Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre. Alternative metal grew out of Post-grunge, Glam metal, gothic metal, southern metal and Noise rock. Its influence carried into Rap metal, Industrial Metal, Metalcore, Groove metal and Funk Metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 13 connections around Alternative metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Alternative metal came from and where it led.
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Alternative metal connections
Alternative metal grew out of Post-grunge, Glam metal, gothic metal and southern metal, went on to shape Rap metal, Industrial Metal, Metalcore and Groove metal. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
What influenced Alternative metal
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