They just sound so similiar, i cant really tell a difference
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Rock came from an evolution of blues and a few others in the United States. Metal came from the distinct sound of bands of people trying to escape England’s metal factories.
Metal uses similar band composition to rock (singer, bass, drums, probably two guitars). Rock is usually more beholden to blues inspiration, metal is more open.
There’s a lot of overlap, but the two aren’t always interchangable. For example with some famous names, you’d probably call the Eagles rock, Judas Priest would be metal, Led Zeppelin could be either.
But it’s not all about how “hard” something sounds. A Judas Priest balad or power balad would still be metal.
I also don’t want to bicker about subgenres because a lot of that comes from teenagers who want to sound tough for listening to DEATH METAAALLL or whatever the term of the day is.
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