dark metal
dark metal is a genre. dark metal grew out of extreme metal, first wave black metal and Doom metal. It sits close to Black metal, dark jazz, stoner doom, epic doom metal and death-doom, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. The chart currently maps 11 connections around dark metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where dark metal came from and where it led.
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dark metal connections
dark metal grew out of extreme metal, first wave black metal and Doom metal, shares an orbit with Black metal, dark jazz, stoner doom and epic doom metal. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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