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Originally Posted by jackhammer
Of course I have. Archetypal means image and sound. When you think of metal Iron Maiden come to the fore especially In Britain. I love Sabbath but they are more influential than archetypal. Sabbath ventured into other territories with their music whereas Maiden have always just played metal.
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ar·che·type
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1. the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
Guess it just depends how you look at it. Black Sabbath obviously laid the groundwork for heavy metal, so to me, that would render them "the archetypal metal band".