Heaviest Metal Genres

The Top Ten
1 Slam Death Metal
2 Deathcore
3 Grindcore
4 Brutal Death Metal
5 Black Metal
6 Gorenoise
7 Death/Doom
8 Power Metal
9 Melodic Death Metal
10 Doom Metal
The Contenders
11 Gothic Metal
12 War Metal
13 Heavy Metal Heavy Metal music is a sub-genre of rock music that originated in the late 1960s-70s, featuring more distorted and heavier instrumental work and darker lyrical themes. Heavy Metal broke into mainstream success with bands such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Metallica.

Other notable Heavy Metal bands include Judas Priest, Anthrax, Testament, System of a Down, Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera, Avenged... read more
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