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AastraalExperimental Black Metal
AbaddonBrutal Death MetalNotable for including elements of Funk Metal on their sole album
AbhorrentTechnical Death Metal
Abhorrent ExpanseExperimental Death Metal
AbhothDeath Metal
AbigorExperimental Black Metal
AbjetoEperimental Black Metal
The AbodoxExperimental GrindcoreWonky Technical Avant-Grind not too dissimilar to Asterisk* et al.
AbominorDissonant Black Metal
AbriosisTechnical Death MetalNotable Mathcore influence and wonky, Voivod-esque riffing style
AbruptumExperimental Black MetalPioneers of improvised Blackened Noise Metal
AbsolutelyPost-Hardcore
Absolute ZeroTechnical Thrash MetalSome of the most knotty and out-there Thrash I've ever heard
The AbstractTechnical Death Metal
An Abstract WoeProgressive Death Metal
AbstruseAvant-Garde Metal
Absu [ITA]Experimental Black MetalWeird ameteurish nofi-Ritual Metal
Absu [US]Black/Thrash MetalWell-known Black/Thrash with excellent drumming
Absurd²Technical Thrash MetalBusy and intense, with a bit of a Mathcore-vibe, especially in the vocals
Abu LahabExperimental Black Metal
Abysmal TormentTechnical Brutal Death Metal
AbyssalDissonant Death MetalMurky blackened Cavern-Death
Abyssal SufferingExperimental Technical Death Metal
Acausal IntrusionDissonant Death Metal
AC/DCHard/Blues RockYou know who these guys are
AcephalixDeath Metal / Crust PunkPretty much a straight fusion of Death Metal and Crust Punk
AcerbusTechnical Death Metal
AcheodeTechnical Death Metal
AchiralExperimental Black Metal
AchokarlosTechnical Death Metal
Acid BathSludge MetalLegendary NOLA-sludge with heavy influences from Southern Metal, Grunge and occasionally Death Metal
Acid DeathTechnical Death Metal
Acid InjectorTechnical Goregrind
Acid KingStoner MetalLeans a bit more towards the mellow, psychedelic side of the genre
AcraniaExperimental/Technical Death Metal Very heavy influence from Latin Jazz, especially in the percussion. Imagine Atheist, if they had kept developing the style they explored on "Elements" and gotten significantly sloppier
AcrimonyStoner Metal
Ad Christi GloriamExperimental Black Metal
Adebisi ShankMath RockBouncy and upbeat, somewhat similar to Battles, but without the electronic experimentation
AdeiaProgressive Metal
Ade ParlorProgressive Death Metal
Ad Nauseam [ITA]Dissonant Death Metal
Ad Nauseam [UK]Art PunkBasically just Cardiacs in all but name
Adolf SatanSludge MetalCrusty Sludge featuring Seth Putnam of Anal Cunt fame
Adrian BelewProgressive/Art RockPlayed in King Crimson from 1981 to 2013, but also had a fairly prolific solo career
ÆnigmatumProgressive Death Metal
ÆpochMelodic Death Metal
Aero Gros MHypnagogic Ambient
Ætheria ConscientiaExperimental Progressive Black Metal
ÆvangelistAvant-Garde Metal
Aeviterne ★Experimental Dissonant Death MetalPretty much the successor band to Flourishing. Highly atmospheric Disso-Death with Post-Hardcore-ish melodic flourishes.
AfflictedDeath Metal
AfgrundGrindcore
Afterbirth ★Progressive/Brutal Death MetalStarted out as one of the earliest Slam acts, before emerging 20 years later, playing Prog-Death
AftermathTechnical Thrash Metal
The AftermathTechnical Deathgrind
Ageless OblivionTechnical Death Metal
Agent Orange ★Punk Rock
Agent SteelSpeed Metal
Ages GoneExperimental Death MetalSeriously bizarre psychedelic jamming Hippie-DM. Sounds like nothing else.
