Music: Heavy Metal and Alternative Rock

Metal Revival.

After a lull in the middle of the decade heavy metal had a revival toward the end of the 1990s. In 1997 the first Ozzfest, featuring Marilyn Manson, grossed almost as much money as the highest grossing tour package of the women's rock tour Lilith Fair. The metal bands of the 1990s had disparate sounds, but the general approach was aggressive and disturbing lyrics and guitar music with a hint of hip-hop and electrical wizardry. Some bands were classed as "death metal," a reference to their macabre out-look, which seems to appeal mostly to male college students.

Satanism.

The band called Marilyn Manson used neo-Satanism as its gimmick to attract audiences. Their four million fans loved their heavy-metal rock with an occult mystique. The band traces its origins to 1989 when Brian Warner met guitarist Scott Putesky, and the two decided to form a band. Warner assumed the name Marilyn Manson (blending the...

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