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BrokenCogs 17 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Map of Metal

I started learning guitar in 2006 and my guitar teacher pointed out how metal originated from Hendrix's sound. I always thought that was common knowledge

senderista 17 days ago | [–]

I think it's more like metal originated from Tony Iommi's sound. Was Hendrix a significant influence on Iommi, no idea.

BrokenCogs 15 days ago | [–]

Yes Hendrix strongly influenced Iommi: https://rockandrollgarage.com/what-are-dio-and-tony-iommi-fa...

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