AgonyTechnical Brutal Death Metal
Agony ConscienceBrutal Death Metal
Agony FaceTechnical Death Metal
Agoraphobic NosebleedCybergrindClassic Cybergrind with blasting drum machines and a lots of drug references
AgretatorTechnical Thrash MetalAlmost leans into Proto-Djent at times
AhabDeath Doom Metal
AhleuchatistasBrutal Prog / Math RockExtremely technical instrumental wankery
AhrimahExperimental Death MetalDoomy and atmosphere-focused
AhulabrumExperimental Black MetalLes Legions Noires for UFO-fanatics
A.I.D.S.Experimental Black MetalGrimy and urban, with heavy Noise Rock influence
AinMatterExperimental Death MetalNo guitars, only bass
AIRTrip Hop
AkakorTechnical Death MetalEntirely instrumental
AkercockeProgressive Death MetalGrand and operatic with some Black Metal influence
AkimboSludge MetalMid-paced and crushing, with heavy influence from Noise Rock, Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore and Stoner Metal
Alamaailman VasaratAvant-Prog
AlamedaExperimental Rock
AlarumProgressive Death MetalFairly generic Atheist/Cynic-wannabes
An AlbatrossExperimental NoisecoreHilarious bullshit, fusing chaotic Noise-/Sasscore bursts with keyboard-laden Retro-Prog (on "Blessphemy" at least)
Albino SlugAvant-Garde MetalCompletely unpredictable and hard to describe
Alboth!Brutal ProgNoisy and intense, with a general piano-focus and Grindcore-influenced songstructures
AlchemistProgressive MetalStarted out playing experimental Death Metal, but became increasingly proggy and psychedelic over time
AlestormPower/Folk MetalCheesy, highly accessible pirate-themed Power/Folk-Metal
Alexander BrandonElectronic / Videogame SoundtracksProbably best known for his work on the phenomenal soundtrack to the original Deus Ex
Algophobia ★Technical Death MetalOne of the better Atheist-wannabes out there
Alice in ChainsGrungeSits on the heavier end of the genre, with noticeable influence from Stoner- and Sludge Metal
Alienation Mental ★Technical DeathgrindIntense and quirky Czechgrind, with thousands of riffs flying through the air
Alien CrucifixionTechnical CybergrindChaotic and intense UFO-grind
AlitorTechnical Thrash Metal
AlkaloidProgressive Death Metal
AllegaeonProgressive Death Metal
AltarageDissonant Death Metal
Altered Moves TwoTechnical Thrash Metal
Altered StatesBrutal Prog
Alte ZachenSurf Rock / Jewish Folk MusicJewish folk music filtered through a Surf Rock lens, with an added noisier edge shining through on occasion
AlucardaDoom MetalUnusually fast-paced, often leaning more into Stoner Metal or Garage Punk territory
Aluk TodoloPsychedelic/Noise Rock
AlustriumTechnical Death Metal
Amboog-A-LardExperimental Thrash Metal
AmebixCrust PunkClassic Crustcore with noticeable Heavy Metal and Post-Punk influence
AmenraSludge Metal
American Heritage ★Progressive Sludge MetalGenerally similar to the likes of Keelhaul, Knut, or even early Mastodon. Technical yet crushingly heavy.
Amia Venera LandscapePost-Metal
AmnesiaExperimental Technical Death MetalCompletely unhinged
Amnesia ScannerExperimental ElectronicChaotic Club sounds of the Cyberpunk future
Amogh SymphonyTechnical MetalJazzy, fusiony, djenty techwank
AmokTechnical Death Metal
Amon AmarthMelodic Death MetalRode an eight-legged horse into Metal superstardom off a strong ear for "epic" melodicism, despite their overall mediocrity
Amon Düül IIKrautrockOne of the Krautrock essentials. Somewhat heavier and more psychedelic than most of their peers.
Amorphic FormTechnical Death Metal
AmpereTechnical ScreamoBlindingly fast-paced, rubbing up against Emoviolence stuff like Combatwoundedveteran
Amputated GenitalsBrutal Death MetalPretty typical for colombian BDM: raw, underproduced and beyond br00tal
Amun DragoonAmbient Vaporwave
Anaal NathrakhBlack Metal / Grindcore
AnachronicTechnical Thrash Metal
AnachronismDissonant Death Metal
AnacrusisProgressive Thrash MetalMore melancholy and melodic than many of their peers, though burdened with some awful harsh vocals
AnandaMetalcore / Mathcore
AnarcrustCrust Punk / Technical Thrash MetalAn interesting oddity. You rarely hear this kind of off-the-wall songwriting in something Crust-adjacent
AnataTechnical Death Metal
Anatomy of the HeadsNoise / Drone
AncestorsBlack MetalNoisy and intense, with strong Hardcore Punk influence
AncestralDeath Metal
Ancient NecropsyBrutal Death MetalMore technical and even melodic than most Colombian BDM
The Ancients RebirthTechnical Black MetalChaotic, grandiose and fairly melodic
AnciientsProgressive MetalHeavy influence from Stoner and Sludge Metal, pushing into similar territories as Dvne or Baroness
Android ★Hardcore PunkNoisy, fast and violent. "Evolution Letdown" in particular is an absolute Hardcore-masterpiece.
