Deep Purple and KISS actually fall into this camp, strange as it may seem now. In the past, all Metal was Heavy Metal, but the ‘Heavy’ prefix seems to now apply to slightly harder Rock bands from the 70s. How could it be any other way? From the lurching, demonic riffs, to the occult imagery (both visual and lyrical), Sabbath are at the heart of everything Metal.įollowing Sabbath came a number of bands who were actively described as Heavy Metal. The first, and most significant Metal on the planet, is obviously Black Sabbath. No, we are not going to get into any chat about how Steppenwolf coined the term ‘heavy metal thunder’ because they aren’t metal in the slightest. Stick on the Riff-Lords of your choice and dive in to guitarguitar’s Brief Guide to Metal Sub-genres!įor OG Metal, one band gets it. Awesome! Let us know! We’ve opted for a semi-chronologic order, but deviated from it wilfully when it felt like the correct decision. We’ll have missed some out for sure, and made some decisions that you just don’t agree with. You’ll find, as we did, that some bands fall into many genres, so you’ll have to give us a little leeway as we negotiate these treacherous roads. So, this overview may help in the first instance of which paths to walk down. That’s the beauty of it all: there are loads of different shades of ‘heavy’ and you can pick out the ones that appeal to you and didge what doesn’t. If you love straight ahead rockin’, we don’t think Prog Metal will be your thing. If you love big riffs but hate screamed vocals, stay away from Metal Core and Black Metal, as different as they are. We sincerely hope you’ve already checked out Pantera, but you get the point: Pantera fans won’t necessarily enjoy Celtic Frost or Saxon, but they may love Deftones.
For example, if you grew up liking Killswitch Engage, for example, you may well find that you also love Pantera. Why? Well, there is no more ‘guitar’ genre out there than Metal, is there? For guitar fans, there’s an endless flow of incredible music you can access through Metal.Īnd, because of this highly disparate collection of sub genres branches, you can really home in on the type of sound that works for you, avoiding those that don’t. We thought, as fans of many musical styles including various Metal sub-genres, that we’d take a look at these myriad tribes and make an attempt at differentiation.
This is a seriously tribal thing, and Metal fans tend to incorporate their preferences into their very personalities, so allegiance is much more important here than in, say, Jazz. Loving Metal generally does mean you love all genres, either. To outsiders, it can all seem a bit similar: heavy guitars, loud drums, angry vocalists.but for those on the inside, there are so many different takes on what ‘Metal’ can be. What particular flavour of Metal do you prefer?
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