Metal
Metal is a genre. Defining acts include Slipknot, Deftones, Korn, Metallica and Rammstein, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Metal grew out of Rock. Its influence carried into extreme metal, Heavy metal, kawaii metal and stoner metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 5 connections around Metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Metal came from and where it led.
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Metal connections
Metal grew out of Rock, went on to shape extreme metal, Heavy metal, kawaii metal and stoner metal. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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