers their own....and were heavy as anything that was before it!

i've been a metalhead my whole life, being raised on a mix of the 00s nu metal of my childhood and the 80s heavy metal of my dad's teenage years, and while i knew that Black Sabbath was the "first" heavy metal band, i never bothered to trace how we got from blues and rock to metal, let alone where the term "heavy metal" even came from. great video man! :) edit: comments have informed my Jimi Hendrix should've been mentioned, and based on my knowledge of Hendrix...yeah he probably should've been mentioned.

Who invented metal...? What a question... Was not a someone from the Near East, in the Fertile Crescent, around 6th millennium BC?

I'd say Helter Skelter is heavier than Summertime Blues.

I have always thought that "Summertime Blues" by Blue Cheer was the first "metal" song. I still love to crank it up when given the chance.

The gods made heavy metal and they saw that it was good. They tought to play it louder than hell and we promised that we would. When losers say it's over with, we know that it's a lie. The gods made heavy metal, and it will never gonna die!

21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson deserves at least a mention

Link Wray-Rumble. 1958. Some radio stations banned it due to concerns that it could incite violence.

Dude your video was very helpful. I got help from it for a presentation for prep class. I talked for 30 mins and nobody stopped me. I could make a very fluent presentation because of this video. Thank you for that.

7 and 7 Is" by LOVE is probably the first thrash metal song but Talk Talk by the Music Machine was also an example of early metal ,:The Kinks 'You Really Got Me" was the first heavy metal song

tony iommi honorable mentioned: butler ward osbourne

That was the quickest 11 minutes 38 seconds of my life

This gave me goosebumps. Thanks for this video.

The Beatles released four songs that could be considered metal. Revolution - Hey Jude B-Side Yer Blues - The White Album Helter Skelter - The White Album And then in 1969 I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Abbey Road

That sponsorship segue was a masterpiece. 10/10

Black Sabbath is the only correct answer. There's no one single thing that makes something "metal". It's a combination of factors and Sabbath has them all. Riffs, lyrical content, energy, atmosphere, controversy and probably many more.

Black Sabbath and Deep Purple just about wraps it up. They represent the branching point for all the glorious madness we love! (I could go on about my days at Berklee in Boston and learning about Jan August influencing Dick Dale with music belly-dancing from the Ottoman Empire post WWI but nah....Sabbath and Purple!)

This video was great! Never seen somebody show the progression of metal music like this

I would say that 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson is another early contender

1968 was an important year and Voodoo Child is totally left out. It crammed so many heavy metal roots into a few minutes.

Back in the 60s, as a teenager, I was very much caught up into rock music, guitar rock I suppose it is now called. 67 and 68 were the years of rock paradise as far as I was concerned. There was psychedelic rock, blues rock, and a few other types that I just had to listen to over and over. Cream of course, the stones, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, big brother, and on and on and on. But there was one group and one song that I loved the sound of, that was separate from the rest. Blue Cheer- Summertime Blues. It was called hard rock at the time, but, in the progression of rock music I realized it was two or three stops down the line. When I heard the term "metal rock, I thought, "oh yeah, Blue Cheer"! And to me I have always thought of that being the start of Heavy Metal music. These thoughts are just personal and not meant to disagree with anyone else's.

You've definitely got one of the best channels on KZfaq. If I could change one thing, it would be making the music snippets a little longer. I know you've got a lot of info to cover but I feel like some of them aren't nearly long enough to get an actual feel for the song. Keep it up brother!

Was just thinking about Motorhead....how sad is it that Lemmy, Phil, Würzel and Eddie are all gone. :(

Sabbath launched the first fully evolved debut which defined the genre. Their choral structures down tuning and lyrics established the template. They are Heavy Metal and that's all there is to it. Zeppelin's music was amplified blues, not metal.

I thought you would say something about Gustav Holst’s “Mars: Bringer of War,” which was WAY ahead of its time and Black Sabbath acknowledged inspired their sound.

9:42 or y'know when Ian Gillian was in Black Sabbath, or when Ritchie Blackmore started his own band with a young vocalist who would also later sing in Black Sabbath.

I consider Helter Skelter the first metal song, but the one that really put the definition in the genre was definitely Black Sabbath.

Missed a key record...The Kinks' 1964 You Really Got Me. Before The Who and Cream, here was the way forward to Metal through Dave Davies' fuzz heavy uber-riff

best transition to an add ever! well done

Thanks man very informative

"Hey! You forgot [name of rock band that no metal band has ever cited as an influence], what about them?" - this comment section.

helter skelter was the first real heavy song, ahead of its time.

Man, this channel is really good!

GREAT ROCK INFORMATION...THANKS

Tony Iommi. Next question.

Bach invented metal.

The Kinks - You really got me

Something that should definitely be remembered for its place in early Metal is King Crimsons “21st Century Schizoid Man.”

21st century schizoid man was a big inspiration to metal

I recently got “Deep Purple in Rock” on cassette and the whole album is a banger.

Hendrix and Humble Pie are important to the begining of heavy metal

Sir Lord Baltimore should be mentioned as well. Their first album from '70, "Kingdom Come", was hard and heavy throughout the entire LP with the exception of one tune. The album cover from SLB's "Kingdom Come" is pretty awesome as well.

R.I.P this classic line up of motorhead.

"Eric Claptons' band Cream" Come on man, if you had to pick one guy, it was definitely Jack Bruces' band, not Claptons'

There are many precursors that I would call "pre-metal," but being that metal typically consists of heavy blues with screaming guitar solos, I have to say that the three pioneers of metal (each a different type of metal) are Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath.

i'm quite impressed you credited Pat Hare. He did play with a very heavy tone and not many people think of him anymore.

I was always told 2 possible songs “started” metal. One was The Beatles - Helter Skelter and the other was The Troggs - Wild Thing. I felt Helter Skelter was “heavier” then Wild Thing was, so in this case I’d go with Helter Skelter. Even McCartney said at the time he wanted to make the hardest raunchiest song ever.

I'm a dinosaur and I would say Black Sabbath is the true genesis of Metal . They took hard rock to another level .

I'm very glad you mentioned Helter Skelter, because imo this song is very much overlooked in what became the shape of heavy metal. Also their song paperback Writer, the guiter riff is pure metal.

I can see the surf rock like I never thought of it like that but it makes so much sense now

You've left out Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore's band. One of the best 70's metal bands. Also you gotta talk about Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. Holy shit that's a heavy song.

Good analysis, I think Black Sabbath was the first band that made that dark, heavy music! They separated the style from psichodelic like cream or iron butterfly!

My god! This channel is amazing!!! Thanks!

Glad you mentioned Coven.

I love how today when we hear this distortion in blues it sound normal to us because of how much we’ve heard it around in other music. But when people in the 60s heard distortion thought it to be incredibly heavy, just shows how we’ve grown

"You Really Got Me" by The Kinks is a true influence on both punk and metal. The central riff is proto - punk, the lead line on the middle eight is proto - metal. "All Day And All Of The Night" by the same band probably deserves citing too.

damnit everytine he plays a song i have to go to add it to my playlist

Not a mention of The Beatles Revolver tracks Taxman, She Said She Said and Tomorrow Never Knows...hard and deep tracks indeed for 1966