Sub genre's

[enchanted_nightmare]

How many Sub Genre's are there? or is there too many to name... can anyone name ALL the sub genre's?

I only know of a few like:
Gore Metal
Hair Metal
Viking Metal even i heard mentioned
and my friend said one called Poodle Rock which is bands like The Darkness and Guns and Roses...
and is Speed Metal a sub genre?

anyway.. what other ones are there?

 

[Reign in Acai]

The only sub genres of "metal" I consider their own genre would be...

Black Metal
Death Metal
Thrash Metal
Speed Metal
Doom Metal
Conventional Heavy Metal ala Dio
Grindcore
Power Metal
Prog Metal
Melodic Death
Goth Metal

All those other genres people come up with to describe one or two bands that play music that don't fit into any of the aforementioned categories is friggin ridicioulous. 99% of metal bands can fit into those categories whether it be musically or lyrically. And that's my two cents. Keep the change.

 

[enchanted_nightmare]

u hate me dont u?

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

- Grindcore is not a sub-genre of metal. It is a sub-genre of punk.
- Melo-death is a sub-genre of death metal.
- You didn't list folk metal.
- Speed metal is not a genre.

 

[Wavebreaker]

- Grindcore is not a sub-genre of metal. It is a sub-genre of punk.
- Melo-death is a sub-genre of death metal.
- You didn't list folk metal.
- Speed metal is not a genre.

Agreed... also, melodic-black would be a sub-genre of black...

And you left out Technical Metal (no, it's not part of the Progressive category)

 

[Nico]

Considering the size of the melodic death metal movement (mainly the gothenburg scene), I'd say it's safe to call it a seperate genre all together, especialy considering how little it resembles death metal these days.

 

[Minion520]

The only sub genres of "metal" I consider their own genre would be...

Black Metal
Death Metal
Thrash Metal
Speed Metal
Doom Metal
Conventional Heavy Metal ala Dio
Grindcore
Power Metal
Prog Metal
Melodic Death
Goth Metal

All those other genres people come up with to describe one or two bands that play music that don't fit into any of the aforementioned categories is friggin ridicioulous. 99% of metal bands can fit into those categories whether it be musically or lyrically. And that's my two cents. Keep the change.

Where does Devin Townsend fit in?

 

[enchanted_nightmare]

who's devin townsend?

 

[Under a Stone]

Oh dear...

 

[The Devil's Steed]

Where does Devin Townsend fit in?

Prog metal.

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

"Progressive" and "Prog" are different to me. You have bands that are geniunely progressive such as maudlin of the Well/Kayo Dot, Gordian Knot, first-two-albums Opeth, and Ephel Duath, and then you have bands that are somewhat technical, that used to progress in their music, but are now just sort of standing still and playing keyboards. A lot of these bands are good but I think they are mislabeled as progressive. "Prog" seems to work much better for bands like Dream Theater, Pagan's Mind, Balance of Power, etc.

 

[MightyDrynwhyl]

ill just give the lowdwn on doom metal:

trad. doom
death/doom
black/doom
atmospheric doom
funeral doom
sludge
stoner/doom
drone/doom

 

[Bryant]

I think that the sub-genres of metal are a necessary evil because people need to have an idea of what they want to try next when they want to make a blind purchase, but I think at the same time, it is unfair to some bands.
I am not much into the "typical" european power metal bands because some people think power metal = a band that sounds like Helloween, but bands like Tad Morose and Angel Dust are lumped into powermetal because they fit nowhere else and those bands rip.

Bryant

 

[DE]

Well most of these thousands of genres are sub-sub-genres; of course most bands can fit into the genres you posted AllWithinMyMoronity. That's like saying "Oh fuck this "death metal" crap, we can just classify it all as rock!".

 

[anonymousnick2001]

The Many Genres Of Metal!
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• death metal
• thrash metal
• black metal
• gore metal
• grind metal
• punk metal
• power metal
• symphonic metal
• speed metal
• classic metal
• nu-metal
• industrial metal
• blackened death metal
• retro-thrash metal
• Christian metal
• Amish metal
• satanic metal
• melodic metal
• stoner metal
• sludge metal
• progressive metal
• doom metal
• psychedelic metal
• 80's metal
• alternative metal
• New Wave of British Heavy Metal
• New Wave of Swedish Death Metal
• dark wave metal
• techno metal
• ambient metal
• Aluminum metal
• Glam metal
• Space metal
• porno metal
• Goth metal
• math metal
• advanced algebra/trigonometry metal
• southern metal
• northern metal
• Egyptian metal
• emo metal
• role-playing metal
• barnyard metal
• tribal metal
• noise metal
• car-wash metal
• route 666 metal
• route 667 metal
• route 777 metal
• phone metal
• demonic sacrificial metal
• disco metal
• trailer park metal
• murder metal
• destructo metal
• glacier metal
• fruit of the loom metal
• cereal metal
• platypus metal
• Indian metal
• gymnastic metal
• stalactite metal
• stalagmite metal
• Swedish chef metal
• medical metal (with an optional dental plan)
• clown metal
• surfer metal
• cobra la la la metal
• lobster metal
• vitamin enriched metal
• lactose intolerant metal
• Laundromat metal
• Japanese metal
• fava beans metal
• country metal
• honky-tonk metal
• gerbil metal
• ZOD metal
• Buddhist metal
• Quaker metal
• rechargeable metal
• gospel metal
• hopscotch metal
• candyland metal
• hungry hungry hippos metal
• crystal Pepsi metal
• bluegrass metal
• Viking metal
• E=mc² metal
• funeral doom metal
• slippery when wet metal
• sugar-free metal
• pork, the other white metal

 

[MightyDrynwhyl]

they forgot death/doom and drone in your list. i suggest you fix it

 

[Demiurge]

anyone who doesn't think that speed metal is a genre is a fucking idiot. that's what "Beg to Differ" and "Dimension Hatross" are.