ABSTRACT
“Metal” has become a broad term, a sort of “meta-genre” for bands that actually display a diverse range of musical styles. Record shops frequently file the likes of AC/DC, Saxon, Scorpions, and Whitesnake in the “metal” section, together with At the Gates, Dimmu Borgir, Lamb of God, and Slipknot. Starting in the 1980s, metal music has evolved, divided, and multiplied into numerous subgenres, which include: speed/thrash metal, death metal, nu metal, black metal, hardcore metal, grindcore, industrial metal, progressive metal, post-metal, and symphonic metal. A specific scheme to classify numerous amalgamated subgenres would be problematic, as the bands frequently explore different dynamics and styles within an album—and often within a single song. Although a definitive description of contemporary metal music would be flawed, the term refers to bands whose sounds and performance qualities are associated with metal’s subgenres. Ever since metal music started evolving, there has been a marked and continuous increase in the tempi of the fastest productions.
