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Extreme metal is an umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined, for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s. Though the term does not refer to any specific style or sound, it most commonly refers to music which is either a member, or incorporates elements of, genres such as thrash metal, black metal, death metal, biker metal and arguably doom metal.
Extreme metal or the term used has been described as being very heavily influenced by heavy metal, doom metal, thrash metal, biker metal and fastcore.
Though not well-known to mainstream music fans, extreme metal has influenced an array of musical performers inside and outside of heavy metal, and thrives in various intensely devoted subcultures.
Definitions[]
History[]
Below is a basic summary explaining how the three primary extreme metal genres evolved:
- Heavy metal (late 1960s)
- New Wave of British Heavy Metal (mid 1970s)
- Speed metal (late 1970s)
- Thrash metal (early 1980s)
- Black metal, Death metal (early 1980s - mid 1980s)
- Thrash metal (early 1980s)
- Speed metal (late 1970s)
- New Wave of British Heavy Metal (mid 1970s)
Extreme metal genres[]
Primary genres[]
Primary sub-genres[]
- Sub-genres of black metal
- Sub-genres of death metal
- Sub-genres of doom metal
- Drone doom[1]
- Funeral doom[2]
- Stoner doom
- Sludge Metal
Fusion genres[]
Fusions between extreme metal styles[]
- Blackened death metal
- Black/Doom
- Death/Doom
Fusions with punk and hardcore styles[]
- Crossover thrash
- Crust punk
- Grindcore
- Metalcore
- Deathcore
- Mathcore
- Power violence
- Sludge metal[3]
See also[]
- Avant-garde metal
- Groove metal
- Gothic metal
- Folk metal
- Punk metal
References[]
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