Top 10 Music Artists Who Turned Metal
These bands were not a metal band from the start, but they played their music harder and harder and then finally turned to a heavy metal or other metal genres. They may have played other genres along with metal but they also stuck with metal. Feel free to add anything if you think its deserve to be here.Was a psychedelic and progressive rock but then turned into a hard rock and heavy metal band
Definitely - their last 2 albums had more metal songs than before (1981, 1983). Good examples are songs like Angel of Death (100% metal), Thunder and Lightning (thrash before Metallica), Cold Sweat (covered by Megadeth). Unfortunately Phil Lynott died and the band didn't complete the process but Thin Lizzy influenced the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal - especially the famous Thin Lizzy twin lead guitars.
Hard rock to heavy metal
They were a progressive rock and hard rock band but then they became heavy metal
Was a hard rock band from the start but then turned into heavy metal
He is known as a blues/blues rock musician but he often included metal songs in his albums, especially in the 80s when he played mostly hard rock. For the albums with metal songs he invited guest metal musicians like Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Don Airey (Rainbow, Ozzy), Jimmy Bain (Rainbow, Dio), and several more. Songs - Hiroshima, Out In The Fields, Murder in the Skies.
But Gary Moore didn’t stay with metal, he continued with blues and jazz in the 90s and later. However, his song Out In The Fields (duet with Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy) was covered by over 10 metal bands (for details see my list Best Cover Versions of Gary Moore and Phil Lynott's Out In the Fields).
I forgot to mention that Gary Moore was one of the Thin Lizzy guitarists in the 70s. Gary Moore and Phil Lynott remained best friends forever. Gary Moore played Phil Lynott /Thin Lizzy songs at live shows by the end of his live in 2011.
Zxm, I am really sorry about that but the list title says Music Artists and not Bands.
By the way @ Metal_Treasure,it was changed by admin
The band became mainstream after improving after their debut album got panned. In 1978, Osbourne was fired and replaced with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Who went to release 2 albums before leaving in 1983, only for Osbourne to return in 1992. ...read more.
Okay this may start debate but black sabbath was a psychedelic rock band then they turned to heavy metal in 70s
Yes, they are a hard rock/blues rock band but some songs touch on metal and these songs appeared at a later stage (80s). But I don’t think Whitesnake had a goal to become a metal band. These "metal effects" in their songs were mostly due to line-up changes when some metal-oriented musicians joined the band and brought to the table metal riffs, drumming, etc.
Steve Vai riffs and solos weren’t typical hard rock stuff, they were more than that. Cozy Powell (ex-Rainbow) drum beats were mostly metal. John Sykes (ex-Thin Lizzy) guitars were metal guitars for the most part, too. When these guys left, Whitesnake sound also changed - back to typical hard rock but they played it louder.
They may have played some songs which could be considered as heavy metal but they became more metal in their later years
They were never metal