Metal Genres
Browse all 20 genres — click any card to explore the playlist for that genre. Or see the top-rated albums, ranked by member ratings.
Alt./Nu-Metal
15 tracksGroove-driven fusion of metal, hip-hop and alternative rock with downtuned riffs and raw emotion.
Avant-Garde Metal
13 tracksExperimental metal pushing genre boundaries.
Black Metal
142 tracksDark atmosphere, raw sound, and intense emotional expression.
Death Metal
110 tracksHeavily distorted guitars, blast beats and deep growled vocals.
Deathcore
10 tracksA brutal mix of death metal intensity and metalcore breakdowns.
Doom Metal
66 tracksSlow tempos, thick riffs and an oppressive atmosphere.
Folk Metal
26 tracksMetal blended with traditional folk instruments and mythology.
Gothic Metal
21 tracksDark romantic atmosphere blending metal and gothic rock influences.
Hard Rock
54 tracksRiff-driven rock with big hooks and arena energy.
Heavy Metal
77 tracksThe classic roots of metal with powerful riffs and driving rhythms.
Industrial Metal
10 tracksMechanical rhythms and distorted electronic textures.
Metalcore
28 tracksMetal riffs fused with hardcore breakdowns and modern aggression.
Post-Metal
16 tracksAtmospheric metal inspired by post-rock dynamics.
Power Metal
39 tracksEpic melodies, soaring vocals and fantasy themes.
Progressive Metal
60 tracksComplex song structures and technical musicianship.
Sludge Metal
8 tracksA filthy fusion of doom metal heaviness and hardcore aggression.
Stoner Rock / Metal
14 tracksFuzzy guitars, psychedelic grooves and desert-rock heaviness.
Symphonic Metal
19 tracksMetal combined with orchestral arrangements and cinematic soundscapes.
Thrash Metal
52 tracksFast, aggressive riffs combining hardcore punk energy with metal precision.
Viking / Pagan Metal
9 tracksEpic metal inspired by Norse mythology, history and folklore.
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The 20 most worn
Sub-styles and cross-genre tags, ranked by how many bands carry them — click any card for that tag’s own page, or filter the playlist straight from the card.
Texture and mood before aggression — metal built to envelop rather than assault.
Filter the playlist →Melody carries the song, whatever the surrounding heaviness.
Filter the playlist →High-tempo metal bridging the classic heavy sound and thrash.
Filter the playlist →Metal wedded to orchestral arrangement and cinematic scale.
Filter the playlist →The classic 80s template — twin guitars, clean power, NWOBHM roots.
Filter the playlist →Death metal with strong melodic hooks, rooted in the Gothenburg sound.
Filter the playlist →Long-form and grand in scope: battle, myth and the sweep of history.
Filter the playlist →Death metal defined by extreme instrumental precision and shifting time.
Filter the playlist →Mid-paced and syncopated, built on riffs that move the head rather than the pulse.
Filter the playlist →Slow, heavy and mournful, descended directly from early Black Sabbath.
Filter the playlist →Complex structures and technical playing borrowed from progressive rock.
Filter the playlist →The foundation: powerful riffs, driving rhythm, everything since.
Filter the playlist →Death metal in the late-80s and early-90s mould: murky, riff-first, no polish.
Filter the playlist →Another style put through black metal — the frost, the rasp, the tremolo.
Filter the playlist →Death metal at its most extreme — blast beats and guttural vocals.
Filter the playlist →Pre-Christian myth and ritual as subject matter, and often as instrumentation.
Filter the playlist →Rooted in 60s and 70s experimentation — swirling, warped and hypnotic.
Filter the playlist →Fuzz-drenched riffs and desert-rock groove, played loose and loud.
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