Heavy Metal subgenres

A number of heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At times heavy metal genres may overlap or are difficult to distinguish, but they can be identified by a number of traits. They may differ in terms of: instrumentation, tempo, song structure, vocal style, lyrics, guitar playing style, drumming style, and so on.

Death Metal 27969 bands
Black Metal 20593 bands
Thrash Metal 18890 bands
Heavy Metal 12125 bands
Melodic Death Metal 7039 bands
Power Metal 5636 bands
Progressive Metal 5438 bands
Doom Metal 5126 bands
Grindcore 3106 bands
Gothic Metal 2832 bands
Brutal Death Metal 2317 bands
Groove 2410 bands
Metalcore 2294 bands
Speed Metal 1552 bands
Hard Rock 1445 bands
Symphonic Metal 1176 bands
Traditional Heavy Metal 1045 bands
Folk Metal 1099 bands
Stoner 1173 bands
Sludge 1223 bands
Crossover 990 bands
Technical 987 bands
Ambient 952 bands
Industrial 849 bands
Atmospheric 791 bands
Pagan 651 bands
Raw 601 bands
Experimental 522 bands
Deathcore 570 bands
Epic 371 bands
NSBM 306 bands
Viking Metal 323 bands
NWOBHM 305 bands
Funeral 324 bands
Punk 369 bands
Grind 3402 bands
Shred 286 bands
Avant-Garde 268 bands
Goregrind 266 bands
Post-Thrash 242 bands
Southern Rock 211 bands
Drone Metal 206 bands
Neoclassical 214 bands
Depressive 235 bands
Crust 208 bands
Noise 161 bands
Death 'n' Roll 98 bands
Alternative 103 bands
Psychedelic 107 bands
Electronic 89 bands
RAC 66 bands
Jazz 64 bands
Fusion 53 bands
Medieval 46 bands
Darkwave 36 bands
Post-Hardcore 52 bands
Classical 74 bands
Mallcore 33 bands
Celtic 30 bands
Grunge 32 bands
Post-Rock 52 bands
Post-Black 32 bands
Neofolk 21 bands
Middle-Eastern 19 bands
AOR 17 bands
Electro 99 bands
70s 7 bands
Post-Metal 22 bands
Nu-Metal 6 bands
Flamenco 5 bands
Opera 20 bands
Psychobilly 4 bands
Shoegaze 21 bands
A-Cappella 1 bands
Humppa 1 bands