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Taken by Force is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Jimi Hendrix. Those roots explain a lot about how Taken by Force arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Megadeth, Testament, Yngwie Malmsteen, Helloween and Exodus, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Taken by Force, reaching back through Jimi Hendrix and forward to Megadeth. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Taken by Force is the fifth studio album by German band Scorpions, released by RCA Records in 1977. It was the band's first album to feature drummer Herman Rarebell and their last studio album to feature guitarist Uli Jon Roth. Roth left in 1978, following the end of the album's tour, and was replaced by Michael Schenker, then by Matthias Jabs.
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Taken by Force grew out of Jimi Hendrix, went on to shape Megadeth, Testament, Yngwie Malmsteen and Helloween. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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