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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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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 ...
Domain: Entertainment; Category: Music
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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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 ...
Domain: Entertainment; Category: Music
