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Math rock

Math rock is a genre. Math rock grew out of Progressive rock, Indie rock, Midwest emo and Noise rock. Its influence carried into Midwest emo, technical death metal, Post-rock, Progressive Metal and Chiptune, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 11 connections around Math rock. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Math rock came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Math rockProgressive rockIndie rockMidwest emoNoise rockMidwest emotechnical death metalPost-rockProgressive MetalChiptunenintendocoreNoise rock

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Math rock connections

Math rock grew out of Progressive rock, Indie rock, Midwest emo and Noise rock, went on to shape Midwest emo, technical death metal, Post-rock and Progressive Metal. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Math rock

Roots4

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What Math rock shaped

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