Top Ten Rock and Metal Genres that Became Popular in the 90s

The Top Ten
1 Grunge Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock and a subculture that emerged during the mid-1980s.

Yes, after Nirvana started to release their albums, grunge became so popular.

2 Nu Metal
3 Melodic Death Metal
4 Groove Metal
5 Industrial Rock
6 Alternative Rock Alternative rock is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music.
7 Post Grunge
8 Rap Rock
9 Pop Punk
10 Death Metal

I'm aware that many death metal bands were popular in the 80s, but they started popping up in the mid to late 90s

The Contenders
11 Progressive Metal
12 Alternative Metal Alternative metal is a music genre that infuses heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres normally associated with metal.
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