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Root is a Black metal act. Their sound grew out of Bathory, Venom, František Štorm, Mercyful Fate and Anathema. Those roots explain a lot about how Root arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hellhammer, Abigail and Bathory, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Moonspell, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Root, reaching back through Bathory and forward to Moonspell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Root connections
Root grew out of Bathory, Venom, František Štorm and Mercyful Fate, shares an orbit with Hellhammer, Abigail and Bathory, went on to shape Moonspell. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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