Andromorphus RexaliaBrutal/Technical Death Metal Similar to some of the more technical Colombian stuff, elevated by a weird fixation on aliens and conspiracy theories
Anetia InsignisProgressive Thrash MetalThin and melancholy with weak vocals
AneuralAvant-Garde MetalShitty quirkcore
AnfinnsaasExperimental Sludge MetalAtonal Progressive Djent-Sludge. Very weird.
Angel of DiseaseProgressive Death MetalUnderwhelming latter day Death wannabes
Angst SkvadronExperimental Black MetalGenuinely weird retro-scifi BM
AnguineDissonant Death Metal
Animal CollectiveExperimental Psychedelia
Animals as LeadersTechnical MetalBland guitarwank with heavy Djent and Jazz Fusion influences. Feels weirdly lightweight and poppy.
AnimosityTechnical DeathcorePretty solid, with a bit of Deathgrind in the mix
Anna PestTechnical DeathgrindToo quirky for its own good, with awful cleans and melodic bits courtesy of some unwelcome Deathcore influence
AnnihilatorThrash MetalClassic Canuck-thrash with impressive guitar acrobatics
Annon VinProgressive Metal
Anodyne ★Mathcore / MetalcoreIntriguing fusion of blunt, hardcore-derived riffing with some insane drumwork
AnsurExperimental Progressive Metal
AntarcticaMathcore
AntarethDoom MetalMelancholy and amateurish, with awful vocals
AntediluvaianBlackened Death MetalA dense, chaotic maelstrom of hellish noise
AnthraxThrash MetalProbably the punkiest and most up-beat member of the big 4, always one step short of being actually good
Anthurus d'archerBrutal Prog / Jazz-Metal
Antigama ★Technical Grindcore / MathcoreHeavy and brutal, with some seriously weird riffs
Antigua y BarbudaExperimental Progressive MetalPretty great music dragged down by questionable vocals
AntipsychocircumseptemsomambulationExperimental Cybergrind / Brutal ProgExtremely weird, with a strong focus on microtonality and atonality
AntlionTechnical/Progressive Death Metal
AntropophobiaAvant-Garde Metal / Experimental Rock
AnubiExperimental Black MetalInfamously odd Lithuanian Folk-Jazz-BM
Aokigahara OnlineAmbient Vaporwave
The ApemenSurf RockSolid 90s retro-surf from the Netherlands
AphasiaSound Collage
Aphex TwinIDM
Aphrodite's ChildProgressive/Psychedelic Rock
ApocryphonDeath Metal
ApotheosysTechnical/Melodic Black Metal
Appalling SpawnTechnical/Brutal Death MetalPredecessor band to Lykathea Aflame. Takes the intensity and violence of BDM and injects a stronger sense of melody.
