Worst Metal Subgenres

Metal, the most loved and appreciated genre in the world and one of the realistic music genres to listen to along with Rock music.
But, did you know that even Metal contains some stupid subgenres which will make you mad if you ever try to listen?
Well, this list contains such subgenres. Please vote and comment!
The Top Ten
1 Pornogrind

Every genre has redeeming musicians and songs in them. Pop, Rap, Country, Gospel, Alternative, Rock, Metal, there's always someone good. Even if metalheads usually dislike them, Metalcore and Nu Metal can offer something that would stand out.

Pornogrind breaks this mold. There is NOTHING redeeming about this genre, not one bit. The genre title pretty much exemplifies the lyrical content the songs would present, so its already a bad sign from first sight. Like much of Grindcore, the songs are unstructured and messy. Also, I'm guessing anyone who plays this genre hardly gets any positive attention, even in the Metal community because Pornogrind is already a failed product right from scratch. And don't get me started on the album covers.

Forget about all the ripped off grimoire lyrics in black metal, forget about making a death metal song about all the snuff you made with your h8ters. forget that kids are killing their bully's in deathcore. there's nothing like a cocky nooby guitarists making songs about all the ugly disabled girls"Pigs" they had sex with;Wether a cemetery or probing ET and Rodger the alien hence why they sound like pigs, frogs, and yes even sheep.

I guess I'm an odd one out here, I find it amusing. I don't take it as seriously as y'all do. I mean Cannibal Corpse sings about dead bodies, so why not have something 100% vile and completely different from the normal stuff. It's the techno of metal. Instead of ecstasy and lights, it's Gore and debauchery. m/

Almost nothing redeemable about it. The only way I could listen to it is if the cut out the 2 minute intros and stopped their vocals from sounding someone slitting their throat and death rattling into the microphone.

2 Glam Metal Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, and upbeat rock anthems.

I picked up Glam metal. Why? Because it sounds and looks gay (no offense to homosexuals, of course). Guys dressed up like ladies, with strong make up, singing like girls. Come on!
Even nu metal is better than this (I grew up in time, when bands like Korn, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit were really popular, so I don't really have nothing to them - at least, they remind me childhood/youth).
Poison, Warrant, Motley Crue, early Bon Jovi, Twisted Sisters and other talentless poser bands should be forgotten. Once and for all.

P.S.
All christian rock/metal bands suck too.

P.S. 2
M/ Slayer m/

Not a huge fan of this sub genre. It seems to me that many of the glam metal musicians think that they're the best thing that ever happened to music.

Huge egotistical personalities with no masculinity kinda gets on my nerves.

The worst part of this sub genre is the music that they actually play. It's corny. Nothing seems to come from the heart, even the power ballads lack true emotion. Probably my least favorite genre in metal.

Pop choruses -checked, boy band image-checked, simplistic approach to a more complex genre -checked, style over substance -checked.

I even prefer that abomination called Nu metal, for christ's sake!

Glam Metal and Black Metal's musicians appearances are kinda dull. You know, you don't have to put make up or wear leather jacket and grow very long hair to play metal songs.

3 Nu Metal

What pisses me off the most about this subgenre is that it sells a ton of records. I mean, most of the "metal" people have heard is like "down with the sickness" and "let the bodies hit the floor" or whatever. And then they just assume that's what all metal sounds like. I'm not saying the general public would probably like metal if they heard the real bands, but seriously, Nu metal's kinda the obnoxious force field blocking people from discovering good metal. Same with deathcore.

