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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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In guitar playing, shredding refers to a playing technique mostly used in metal music. It is characterized by playing long strings of notes or scales in an above average speed. Shredding is normally ...

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Growl vocals, or simply growling, refers to a singing technique mainly associated with black and death metal genres. As the name itself suggest, it is a form of vocal expression using harsh guttural ...

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Corpse paint is a style of black-and-white makeup, used mainly by black metal bands during live concerts and photo shoots. The makeup is used to make the musicians appear inhuman, corpse-like, or ...

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Moshing is a style of dance whose participants push or slam into each other. It is most associated with "aggressive" music genres, such as hardcore punk and numerous styles of metal. It primarily ...

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Headbanging refers to violently shaking the head in the rhythm of the music, and it is most commonly associated with the rock, punk and heavy metal music genres.

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Palm muting is a guitar or bass guitar playing technique, where the palm of the picking hand is placed over the strings to acquire muted sound. While this technique is also used in other types of ...

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Blast beats refer to drum playing technique mostly associated with extreme metal, which generally comprises of a repeated, sixteenth-note figure played at a very fast tempo, and divided uniformly ...

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