thumb|Moda heavy metal tipică a fost pionerată de Judas Priest Traditional heavy metal, cunoscut și ca classic metalChriste, Ian. The Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. Flammarion, 2007, p. 91. ISBN 978-2-08-068797-5. sau simplu heavy metal, este genul seminal genre al muzicii metal înainte ca genul "să evolueze și să se scindeze în mai multe stiluri și subgenuri diferite."Assayas, Michka. Dictionnaire du Rock de A à L. Robert Lafond, 2002, pp. 776–7. ISBN 2-221-91260-8.
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Skid Row TrustMetal: The Definitive Guide, p. 441. Van Halen W.A.S.P.Metal: The Definitive Guide, pp. 326–30.
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