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southern metal

southern metal is a genre. southern metal grew out of stoner doom and Sludge metal. Its influence carried into Metalcore, Sludge metal, stoner rock, Groove metal and Alternative metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 7 connections around southern metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where southern metal came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
southern metalstoner doomSludge metalMetalcoreSludge metalstoner rockGroove metalAlternative metal

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southern metal connections

southern metal grew out of stoner doom and Sludge metal, went on to shape Metalcore, Sludge metal, stoner rock and Groove metal. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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