Some Nu Metal is good such as Slipknot, but it can be a really horrible genre. Slipknot and Black Sabbath actually gotten me into metal. Then I listened to heavier bands such as Metallica and Iron Maiden. Then even heavier such as Slayer and Ghost. Now I listen to Children of Bodom and Cannibal Corpse. I still listen to the other bands I listed. But Nu Metal and introduce others to metal. But make sure it's the right bands though

4 Metalcore

To anyone who hates on a specific genre or sub genre or sub genre of a sub genre shut the hell up, seriously do you have nothing better to do then whine about how you don't like a genre of music. As in every genre of music there are mainstream sounding bands, singers, groups, etc... And almost every genre has good bands, singers, groups, etc... So please grow up and if you don't like something than don't listen to it and don't talk about it, no one wants to hear it. Oh and yes screaming is hard, it is not an easy thing to do, it does take practice and it does take talent, yes anyone can scream, but to get them to sound good for example Killswitch Engages Howard Jones, It takes time and a vocal coach. So again everyone who is whining about a genre of music shut up, no one cares, cool you don't like it, now grow up shut up and go listen to stuff you do like. Have a wonderful night.

I personally don't believe there is a "worst" subgenre. Mainly because I can listen to all of them without bashing on others, but metalcore isn't that bad. Maybe it's the scene metal core bands like Asking Alexandria and Of Mice & Men that are more hated, but you have to look beneath the bad ones because that's where all the good metalcore is. Prime examples would be As I Lay Dying, Trivium, old Avenged Sevenfold, Killswitch Engage, Overcast (first metalcore band ever), All That Remains (except their latest album), etc. Once again, not all of it is bad, and anyone with an open mind could clearly see this.

Has a few good bands like August Burns Red, Killswitch Engage, All That Remains and Trivium. Bands like Bring Me the Horizon, Asking Alexandria, Bvb and bands like that are awful. They are poser/fake metal bands. They have helped create a type of metalhead that relies on dark and emo apparel and attitudes that ruin it for the rest of us. They are the stereotype of depressed emo metal fans. They never even mosh at concerts no matter how much the bands want them to. This genre is the epitome of screamo emo metal and should not even have the title of Heavy Metal at all.

I get and respect that this takes talent, just like metal in general, but I hate it for the sound. The style is not very melodic, the screams are relatively bland with most bands... But nothing against any band from me. I don't hate it because they are covered in tattoos, look any different than a metal band usually does unlike most other metalheads. I just don't like the style.

5 Crunkcore 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 developed from members of the scene subculture during the mid 2000s.

Crunkcore (aka crunk punk) is NOT a metal subgenre - it's a punk subgenre. How this combination can be metal: crunk, screamo, and emo (these are the main ingredients of crunkcore). None of these are metal (emo and screamo are forms of punk, too). Besides, crunkcore often has dance-pop beats and "sexually provocative lyrics."

What? Nu metal worst genre of metal. Have you ever listened to brokencyde. They are the worst band and nu metal is actually decent like korn and around the fur period deftones (after that they went more experimental).

I just went and listened to a song by Brokencyde. I had no idea this even existed. It was every bit as hard to stomach as rap and country if not harder. It may indeed be one of the worst sound I've heard.

This isn't even metal. This is what bands such as Blood on the Dance Floor and Brokencyde are. Are they metal? No. Kind of annoys me when people say BOTDF are posers when there's nothing metal about them.

6 Deathcore

I leave core fans alone.
Alone somewhere faaar away from metal
(Every subculture has a certain way of expressing itself. Different from mainstream, otherwise it wouldn't be a subculture. Regarding which kind of culture a genre fits the most, that's where it belongs. It's that easy. ) let's take a look at lil D-core... Outward appearance: emo, maybe scene. Not like a Viking, not that kind of strong medieval fighter most metal fans are pursuing.
Music: sounds like screamo, eh?
Emos claim screams for themselves... Strong tendency detected!
Bla bla bla there are billions of things to look at but let's face it:
That's not metal

I hate how metal has became just "Oh, the louder the music is the more raw it is". No! You don't have to listen to something screaming to "get away from pop music". In fact, the catchiness of music is what binds humanity together. If you like it, then fair enough. But don't ever pressured into listening to what's "raw" or following an image in general. Just be yourself. I have no quarrels with the genres of death or black metal other than it not being my cup of tea, I just hate the fans' toxic behaviour.

