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14 songs that were heavy metal before it became a genre

A good riff is one of heavy metal basics and this punchy, raw and uncomplicated Ray Davies riff is one of the first of its ...
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“The first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page created a groundbreaking song

Of all the millions of songs that have been written since the dawn of time, only one can claim to have laid the foundations for what would become Led Zeppelin. Beck’s Bolero was recorded in 1966 as ...