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Brief description of the most popular sub-genres of metal music, and some common terms related to these types of music.

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Thrash metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that is characterized most typically by its fast tempo and aggression in both music and lyrics. Lyrically, thrash metal songs often deal with various social ...

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Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related metal music sub-genres that have developed since the early 1980s. The term usually refers to genres with harsher and more ...

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Black metal is a sub-genre of metal music characterized by fast tempos, screaming vocals and highly distorted guitar sound. Lyrically, black metal songs mostly express anti-Christian or nihilistic ...

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Death metal is a sub-genre of metal music that evolved in mid 1980's, as a blend of thrash and early black metal. It is characterized by heavily distorted guitars, growling vocals and fast drumming. ...

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Doom metal is a sub-genre of metal music characterized by comparatively slower tempos and heavier sound than other metal genres. Both the music and the lyrics intend to evoke a feeling of sadness and ...

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Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a sub-genre of heavy metal and gothic rock that combines the heaviness of doom metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse as ...

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Folk metal is a sub-genre of metal music characterized by the use of folk music and melodies in combination with some other metal style, such as heavy, black, death metal or other. Use of genuine ...

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