Bird of Prey (Uriah Heep song) the intro to the song (approximately from 8–14 seconds) was sampled by the American Rapper Xzibit in his single "Hurt Locker". Bird of Prey (Uriah Heep song) "Bird of Prey" is a song by British progressive rock/hard rock band Uriah Heep, from the group's US version of their 1970 debut album "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble" (released as "Uriah Heep" in the United States) and 1971's album "Salisbury". A different version of the song would also appear on the 2003 remaster of "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble". Although not released as a single, the song is regarded by many fans as one
Heavy metal genres style and its influences after the genre had branched in the 80s into more extreme styles that were highly influenced and mixed with hardcore punk in reaction to the 80s Glam scene which had also overshadowed what the term originally meant at the time along with the emergence of the New wave of American heavy metal that led after in the early-mid 90s which made the term "heavy metal" further lose its connotation when Grunge and Alternative rock help give birth to heavy-sounding styles that would be fused with some elements of heavy metal among others which caused the genre