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Old 05-16-2012, 08:16 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
I'd say metal is more like the nexus of classical and rock, or maybe classical and blues. Jazz had very little influence on metal at the root level imo, though there have certainly been some great examples of metal bands incorporating jazz into their sound over the years.
Well I didn't mean influence, I more mean how it can be (metal) as improvisational as Jazz.

Metal may have been an evolution coming out of Rock, but only from a loud, angry, or abrasive aspect.

I don't think Blues has much of a relationship with modern metal as does Jazz or Classical, no?
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