Hard rock, Heavy metal, Physical force, Pioneering, Playful, Power, Rhythmic

Iggy Pop (born James Newell Osterberg) played in several Ann Arbor, Michigan-area bands as a teenager, including The Iguanas and later The Prime Movers. The Prime Movers nicknamed Osterberg 'Iggy' in reference to his earlier band. Osterberg was first inspired to form The Stooges after meeting blue

Absurd, Agitated, Angry, Dark, Deconstructive, Distorted, Dystopic, Gritty, Hallucinatory, Hard rock, Implosive, In-your-face, Physical force, Power, Primal, Profane, Psychedelic, Repetition, Repetitive, Rhythmic, Rough, Sardonic, Saturated, Sensual, Slangy

Black Sabbath formed in Aston (Birmingham), England in 1968 under the name Polka Tulk Blues Company (soon shortened to "Polka Tulk"), and later were called Earth, playing blues rock and hard rock. Guitarist Tony Iommi was greatly influenced both by Hank Marvin's heavy guitar performances in the ba

Hard rock, Metal

Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. They are widely considered the first hardcore punk band. Black Flag forged a uniqu

Hard rock, In-your-face, Intense, Physical force, Playful, Political, Punk, Repetitive, Rhythmic