7 NSBM (National Socialist Black Metal)

Nazi music is here! They talk about race extremism, support racism and racial wars!
Cleary they have a disconnection inside their brain, because Nazisfascism suck and so does their music.

I love how people hate on this whilst wearing Slayer shirts of a band that portrayed exactly the same thing on Angel of Death. Focus on the music, not the lyrics.

Sure, the people and the lyrics may be hateful, but I can't deny bands like Hate Forest and Absurd make awesome music.

Nazis suck. But lyrical themes do not define genres. Musically nsbm and dsbm and rabm and 'unblack metal' are no different from black metal.

8 Screamo

Their music is for little emo kids that like childish themes and bad over heroic lyrics. They are a shame for real Rock N' Roll and they better disappear quick with the horrible vocals that this genre implies.

Worse than Core and Nu Metal combined. The only redeeming feature is that most people recognise it isn't metal, unlike Nu Metal which falsely represents metal for the rest of us.

Screamo IS NOT A METAL subgenre! It's a punk subgenre (it's a version of emo, which is also punk-based). Screamo shouldn't be on this list. But yeah, screamo is awful.

Not metal, but it's awful nonetheless. Also, lulz at the tool who can't understand anything remotely intelligent such as anything classical-influenced.

9 Unblack Metal

Clearly, the most idiotic and brainless genre in the world. It was created to oppose the so called 'evil music' Black Metal... These guys sing about Christ and god as well as sing about destroying evil BUT with same musical style of Black Metal!
Well, if you hate satan that much then why are you growling/screaming with satanic voices?
This is the fact which makes this genre oxymoronic.

The oxymoron as displayed in the genre's name is hilarious. Shrieking in high goblin vocals about loving Jesus Christ doesn't really make sense. You have Christian Metal for that, you know.

How about "Unblack Islamic Metal", except the shrieks are chanting "Allahu Akbar" and praising the Prophet Muhammad? Still wouldn't make any sense anyway.

And before someone calls me an Islamophobe on the second statement, I am a Muslim.

If you believe and love christ much, just sing gospel. Don't enter metal. I don't really like Black Metal because it's satanic and I never like Unblack Metal because it's weird. Example, when at christmas and you go to church and there are people with corpsepaint singing Unblack Metal. Is it weird?

10 Rap Metal

Hey, Nord666, I understand that you're extremely opinionated and everyone has the right to their own opinion...so here's some news: Anthrax, one of the big four of Thrash and one of the most influential metal bands of all time were at the helm of this one. Not saying that Rap Metal is good, because over all, it's not. But remember that little song called "Bring the Noise! "? Yeah, that was Anthrax and Public Enemy. Let Limp Bizkit (Rap Metal), Emmure (MetalCore), Impending Doom (Christian Doom), and all of the other bands that you've been ragging on, do their thing. They are the ones on stage with millions of screaming, supportive fans who happen to enjoy what these bands do, and you are not.

I don't understand this genre...why to melt Metal with Rap? It's absurd!...Metal is a complicate genre full of exciting sounds and in some Wonderful Sub Genres like DSBM (Depressive Suicidal Black Metal) Metal has the most exciting and emotional lyrics...the Rap is all the contrary!

I don't think rap and metal are a good combination to blend. And most bands that play it are hardly "metal" in my opinion, since their only "metal" trait is distorted guitars. No solos, galloping riffs or any other traditionally "metal" element.

Rap and metal together seems pretty odd. Because these two genres have different rhythm. However rock with rap can be still perform. But metal with rap is very unbalanced.

The Contenders
11 Black Metal

I actually enjoy the genre. You hate because of satanism, but what about the music? It has quite a lot of depth and catchy riffing. Listen to Immortal, Bathory, Emperor, Burzum, Darkthrone or Satyricon and it could open your mind a bit.

I've tried getting into Black Metal, I can't do it. Most of the sound production is horrible, and the fans make the metal community look bad. I'm not saying it's too extreme, complex, or satanic for me, it just gives metal a bad name.

