Death Metal: Possessed, Hellhammer, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Suffocation, Incantation, Immolation, Asphyx, Pestilence, Sinister, Carnage, Nihilist, At the Gates, Therion, Cenotaph.

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Metal genres and subgenres:

Metal Music

Metal influences and hybrids:

Progressive Rock
Punk/Hardcore
- Crust
- Thrash
- Grindcore
- Metalcore
  - TechDeth
  - Melodic Death Metal
- Indiemetal
- Sludge
- Post-punk
  - Post-rock
  - Post-metal
Soundtracks
- Folk Metal
Hard Rock
- Stoner Metal
Industrial Metal

Metal flavors:

Important resources:

We encourage you to use both genre and descriptors when talking about music:

Genre: heavy metal, black metal, death metal, thrash, speed metal, grindcore, NWOBHM.
Descriptor: melodic, percussive/choppy, doomy, gothic, dense harmonies, technical, progressive, drone.