Extreme metal
any of a number of related heavy metal music subgenres
Extreme metal describes a mixture of heavy metal music subgenres formed since the 1980s. Extreme metal is much harsher than other heavy metal. It is also underground, or less commercial.
Types of Extreme Metal
changeMain types
change- Black metal
- Ambient black metal
- Symphonic black metal
- War metal[1]
- Death metal
- Doom metal
- Epic doom
- Funeral doom
- Traditional doom[2]
- Speed metal
- Thrash metal
Fusions with other genres
change- Black-doom[3][4]
- Blackened death metal
- Dark metal
- Death-doom
- Melodic death metal[5]
- Pagan metal
- Viking metal
References
change- ↑ Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann: War Black Metal: Die Extremsten der Extremen. Was bleibt, ist Schutt und Asche. In: Rock Hard, no. 279, p. 71-73.
- ↑ Hayes, Craig. "Pallbearer - Sorrow And Extinction Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ Newshound, Terrorizer. "ITALIAN BLACKENED DOOMSTERS FORGOTTEN TOMB PLAN RELEASE review". Terrorizer Online. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ↑ Marsicano, Dan. "Ordo Obsidium - Orbis Tertius Review review". About.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ Mason, Stewart. "Glass Casket". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
