A common theme with most metal subgenres (Thrash, Death, and Power in particular) is their use of frantic speeds. Faster, however, does not always equate to heavier.
Most critics/aficionados agree that Heavy Metal was born with Black Sabbath's eponymous first album in 1970. Some argue that all heavy metal is simply sped up or slowed down variations on the rhythms and harmonies of Messrs Osbourne and company, particularly with their heavy use of the tri-tone sound. Whatev - it's all metal.
Though they didn't know it at the time, Sabbath was retroactively grouped into Doom Metal - slower, lower, and "heavier" than faster counterparts. Doom is the basis of all your slower varietals: experimental? Drone. Bit of Southern Rock? Sludge. Fuzzy and weed-inspired? Stoner.
Some examples:
Black Sabbath
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZaOmNT8iVE&feature=related
Crowbar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2-iPAY2p4
Electric Wizard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO7VP34n2Ps
Sunn O)))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1HEiQJEmBg
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Prof. Organgrinder
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