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Top Ten Reasons Deep Purple Deserves More Credit for Creating Metal Than Black Sabbath

Created by David Murphy Staff · May 2024 · Updated May 2025

Top Ten Reasons Deep Purple Deserves More Credit for Creating Metal Than Black Sabbath: 10 items ranked by popular vote. Browse more in Metal.

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Ian Gillan's screaming singing style is much closer to metal than Ozzy Osbourne's

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Deep Purple is more influenced by classical music

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Deep Purple has faster songs

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The guitar playing in Deep Purple is more complex and technical

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Iron Maiden and Judas Priest do not sound like Black Sabbath at all

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In Rock is a heavier album than Black Sabbath

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Ian Paice introduced double bass drumming to rock

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Deep Purple songs are less monotonous

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Deep Purple has set a record for loudest band

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Tony Iommi himself didn't consider Black Sabbath metal

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Created: May 14, 2024
Updated: May 2025
Items: 10
Topic: Metal

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