History of Grunge Metal

Few would argue that the first glimpse the world saw of Heavy Metal came with the release of their self-titled debut, Black Sabbath, in 1969. It would, however, be many years before the term "heavy metal" was used. In fact, it was not until the early 1990s that their influence was overtly mainfested into the mainstream of music. The emergence of the "grunge" scene in Seattle, Washington saw bands such as Soundgarden and Alice in Chains draw heavily upon the bass-heavy, thick guitar-riff style......................