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thrash metal
subgenre of heavy metal
black metal
subgenre of heavy metal music
nu metal
musical subgenre of alternative metal
death metal
extreme subgenre of heavy metal music
gothic metal
genre of heavy metal music
progressive metal
genre of heavy metal music
doom metal
subgenre of heavy metal music
industrial metal
Music genre; fusion of heavy metal and industrial music
melodic death metal
subgenre of death metal
power metal
subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal
symphonic metal
music genre that blends heavy metal with classical music
alternative metal
music subgenre of heavy metal and alternative rock
metalcore
Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of heavy metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined with slow, intense passages called breakdowns. Other defining traits are low-tuned, percussive guitar riffs, double bass drumming, and highly polished production. Vocalists typically switch between clean vocals (melodic, emotional singing) and harsh vocals (including shouting and screaming). Lyrics are often personal, introspective and emotive. It is deb
grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. Grindcore is considered a more noise-filled style of hardcore punk while using hardcore's trademark characteristics such as heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, grinding overdriven bass, high-speed tempo, blast beats, and vocals which consist of growls, shouts and high-pitched shrieks. Early groups such as England's Napalm Death are credited with laying t
folk metal
fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music
glam metal
genre of heavy metal music
groove metal
subgenre of heavy metal
speed metal
sub-genre of heavy metal music
viking metal
subgenre of heavy metal
visual kei
movement among Japanese musicians defined by a strong focus on visual expression through outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles
extreme metal
any of a number of related heavy metal music subgenres
avant-garde metal
subgenre of metal music
deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore. The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore breakdowns. While there are some precursors to the concept of death metal fused with metalcore and hardcore elements seen in the 1990s, deathcore as a distinct genre emerged in the early 2000s and gained prominence beginning in the mid-2000s.
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subgenre of rock music
funk metal
subgenre of funk rock and alternative metal
stoner rock
music sub genre of metal
sludge metal
subgenre of heavy metal music
neo-classical metal
music genre
rap metal
cross-genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip-hop with various forms of metal
post-metal
Post-metal is a music genre rooted in heavy metal but exploring approaches beyond metal conventions. It emerged in the 1990s with bands such as Neurosis and Godflesh, who transformed metal texture through experimental composition. In a way similar to the predecessor genres post-rock and post-hardcore, post-metal offsets the darkness and intensity of extreme metal with an emphasis on atmosphere, emotion, and even "revelation", developing an expansive but introspective sound variously imbued with elements of ambient, noise, psychedelic, progressive, and classical music, and often shoegaze and ar
djent
Djent () is a subgenre of progressive metal, termed for the guitar sound that characterizes it. While sources such as The Guardian and Guitar World describe djent as a genre, some notable musicians including Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) and Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) say it is not.
symphonic black metal
subgenre of black metal
crossover thrash
music genre; musical fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk
pagan metal
subgenre of heavy metal music
drone metal
subgenre of heavy metal
unblack metal
genre of heavy metal music that is stylistically close to the sound of black metal, but whose artists are either directly against the Satanism prevalent in black metal, or promote Christianity in their lyrics and imagery
goregrind
Goregrind or gore metal is a fusion genre of grindcore and death metal. British band Carcass are commonly credited for the emergence of the genre with their first two albums Reek of Putrefaction and Symphonies of Sickness, along with Repulsion and Impetigo with their debut albums Horrified and Ultimo Mondo Cannibale. Goregrind is recognizable by its heavily edited, pitch-shifted vocals, abrasive musicianship rooted in grindcore, and lyrical emphasis on gore, death, pathology, and murder.
Nintendocore
Nintendocore is a broadly defined style of music that most commonly fuses chiptune and video game music with hardcore punk and/or heavy metal. The genre is sometimes considered a direct subgenre of post-hardcore and a fusion genre between metalcore and chiptune.
death 'n' roll
fusion genre of death metal and rock 'n' roll
blackgaze
Blackgaze is a fusion genre combining elements of black metal and shoegaze. The word is a blend of the names of the two genres, described by The Guardian as "the buzz term for a new school of bands taking black metal out of the shadows and melding its blast beats, dungeon wailing and razorwire guitars with the more reflective melodies of post-rock, shoegaze and post-hardcore." According to Exclaim!, blackgaze "marries the harsh, alien instrumentation of black metal with the mellower, dreamy soundscapes of shoegaze."
kawaii metal
subgenre of metal music
melodic metalcore
musical subgenre of metalcore
electronicore
Electronicore (also known as synthcore or trancecore) is a fusion genre of metalcore music with elements of various electronic music genres, often including trance, electronica, and dubstep. Electronicore emerged in the early 2000s. The British band Enter Shikari, founded in 2003, is considered a pioneer. However, several online magazines attribute a pioneering role in this genre to the band I See Stars, due to their debut album 3-D, which was very well-known within the scene.
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pornogrind
Pornogrind (also known as porngrind or pornogore) is a musical microgenre offshoot of goregrind that lyrically deals with sexual and pornographic themes.
blackened death metal
subgenre of heavy metal music
deathgrind
Deathgrind (sometimes written as death-grind or death/grind) is a shorthand term that is used to describe bands who play a fusion of death metal and grindcore.
brutal death metal
subgenre of death metal
Bay Area thrash metal
music genre or scene
Celtic metal
Musical genre
pop metal
commercial heavy metal and hard rock style
Latin metal
music genre
pirate metal
subgenre of heavy metal music
beatdown hardcore
subgenre combining heavy metal and hardcore punk
funeral doom metal
heavy metal music genre
biker metal
fusion genre that combines elements of heavy metal, occult rock, hard rock, freakbeat and electric blues
medieval metal
subgenre of folk metal music
Nagoya kei
music genre
nu metalcore
musical subgenre of nu metal
progressive metalcore
subgenre of metalcore