Most common Metal/ Rock music videos have the following similarities/ conventions: -
The performers are usually playing the following instruments (Drum kit, Electric guitar, Bass guitar vocals and possibly a keyboard sometimes) depending on the band you may have a Lead guitarist and then a Rhythm guitarist to support them.
In addition to its sound and lyrics a heavy metal band's "image" is expressed in albums, logos, stage sets, clothing and it's music videos.
Down-the-back long hair, according to Weinstein, is the "most crucial distinguishing feature of metal fashion." Originally adopted from the hippie subculture, by the 1980s and 1990s heavy metal hair "symbolised the hate, angst and disenchantment of a generation that seemingly never felt at home," according to journalist Nader Rahman. Long hair gave members of the metal community "the power they needed to rebel against nothing in general."
Many metal performers of the 1970s and 1980s used radically shaped and brightly coloured instruments to enhance their stage appearance. Fashion and personal style was especially important for glam metal bands of the era.
Performers typically wore long dyed hairspray-teased hair (hence the nickname, "hair metal"), makeup such as lipstick and eyeliner, gaudy clothing, including leopard-skin-printes, shirts or vests and tight denim, leather, or spandex pants and accessories such as headbands and jewellery.
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