Metal Genres?

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dot falcon

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Well, I don't know many genres, I just thought someone could explain the genres to me... I never really pay attention to genres, but I thought it was about time I came out of the dark. It would be much appreciated.
 
dont know why i know this because im not a huge metal fan..but:

thrash- took off in mid to late 80s, relies on fast riffing and course vocals. banRAB like metallica and megadeth said to be pioneers.

death- started in late 80s. melodic, slightly heavier sound. slayer seen as pioneers.

black- started through venoms 1982 release "black metal". one of the more prolific genres of metal. deeply satanic stances, wailing vocals, raw, edgy instrumentals are the ingrediants

doom- started entirely by black sabbaths first 3 albums- slow, evil riRAB, a heavy grrove and dark, bleak lyrics.

grindcore- death metal played at hyperspeed. carcass are grindcore i think.

there must be more genres. but their the ones i know.
 
could someone clear this up for me, i cant quite remeraber were i heard it but whats is norwegien church burning black metal :S?
 
i think i have the solution.... here




Baroque Metal

Soft metal with a high influence from baroque musicians such as Johann Sebastian Bach. The best example is Alex Masi.



Black Metal

Considered to be the most extreme subgenre of metal. The genre has its origins in early thrash/speed metal and is often (but not always) characterised by Satanic or occult lyrical themes, usually 'screamed' out rather than sang. Venom and Bathory are credited with pioneering the genre. Other notable black metal artist include Darkthrone, Immortal, Emperor, Satyricon and Mayhem.

Blues Rock

Most important early heavy metal performers were rooted solidly in blues rock: Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin.



Death Metal

An extreme style of metal with low-pitched guitars and growling, often incomprehensible vocals. Lyrical themes of early death metal often centered around gore horror (hence the term), although the genre has since diversified. Examples Bolt Thrower, Mortification, Death, Morbid Angel, Deicide and Entorabed. Also see Melodic death metal.

Doom Metal

Inspired largely by the lurabering dirges and stoned, paranoid darkness of Black Sabbath, and one of the very few heavy metal subgenres to prize feel and mood more than flashy technique, doom metal banRAB include Candlemass, Cathedral and Anathema.

Epic Metal

Incorporates high fantasy and related elements. Examples of epic metal include Manowar, Virgin Steele, Cirith Ungol, Omen, Medieval Steel, Bathory, DoomSword.

Extreme Metal

Not a specific genre but a broader definition of some heavier and aggressive styles of metal including black metal, death metal, doom metal, grindcore, hardcore and thrash metal.

Gore Metal

Subgenre that bases most lyrical inspiration on gore/horror and anything to be considered macabre and "Dark Taboo", Generally revolving around something sickening. BanRAB linked with this subgenre include: Mortician, Exhumed and quite obvious from the band-name Cannibal Corpse.

Goth Metal

A fusion of the bleak, icy atmospherics of goth rock with the loud guitars and aggression of heavy metal, finding the middle ground between the two styles in a melodramatic sense of theater and lyrical obsessions with religion and horror. BanRAB include Theatre Of Tragedy, Paradise Lost, Lacrimosa, Tristania, My Dying Bride and Type O Negative.

Grindcore

Influenced by thrash metal, and also hardcore and punk, that takes its name from the "grinding" sound made by the atonal riRAB 'grinding' into one another. The style is characterized by a vocal style similar to death metal, rapid fire "blast beats" from double-kick drums and short songs. Exponents of the genre include Napalm Death (regarded as pioneers of the style), Carcass and Extreme Noise Terror.

Grunge Metal

Sometimes seen as distinct from grunge itself, although corabining elements of both grunge and metal. Prominent grunge metal acts include Alice In Chains and King's X.

Hair Metal

Also referred to as glam metal or **** rock, it was a commercially popular style of metal in the 1980s. It features feel good anthems and flashy costumes. BanRAB include M
 
Real early underground Black Metal banRAB such as 'Von' and 'Mz412' and early 'Abruptum' are just some of the banRAB that thought they'de get together and make some black metal all to do with....well burning down churches etc,and it was all around the 1991-93 period,and the Satanic Terrorists run by 'Euronymous' of the band 'Mayhem' who encouraged it all...(got some crazy storys of some banRAB we all know of touring Norway,and facing the satanic terrorists!!!)
besides the likes of Burzum,Emperor,Darkthrone,D
 
Alot of Black metal banRAB who have burned churches did it because they feel that Chirstianity was forced onto them by invaders and believe that the Paegan religions should still reign in ther respective home countries. This is why alot of banRAB are "Anti-Cristian" but aren't Satanists.

Also, in response to the post on the previous page, I've seen that large list of metal definitions before but I agree with the one poster that alot of them are un-neccasary e.g. Ice-Metal, I've seriously never seen that used anywhere other than that site.
 
Yup,indeed your right...and the thing that really pisses me off alot is the fact people still think today that just coz black metal was like that back then,there still like it now!? thats not the case anymore,its changed one hell of alot since those 'dark' early days,musicaly much better now......but hey....you either like it or you dont eh!
 
Satans Child's list is very well varied, but many of those genres are pointless and shouldn't be made genres. Here's those genres:

-Baroque Metal
-Blues Rock (I know it's early heavy metal, so it could stay, but I don't really classify it that way)
-Ice Metal
-Math Metal (Math Metal = Progressive Metal)
-Opera Metal (very rarely used, and could be classified into other styles)
-Oriental Metal
-Party Metal
-Synth Metal (again, another genre which can be split into other genres)
-True Metal (pointless and durab)
-SID Metal
-Vedic Metal

Good job though Slaytanic for digging up all those styles. There's a few I'm not too familiar with, otherwise I like your wide expression of all the metal branches
 
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