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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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Nu metal is one of the newer genres of metal music. It is characterized mainly by more simple, rhythm oriented music, with songs usually lacking solos or any other elaborate musical passages, unlike ...

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Progressive metal (sometimes known as prog metal or prog-metal) is a sub-genre of both progressive rock and heavy metal. The music is characterized by complexity, frequent tempo and signature ...

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Power metal is a sub-genre of metal music mostly characterized by fast tempos and a rather uplifting, anthem-like music, often with symphonic elements. Lyrics are mostly influenced by fantasy.

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Folk metal is a sub-genre of metal music characterized by the use of folk music and melodies in combination with some other metal style, such as heavy, black, death metal or other. Use of genuine ...

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Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a sub-genre of heavy metal and gothic rock that combines the heaviness of doom metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse as ...

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Doom metal is a sub-genre of metal music characterized by comparatively slower tempos and heavier sound than other metal genres. Both the music and the lyrics intend to evoke a feeling of sadness and ...

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Death metal is a sub-genre of metal music that evolved in mid 1980's, as a blend of thrash and early black metal. It is characterized by heavily distorted guitars, growling vocals and fast drumming. ...

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