AraTechnical Death Metal
Arab on RadarNoise Rock / No WaveWeird and wonky, with influences from Experimental Jazz and Post-Punk
ArcaExperimental Electronic Part of the whole "Deconstructed Club" scene, taking the sounds of contemporary club beats and reshaping them into abrasive, cyberpunk soundscapes
ArchaïaZeuhlA relatively early example of electronic influence in rock-based music
ArchspireTechnical Death Metal
Arch UltraProgressive Rock
AreaAvant-Prog / Jazz-Rock
Ares KingdomDeath/Thrash MetalSomewhat reminiscient of Arghoslent
ArghoslentMelodic Death MetalVery melodic, with strongly Heavy Metal-influenced riffs and let's say controversial lyrics
ArkaikTechnical Death Metal
ArkheProgressive Death Metal
The ArmedNoise Rock / Mathcore
ArmiaHardcore Punk / Avant-Garde MetalOdd stuff, with frequent horn use and christian themes
ArmorySpeed MetalSolid enough retro-Metal with high-pitched vocals
ArmsMathcore
Arnaut PavleBlack MetalHeavy influences from Crust/Hardcore Punk, not too dissimilar from some of Darkthrone's stuff
Arrigo Barnabé e a Banda Sabor de VenenoExperimental Rock
ArsebreedTechnical Brutal Death Metal
ArsedestroyerNoisecore / Grindcorefor fans of the Gerogerigegege
Arsonists Get All the GirlsExperimental DeathcoreQuite mathy, with plenty of synths and other electronic gimmickry
Art Far AwayProgressive Metalcore
Artificial Brain ★Dissonant Death MetalSpacey and expansive, with some noticeable Brutal Death Metal and Black Metal influence
ArtilleryThrash/Speed MetalTechnically impressive, with expressive, high-pitched vocals and a strong melodic bent
Ascended DeadBlackened Death Metal
AseitasDissonant/Experimental Death MetalPretty sludgy, at times even dipping into Death-Doom tempos
AshbreatherProgressive Metal
AshenspireExperimental Progressive MetalGrand and operatic, with dramatic clean vocals and occasional string use
Asleep CountryExperimental Electronic / Sound Collage
AsmodeusTechnical Thrash MetalNotable mainly for its occasional inclusion of Czech folk elements
Assassins of GodArt Punk / Post-HardcoreProggy and weird, reminiscient of groups like NoMeansNo or Plaid Retina
Association AreaNoise Rock / Mathcore
AssückDeathgrindFast-paced and very heavy, with great drumming and left-wing/anarchist lyrical themes
Asterisk* ★Technical/Experimental Grindcore / Noisecore Seriously bizarre stuff, shifting from noisy blasting into vaguely Discordance Axis-inspired technical sections and god knows what else
AstersTechnoFloaty and atmospheric, heavily inspired by Vaporwave and Ambient music
AstharothTechnical Thrash Metal
As the Sun SetsTechnical Grindcore / Mathcore
Astral TombExperimental Death MetalSerious weirdoes, approaching the whole spacey scifi-DM thing from a more psychedelic angle
AsystoleDissonant/Technical Death MetalHeavy and BDM-inspired
Atheist ★Progressive/Technical Death Metal Top-notch musicianship and songwriting with heavy Thrash Metal and Jazz fusion influences. Produced a very good debut followed by two of the very best (Metal) albums ever made and then broke up, before reunifying almost two decades later and releasing a solid, but underwhelming fourth album, oh well.
AthereticTechnical Brutal Death Metal
AtkaTechnical Grindcore / MathcoreVery intense and spazzy, with a weird, Gridlink-esque melodic undercurrent that shines through on occasion
Atomic RoosterProgressive/Hard Rock
AtomsmasherExperimental RockAka Phantomsmasher. Grindcore samples, glitching and electronic influence. Completely unique.
AtrocityDeath Metal / Gothic Metal (later) Started out making intricate and accomplished semi-technical Death Metal, before turning into god-awful Goth/Groove/Industrial peddlers
AtroxExperimental Progressive MetalChoppy, almost djenty rhythms and a female singer delivering emotive clean vocals
At the Drive-InPost-Hardcore
At the GatesProgressive Death Metal (early) / Melodic Death MetalAlong with Carcass laid the groundwork for Melodeath as we know it
Atvm ★Progressive Death MetalFocused on lengthy songs with a bit of a melodic focus and some thrash influence. Very weird and unique, despite that description.
AufgehobenNoise / Noise Rock
AuguryProgressive Technical Death Metal
[auloplegma]Experimental Noise MetalSludgy and atmospheric, leaning into Industrial and Ambient territories
AustralisTechnical Death Metal
AutechreExperimental IDM
AutocatalyticaTechnical Metal
AutokratorExperimental Death MetalDroning, repetitive and massively heavy
AutonoesisMelodic Blackened Thrash Metal
AutopsyDeath Metal / Death-DoomOne of the earliest DM-groups to emphasize slower tempos and sheer heaviness, leading to the creation of Death-Doom
The AvalanchesDance / Sound CollageUp-beat, sunny Dance music built from samples of various popular music
AviculariaExperimental Technical Death MetalMainly notable for its peculiar style of percussion
Axis of PerditionExperimental Industrial Black MetalBleak and grimy, frequently leaning into Ambient territories
AyasoltecTechnical Death Metal
AzathDeath Metal
Azure EmoteExperimental Death MetalExtremely bizarre and unique, with heavy electronic influences
AzusaProgressive Metal / Post-Hardcore