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Metal

ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Metal

Metal is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.

The clearest way to understand Metal is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with Motörhead, Gloryhammer and Paradise Lost.

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main styleGloryhammerMetal and Gloryhammer share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toBlack MetalBlack Metal is a subgenre of Metal.
belongs toDeath MetalDeath Metal is a subgenre of Metal.
belongs toDoom MetalDoom Metal is a subgenre of Metal.
related styleExperimental / Avant-gardeMetal and Experimental / Avant-garde are connected in the catalog.
belongs toHeavy MetalHeavy Metal is a subgenre of Metal.
related stylePunkMetal and Punk are connected in the catalog.
belongs toNu MetalNu Metal is a subgenre of Metal.
belongs toProgressive MetalProgressive Metal is a subgenre of Metal.
belongs toThrash MetalThrash Metal is a subgenre of Metal.

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