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Heavy Metal Enters the Mainstream

Van Halen

Van Halen (1978)

Runnin' With the Devil

Eruption

--Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo showpiece; listen to his innovative playing technique

1984 (1984)

Jump

Guns 'n' Roses

Appetite for Destruction (1987)

Welcome to the Jungle

Sweet Child o' Mine

GN'R Lies (1989)

Patience

Judas Priest

Freewheel Burning

from Defenders of the Faith

Thrash Metal

Metallica

Enter Sandman (#16)

Megadeth

Skin o' My Teeth

Nü Metal (Rap Metal)

in-progress

Rage Against the Machine

Tom Morello's activism (a series of op-eds for the New York Times); individual op-eds are listed below or you can access the entire series <here>.

• How I Taught My Son to Shred Like Crazy and Change the World (October 27, 2021)
• Shadows of the Klan, the Ghost of Hendrix, and Fans Who Think I'm White (November 3, 2021)
• The Skies Parted and My Future Was Decided (November 10, 2021)
• When I Unplugged, I Connected With the Truth (November 17, 2021)
• The Band Who Made Me Who I Am (November 24, 2021)
• A Battle Hymn for a Peace Hero (December 1, 2021)
• Radical Passion is a Family Matter for Me and My 98-year-old Mom (December 8, 2021)
• High School Confidential (December 15, 2021)
• Bringing the Chords of Freedom Behind Bars (December 22, 2021)
• Striding the Corridors of Power --  or at Least Answering the Phones Nearby (December 29, 2021)

Korn

Limp Bizkit

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