Extreme Metal - History

History

Below is a basic summary explaining how the primary extreme metal genres evolved:

  • Traditional heavy metal
    • Doom metal
    • New Wave of British Heavy Metal
      • Speed metal
        • Thrash metal
          • Black metal
          • Death metal

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