Drone metal
Drone metal is a genre. Drone metal grew out of Doom metal, black ambient, funeral doom metal, atmospheric doom metal and traditional doom metal. Its influence carried into post-metal, Sludge metal, Doom metal, Noise rock and Experimental metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 13 connections around Drone metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Drone metal came from and where it led.
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Drone metal connections
Drone metal grew out of Doom metal, black ambient, funeral doom metal and atmospheric doom metal, went on to shape post-metal, Sludge metal, Doom metal and Noise rock. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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