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Licensed to Ill

Heavy metal
Heavy metalHip hopPunk rock

Licensed to Ill is a Heavy metal and Hip hop act. Their catalogue also touches Punk rock. Their sound grew out of Slayer, Motörhead, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Eminem. Those roots explain a lot about how Licensed to Ill arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Paul's Boutique, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Eminem, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Licensed to Ill, reaching back through Slayer and forward to Eminem. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Licensed to IllSlayerMotörheadThe BeatlesLed ZeppelinEminemBlack SabbathThe ClashWarEminemPaul's Boutique

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Licensed to Ill connections

Licensed to Ill grew out of Slayer, Motörhead, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, shares an orbit with Paul's Boutique, went on to shape Eminem. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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