Did heavy metal derived from classical music

Did it? 

Edited by Thatfabulousalien - July 02 2017 at 04:57

I know Luc Lemay (GORGUTS) loves listening to Classical music. He has structured music in a similar way to Classical works. But in the end, Metal will always be heavy

It derived from hard / psychedelic rock and rock n roll. And although some metal bands, such as Accept, Maiden, Manowar, Savatage, have composed songs that are reminiscent of classic music or have covered "classical" compositions, there is not a direct bond between metal and classic music. 

It's good to see Luc and Co. mentioned here! 100% agreed. Even back in the early 90's, Luc was using classical as a template for his unique riffing style. Obscura was a real experiment in abstraction; classical influences abound on that one.

Edited by PrognosticMind - July 20 2017 at 02:25

Well, if it didn't, Richie Blackmore did his best, at times, to put classical back into hard rock and early metal in Deep Purple.

Edited by SteveG - July 20 2017 at 04:17

^Only by coincidence.

No

No. It didn't initially evolve from classical. It evolved from blues and heavy psych from the 60s. The classical elements were introduced in the early first generation by Deep Purple which was the first true split between the darker Black Sabbath type of metal. Randy Rhoads and Yngwie Malmsteen made it clear that a branch of metal that infused classical elements was never going to go away. So no it didn't but yes classical did enter the scene shortly thereafter and created a distinct biforcation from the doom / black / thrash side of the genre (but even they would cross-pollinate later)