Top 10 Music Genres that Most Need to Be Renamed
Only metalcore and nu-metal make sense on this list, since they contain music genres in the title they have little to do with. The other ones are basically just degrading the genres. The opinion on the genres shouldn't be part of their names.
Hardcore is not metal. Metal is classical inspired.
I always considered a lot of Nu Metal bands just Modern Rock. Basically anything Hard Rock-ish to me that was new was considered Modern Rock. Now that I'm more aware of subgenres, I can see the differences but nah, it's all Modern Rock.
What I know for sure is that the word "metal" must be removed from its name as soon as possible.
The most misleading music genre ever. There's nothing metal about this. It's just a subgenre of hard rock with long-haired musicians, hence the name hair metal, but the metal part doesn't make sense.
Alternative metal is a music genre that infuses heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres normally associated with metal. Call it "Hard Alternative," plain and simple. Additionally, that was the original name before it was renamed "Alternative Metal."
Furthermore, bands normally labeled as Nu Metal and Post-Grunge can also fit into Hard Alternative very well. It is mostly derived from Alternative Rock with some Heavy Metal emphasis, though not enough to consider it a Metal song.
Pop is a synonym of bubble gum music, which is not popular, but is a synonym of popular. What?!
I agree with Martin_Canine - again, a rock genre was mistakenly called "metal." Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, and Rammstein aren't metal. They are Industrial Rock. This item isn't stupid - Industrial Metal is a fake subgenre because the bands called "Industrial Metal" don't actually play metal.
Strapping Young Lad are Death/Thrash Metal with industrial influences. Fear Factory are Death and Groove Metal with industrial influences. This is very different from Marilyn Manson.
To Iron and Steel because it is industrial.
Crunkcore (also known as crunk punk and scrunk) is a musical fusion genre characterized by the combination of musical elements from crunk, post-hardcore, heavy metal, pop, electronic and dance music. The genre often features screamed vocals, hip hop beats, and sexually provocative lyrics. The genre... read more
To something like Music Worshipping the Unhallowed Throne of Satan.
Thrash Metal is a Heavy Metal subgenre developed during the early 1980s and an early precursor of Extreme Metal. Thrash Metal features a faster and more aggressive guitar work than Traditional Metal with shredding and double-bass drums and can range from melodic singing to loud shouts... read more
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Punk rock is a subgenre of rock music. It usually has rebellious lyrics and down stroked power chords played on guitars. Bad Religion, Sex Pistols, and Green Day (actually pop-punk, which is still punk in a way) are a few punk rock bands. The subgenre influenced thrash metal because of it's down stroked... read more
Modern rap doesn't sound a lot like traditional rap. The genre as a whole can stay the same, but we need more sub-genres like mumble-rap, trap-rap, hip-pop, thug rap, rap & b.
Little to do with reggae. It should rather follow the template of K-pop, J-pop and should be called L-pop instead.
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock and a subculture that emerged during the mid-1980s. Not sure about this one, though Grunge has three different sounds:
1st type is Alternative mixed with Punk (Nirvana).
2nd is Alternative mixed with Hard Rock (Pearl Jam).
3rd is Alternative mixed with Metal (Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Melvins).
To the genre that killed metal.
People said that this music genre is an oxymoron because "punk" is anti-mainstream, but "pop" is mainstream. What do you think? I like this music genre.
The list mostly includes bad genres with great genres in their name. Here's an example for the opposite.
Blues rock is a fusion genre combining elements of blues and rock. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electric blues and rock: electric guitar, electric bass, and drums, often with Hammond organ. To trash music. Blues sucks. Heavy Metal is the best.
It would look good changed to "Bluezz." If ever I owned a Blues / Jazz Bar, I would call it Misty's (or Miss T's) Bluezz Bar.
It's pretty removed from punk. It's generally quite nothing like punk. But many post-genres are confusing.