The satanic themes, choked/screached vocals, boring tremolo picking, and constant blast beats just don't do it for me. I can only really get into Emperor's debut and Agalloch's combination of Folk and Black Metal.

12 Grindcore

"Metal is just noise! "

I tend to direct that towards Grindcore. I can forgive Death Metal and Black Metal in that there is a structure in what is played for the most part. On the other hand, Grindcore songs tend to be only seconds long, so very little could be done to lay out a verse. The vocals (Which sometimes feel pretentious) take up most of a song's run time and the instrumentals are quite limited. There may be a redeeming band or two, but the genre is very unimpressive for the most part.

Where do I begin, well it sounds like the singer is trying to vocalize a sharpening stone in a blender, the guitarists just repeat the same 10 corde over and over, the drummer is no worse, the fans they have are a bunch of emo losers that don't need to be alive and to top it all of the lyrics to some of the songs are repulsive and garbage. the absolute worst genre of music ever. the ONLY good thing is the artwork on some of the albums, I mean some of that is strait baller

13 Christian Metal

Yeah, like, um, what? Christian metal? Unblack metal? Undeath metal? Um, sorry to say but especially black and death metal are SUPPOSED to be satanic and worship Satan and darkness and evil. That is why the subgenre's are called what they are called. If they did not worship Satan but God, they would be called (in my opinion) white metal and life metal. Now THAT would be WAY more Christian than just calling it Christian metal, unblack, and undeath metal. That is stupid to call them almost like what the ORIGINAL founders of these three metal subgenres call their subgenres. But like always, Christians just HAVE to steal things, no matter what it is, from the original founders whom created that thing that they created...-_-

This is just a group of bands and NOT a subgenre - Christian Metal bands play all other metal subgenres (thrash, power, prog, death) but with Christian lyrics. You can't create a music genre based on specific lyrics. Same for some other "subgenres" I see on this list - pornogrind, satanic metal, etc. These are not subgenres.

Come on guys Metal isn't your business, when will you learn this, eh?
Go to a church sing your crappy Jesus anthems and please keep out from Metal... You and your god are so smelly little bastards for our genre.

Yeah, sign me up! We are in Vatican, and we are the slaves of God!
Someone please shoot me, this is so bothering that I can't take it anymore.

14 Satanic Metal

No, black metal and satanic metal aren't the same thing. Black Metal is originally a musical sub-genre of Metal. Means an extreme metal genre, heavy genre. Yes, black metal contains a lot of satanism. But you can still play black metal without satanism. Just play black metal guitar riffs and other instruments. Change the lyrics into non-satanism. Then it can still be called black metal. But satanic metal is only that genre which contains satanism. Nothing to do with the music, it focuses on the lyrics. In this point of view any metal genre can be called satanic metal if it contains satanism. But while most of black metal artists have satanic lyrics in their songs, that's why those are both black metal and satanic metal. In fact most famous black metal bands are satanic.

Check some unblack metal bands. They too play black metal music. But only difference is their's lyrics. Non-satanic lyrics.

But anyway, I hate this genre (satanic metal). Cause it hinders the whole metal ...more

The point of some of this is not to actually worship Satan but use it as a venue to criticize religion or it's just for shock value and to be threatening. Obviously there are some legitimately satanic acts but even then I still find Satan and the assorted topics accociated with it incredibly interesting without actually believing in them.

Most pointless weird genre to ever exist. Christian metal is pretty messed up too, but Satanic Metal?... Really?... I just don't get it. Whats the point of it?

Disgusting... They hail satan, what.

15 Djent

I don't think djent should be here - whether we call it a subgenre or just a style (there's a discussion about it). Djent is a development of progressive metal with a very specific guitar sound. How bands like Meshuggah or TesseracT are bad? It's a very good subgenre/style that takes a lot of talent.

Djent is not a genre, it's a playing style. The term "djent" is an onomatopoeia for the heavy palm muting that Meshuggah uses. Modern bands like Periphery are considered djent, but they aren't.

