Originally Posted By: RobertF
Originally Posted By: Sol Duc
Hey Robertf, how many forms of metal are there? I've heard of thrash,speed,death, any others?


Yeah. As far as the main subgenres,you have:

Doom Metal
Black Metal
Speed Metal
Death Metal
Thrash Metal
Stoner Metal
British heavy Metal
Grindcore
Viking Metal
Mathcore
Sludge
Gothic Metal
Nu Metal
Rap/Metal
Prog Metal
That Glam Hair metal crap
Metal Core
Industrial
Shred
Power Metal
And whatever other labels get put on things these days

Good gravy, no idea there are so many. You are the "go to guy" for music knowledge on PP. I love the crunchy stuff the best.
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