Genre,SubGenre

I'm almost,almost categorical inclined to know the various Genre/sub-genre of Metal Music. The list has grown into a colossal listing for the Types of Metal that is out there for the Fans to identify and relate to. Personally, I use the terms loosely for the label to identify the "Sound", then I listen as my final judgment.
# Primary heavy metal subgenres

Black Metal
Death metal
Doom metal
Folk metal
Glam metal
Gothic metal
Groove metal
Industrial metal
Metalcore
Neo-classical metal
Nu metal
Post-metal
Power metal
Progressive metal
Sludge metal
Stoner metal
Thrash metal
Pagan Metal
Grindcore
Orchestral,Symphonic
Melodic Death
Melodic Power


2 Cross-genre terms within heavy metal

Alternative metal
Avant-garde metal
Christian metal
Extreme metal
Rap metal
Symphonic metal
Viking metal

I only have two genres/subgenres:

Stuff that I like
Stuff that sucks

Keeps things simple.

I generally eschew genre labels. I think it's far more useful to compare bands' sounds. Band "A" sounds like a cross between Band "B" and Band "C" with a little of Band "Z" influence.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I only have two genres/subgenres:

Stuff that I like
Stuff that sucks

Keeps things simple.

That's why I am voting FF for Prez in '08!!!

Fat Freddy wrote:

I only have two genres/subgenres:

Stuff that I like
Stuff that sucks

Keeps things simple.

Well said.

"There are only 2 kinds of music, good music...and the other kind." - Duke Ellington

I like it simple too.
I prefer shops that organise them in one section titled "Metal" too.

2GunBlade wrote:

I like it simple too.
I prefer shops that organise them in one section titled "Metal" too.

Even that gets iffy IMO. Bands that used to be considered metal, often aren't classified that way now. AC/DC for instance. When I was growing up, they were metal. Now, more often than not, they're considered hard rock.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I only have two genres/subgenres:

Stuff that I like
Stuff that sucks

Keeps things simple.

Sounds good to me!

thejokeriv wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

I only have two genres/subgenres:

Stuff that I like
Stuff that sucks

Keeps things simple.

Sounds good to me!

In principle I agree but that's not very useful when trying to describe a band to someone who has never heard them. That's why I go to band comparisons instead.

How would you go about describing Folk & Pagan Metal?

Sounds like Elvenking crossed with Korpiklaani with a little Kiuas influence.

tohostudios wrote:

I generally eschew genre labels. I think it's far more useful to compare bands' sounds. Band "A" sounds like a cross between Band "B" and Band "C" with a little of Band "Z" influence.

Exactly! I hate genres

Metal isn't the only type of music with an over-abundance of sub-genre B.S. On the jazz front you have:

Swing
Traditional
Big Band
Bebop
Hard Bop
Post Bop
Modern
Cool Jazz
New Thing
Avant-Garde
Free Jazz
West Coast Jazz
Soul Jazz
Third Stream
Fusion

etc. etc. etc.

Sub-genres give me a migraine.

Genres and sub genres all sucks, people get so hung up on labels they
will refuse to listen to certain artists if they don't fit a particular
genre, or worse they get bent out of shape if you put a band in genre
they don't feel they belong in.
This happened to me on this board I started a thread on Stone
Temple Pilots in Metal Forums and I was told STP is not metal blah, blah
blah, ok fine but what do you think of their music?
Anyhow labeling is bad in any aspect of life, and as most of you have stated , there are two types of music good or bad.

I like genre and labeling. In all forms. People especially. That way, I know to avoid the Irish.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I like genre and labeling. In all forms. People especially. That way, I know to avoid the Irish.

The smell of 'em should be incentive enough to avoid them.

I love genres and sub genres. Only problem is that most others seem to use them wrong!

kmorg wrote:

I love genres and sub genres. Only problem is that most others seem to use them wrong!

You said the exact same thing about wieners last weekend.

I only use genres to separate music in my Media Player and for general discussions but for the most part I avoid them.

Are death metal and black metal the same thing?

Schbopo wrote:

Are death metal and black metal the same thing?

Of course. That's why there are 2 different names, to trick you. Luckily you were bright enough to avoid falling in that snare.

spectrefate wrote:

Schbopo wrote:

Are death metal and black metal the same thing?

Of course. That's why there are 2 different names, to trick you. Luckily you were bright enough to avoid falling in that snare.

Nope. Black metal has "screams" for vocals; death metal has "growls".


The distinction is academic since both styles suck.


IMO.

spectrefate wrote:

kmorg wrote:

I love genres and sub genres. Only problem is that most others seem to use them wrong!

You said the exact same thing about wieners last weekend.

I said I loved sub-wieners?