genre leaf hound
___MASK73___ ___MASK66___ is a ___MASK26___ of popular ___MASK66___ that originated as " rock and roll " in the United States in the 1950s , and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later , particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States . It has its roots in 1940s ' and 1950s ' rock and roll , itself heavily influenced by blues , rhythm and blues and country ___MASK66___ . ___MASK73___ ___MASK66___ also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk , and incorporated influences from jazz , classical and other musical sources . ___MASK63___ is an extreme style of heavy metal ___MASK66___ that typically uses slower tempos , low - tuned guitars and a much " thicker " or " heavier " sound than other metal genres . Both the ___MASK66___ and the lyrics intend to evoke a sense of despair , dread , and impending doom . The ___MASK26___ is strongly influenced by the early work of Black Sabbath , who formed a prototype for doom metal with songs such as " Black Sabbath ", " Children of the Grave ", " Electric Funeral " and " Into the Void ". During the first half of the 1980s , a number of bands from England ( Pagan Altar , Witchfinder General ), the United States ( Pentagram , Saint Vitus , Trouble ) and Sweden ( Candlemass , Count Raven ) defined doom metal as a distinct ___MASK26___ . ___MASK59___ is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind - altering experiences of psychedelic drugs , most notably LSD . It may use novelty recording techniques , electronic instruments or effects , and sometimes draws on sources such as the ragas and drones of Indian music . ___MASK86___ or stoner metal is a ___MASK25___ subgenre which combines elements of heavy metal , ___MASK59___ , acid rock , doom metal , and blues rock . The term desert rock is often used interchangeably with the term " stoner rock " to describe this genre ; however , not all stoner rock bands would fall under the descriptor of " desert rock ." ___MASK86___ is typically slow - to - mid tempo and features a heavily distorted , groove laden bass - heavy sound , melodic vocals , and " retro " production . The genre emerged during the early - 1990s and was pioneered foremost by the Californian bands Kyuss and Sleep . The piano is an acoustic , stringed ___MASK25___ instrument , in which the strings are struck by hammers . It is played using a keyboard , which is a row of keys ( small levers ) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings . Invented in about 1700 ( the exact year is uncertain ), the piano is widely employed in classical , jazz , traditional and popular ___MASK66___ for solo and ensemble performances , accompaniment , and for composing , songwriting and rehearsals . Although the piano is very heavy and thus not portable and is expensive ( in comparison with other widely used accompaniment instruments , such as the acoustic guitar ), its ___MASK25___ versatility ( i . e ., its wide pitch range , ability to ___MASK76___ chords with up to 10 notes , louder or softer notes and two or more independent ___MASK25___ lines at the same time ), the large number of musicians and amateurs trained in playing it , and its wide availability in performance venues , schools and rehearsal spaces have made it one of the Western world ' s most familiar ___MASK25___ instruments . ___MASK60___ is a ___MASK94___ ___MASK26___ combining elements of blues and rock . It is mostly an electric ensemble - style music with instrumentation similar to electric blues and rock . From its beginnings in the early - to mid - 1960s , blues rock has gone through several stylistic shifts and along the way inspired hard rock , Southern rock , and heavy metal . ___MASK60___ continues to be an influence , with performances and recordings by several popular artists . An electric guitar is a fretted string instrument that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its strings  which are typically made of steel , and which occurs when a guitarist strums , plucks or fingerpicks the strings  into electrical signals . The vibrations of the strings are sensed by a pickup , of which the most common type is the magnetic pickup , which uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction . The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker , so it is plugged into a guitar amplifier before being sent to a loudspeaker , which makes a sound loud enough to hear . The output of an electric guitar is an electric signal , and the signal can easily be altered by electronic circuits to add " color " to the sound or change the sound . Often the signal is modified using effects such as reverb and distortion and " overdrive ", with the latter being a key element of the sound of the electric guitar as it is used in ___MASK8___ and rock ___MASK66___ . Leaf Hound is an English 1960s / 1970s hard ___MASK73___ band . The group has been cited as a major influence on the ___MASK86___ movement . In ___MASK25___ terminology , tempo (" time " in Italian ; plural : " tempi " ) is the speed or pace of a given piece or subsection thereof , how fast or slow . Tempo is related to meter and is usually measured by beats per minute , with the beats being a division of the measures , though tempo is often indicated by terms which have acquired standard ranges of beats per minute or assumed by convention without indication . Tempo may be separated from articulation , or articulation may be indicated along with tempo , and tempo contributes to the overall texture . While the ability to hold a steady tempo is a desirable skill , tempo is changeable , and often indicated by a conductor or drummer . While practicing , an electronic or mechanical device , a metronome , may indicate the tempo , as one usually works one ' s way up to being able to perform at the proper tempo . In other words it is the speed at which a passage of ___MASK66___ is or should be played . Hard ___MASK73___ is a loosely defined subgenre of ___MASK73___ ___MASK66___ that began in the mid - 1960s , with the garage , psychedelic and blues ___MASK73___ movements . It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals , distorted electric guitars , bass guitar , drums , and often accompanied with pianos and keyboards . ___MASK100___ is a loosely defined type of rock ___MASK66___ that evolved out of the mid - 1960s ___MASK74___ movement and helped launch the psychedelic subculture . The term , which derives its name from lysergic acid diethylamide ( LSD ), is sometimes deployed as a synonym of " ___MASK59___ ", but it may also refer to a more musically intense subgenre or variation of the ___MASK59___ style . ___MASK100___ is generally defined by distorted guitars , lyrics with drug references , and long improvised jams . Distinctions between other genres can be tenuous ; it may also encompass certain garage rock , 1960s punk , proto - metal and heavy , blues - based hard rock . California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the ___MASK51___ ( Pacific Ocean ) coast of the U . S ., California is bordered by the other U . S . states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California . The state capital is Sacramento . Los Angeles is California ' s most populous city , and the ___MASK34___ ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . Kyuss was an American ___MASK86___ band , formed in Palm Desert , California , in 1987 by Josh Homme ( guitar ), John Garcia ( vocals ), Brant Bjork ( drums ) and Chris Cockrell ( bass ). After releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990 , the band shortened its name to Kyuss and recruited Nick Oliveri , replacing Cockrell as bassist . Over the next five years the band released four full - length albums , and one last split EP in 1997 as Kyuss and the newly formed Queens of the Stone Age . This tied up the loose ends of Kyuss and introduced the new band Queens of the Stone Age , which was initially composed entirely of former Kyuss members .