Calling a metal genre "djent" is like calling a dubstep genre "beep"

16 Drone Metal

To be honest, I think that Drone metal is like a crappy knockoff version of Funeral Doom.

Funeral Doom metal has the most crushing riffs, and the deepest vocals you will ever hear. Take Thergothon for example. Their one and only album (Stream From the Heavens) is a masterpiece in all regards, and is a must listen for all doom metal fans. If you think you know slow heavy and have not heard that album, you are sadly mistaken.

Aand then there's drone metal. After listening to any song by Thergothon (or just about any other Funeral Doom band, really), you aren't even phased by Drone metal anymore. It just becomes... boring. Even though bands like Sun O))) can craft some crushing riffs, they are not even close to the wonderous riffs that Funeral Doom can provide.

As much as I hate Metalcore, at least that sounds like music this genre to me isn't music, it's extremley boring noise. it sounds like the band left the recording studio for lunch and there's a rat sniffing around the instruments while accidentally playing the guitar and they just ended up using it

Play as loud and slow as possible! This is comparable to listening to a jet engine. Everyone would like that, right? Right?

I don't think its bad but it definitely isn't my thing, although I'm still very open to listen to drone metal if suggested.

17 Sludge Metal

If you think Sludge Metal is bad, listen to Melvins, Neurosis, Mastodon, and Acid Bath. They will quickly change your mind.

Some of the guitar riffs are cool but most bands in this genre have very annoying vocals.

Its all they do in Louisiana, like southerners aren't already slow.

No. Sludge metal, as well as sludge punk are kick-ass genres.

18 Rapcore

This has nothing to do with metal - it's "core" (I.e. punk) with rap. There's NO metal in it.

This is a subgenre of hardcore punk.

19 Suicidal Depressive Black Metal

Really bands like xasthur and leviathan and silencers instruments are great and atomespheric also drudkh while they DSBM still have the feel of it in the music. not a bad genre but defienetly not one of my favorites.

Here is the dumbest metal genre in the spectrum.

Its emo just shrieking

20 WP Metal (White Pride Metal)

Oh, well, this is worse than NSBM! These are skinheads who have no talent in music and chose metal to express their retardness.
This is more like Black Power Hip-Hop and all that bs.
Metal is free of racism and it always will be.

Best music ever! Being White and proud is beautiful, and I love all the tattooed, bald, proud men in that scene. In fact I'm going to marry a hammerskin! All you multi cult losers can go Bäck to your brown countries before you turn mine that way.

Rasicm, facism, skinheads, and *some* satanism is bad. They are all bad people who have nothing to do except hate.

21 Deathgrind
22 Bro Core

Imagine if you took a really bad rap metal band, a really bad deathcore band, and dubstep, and mixed it all together. The only good thing about this genre is it seems emmure is the only one actually doing this.

23 Kawaii Metal

This genre only has one band (Babymetal). It has yet to really expand into a movement, so I think that it's abbot too early to judge it.

Kawaii Metal music isn't the best but it sure is interesting and good. Kawaii Metal music is fun and enjoyable to listen to.

Babymetal is trash

24 Christcore

Hah, again! This is the Christian version of Metalcore. People already hate metalcore for many a reasons, then imagine how they will hate this one.

Nord666, I'm not a Christian but what hell is wrong with you and Christian Metal? Christian Metalheads are a lot better than prople who call themselves Metalheads while they're Satan's slaves.

? Never heard of this.

Lol this genre does not exist! Just another invented label. Just who invented this? Wikipedia always want to categorized metal subgenres.

25 Slam Death Metal

I like Slam. It definitely isn't for everyone. If you like brutal death metal bands like Dying Fetus, then you would like Slam Death Metal. Check out bands like Katalepsy, Abominable Putridity, Ingested, or Kraanium

Just some guys screaming on top of their lungs and making noise.

Slam is flat out bad. Devoid of any riffs.

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