15 great heavy-metal albums from 1996: Metallica, TOOL, Acid Bath and more
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Gregory Adams
Summary
A brief retrospective on notable heavy-music developments in 1996, including major metal bands moving in artier directions, the launch of Ozzfest as a two-day event, and a Brazilian thrash metal icon's final album with his band. The article also mentions the cultural backdrop of the "Macarena" craze and references classic albums from Metallica, TOOL, and Acid Bath.
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· 3 pulledPeople around the globe were constantly doing the 'Macarena' back in 1996.
The heavy-music world was making serious moves, too.
We got a load of the most famous metal band taking themselves into an artier direction.
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