Rock
Later styles of heavy rock music in the 1990s, such as grunge (the typical example being Seattle's Nirvana), show influences of heavy metal but are typically not labelled sub-genres of heavy metal, as opposed to thrash metal and hair metal. The general absence of virtuosic guitar solos is perhaps one reason grunge bands haven't been considered heavy metal bands. Another key artist during this time was Megadeth, which combined the relentless, speedy thrash metal riffs with the fancy guitar soloing of speed metal ala Judas Priest.

Norwegian Black Metal

Since the late '80s, the Norwegian
scene has been characterized by paganism, violence, and some of the
best heavy metal ever recorded.

The scene was largely influenced by a trio of non-Norwegian bands in
the 80s - Venom, Celtic Frost, and Bathory. England's Venom is widely
considered to be the first black metal band, and their campy satanic
posturing was a huge influence on Europe's extreme metal scenes. Their......

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