Heavy Metal Subgenres
A number of heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal (often shortened to metal) during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At times heavy metal genres may overlap or are difficult to distinguish, but they can be identified by a number of traits. They may differ in terms of: instrumentation, tempo, song structure, vocal style, lyrics, guitar playing style, drumming style, and so on.
Read more about Heavy Metal Subgenres: Alternative Metal, Black Metal, Cello Metal, Christian Metal, Crust Punk, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Experimental Metal, Extreme Metal, Folk Metal, Funk Metal, Glam Metal, Gothic Metal, Grindcore, Groove Metal, Industrial Metal, Metalcore, Neo-classical Metal, Nu Metal, Post-metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rap Metal, Speed Metal, Stoner Rock, Symphonic Metal, Thrash Metal, Traditional Heavy Metal
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