Extreme metal

Extreme metal
Extreme metal
Stylistic origins	Heavy metal; hardcore punk;
Cultural origins	1980s, United States and Europe
Derivative forms	Avant-garde metal; beatdown hardcore; dungeon synth; funk metal; gothic metal; groove metal; grunge; hyperpop; neoclassical metal; nu metal; post-metal; power metal; sass;
Subgenres
	Black metal (ambient black metal; folk black metal; industrial black metal; National Socialist black metal; post-black metal (blackgaze); psychedelic black metal; raw black metal; symphonic black metal; unblack metal); death metal (brutal death metal (slam death metal); christian death metal; industrial death metal; melodic death metal; old school death metal; symphonic death metal; technical death metal); doom metal (epic doom; traditional doom); speed metal; thrash metal;
Fusion genres
	Between extreme metal genres Black-doom (depressive suicidal black metal); blackened death-doom; blackened death metal (melodic black-death; war metal); blackened thrash metal; death-doom (funeral doom); deathrash; With punk rock Crossover thrash; crust punk (blackened crust; Red and Anarchist black metal); crack rock steady; crustcore; neo crust); grindcore (blackened grindcore; deathgrind; electrogrind; goregrind; noisegrind; pornogrind); metalcore (deathcore; easycore; electronicore; mathcore; melodic metalcore; Nintendocore; nu metalcore; progressive metalcore); sludge metal (sludgecore); With other rock styles Black 'n' roll; death 'n' roll; gothic-doom; progressive doom; stoner metal (desert rock); With other musical styles Drone metal; pagan metal; Viking metal;
Regional scenes
	Australia; Brazil; Finland; Florida; France; Germany; Indonesia; Japan; Norway; Netherlands; Poland; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States;
Local scenes
	Birmingham; New York City; San Francisco Bay Area;
Other topics
	Growling; heavy metal genres; moshing; NWOBHM; screaming; first-wave black metal;

Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has been defined as a "cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal, and visual transgression".^[1]

The term usually refers to a more abrasive, harsher, underground, non-commercialized style associated with the speed metal, thrash metal, black metal, death metal, and doom metal genres.^[2] Hardcore punk has been considered an integral part of the development of extreme metal in song structure and speed,^[3]^[4] apart from the case of doom metal.^[5]

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^ Julian Schaap and Pauwke Berkers. "Grunting Alone? Online Gender Inequality in Extreme Metal Music" in IASPM Journal. Vol.4, no.1 (2014) p. 101
^ K. Kahn-Harris, Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge (Berg Publishers, 2007), ISBN 1-84520-399-2, p. 31.
^ Andrews, J (September 2015). "Origins of Evil: The Birth of Extreme Metal". Metal Injection. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^ K. Kahn-Harris, Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge (Berg Publishers, 2007), ISBN 1-84520-399-2, p. 23.
^ K. Kahn-Harris, Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge (Berg Publishers, 2007), ISBN 1-84520-399-2, p. 4.

[2] Julian Schaap and Pauwke Berkers. "Grunting Alone? Online Gender Inequality in Extreme Metal Music" in IASPM Journal. Vol.4, no.1 (2014) p. 101

[Extreme-3] K. Kahn-Harris, Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge (Berg Publishers, 2007), ISBN 1-84520-399-2, p. 31.

[Origins_of_Evil-4] Andrews, J (September 2015). "Origins of Evil: The Birth of Extreme Metal". Metal Injection. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.

[5] K. Kahn-Harris, Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge (Berg Publishers, 2007), ISBN 1-84520-399-2, p. 23.

[6] K. Kahn-Harris, Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge (Berg Publishers, 2007), ISBN 1-84520-399-2, p. 4.

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Extreme metal
Stylistic origins	Heavy metal hardcore punk^[A]
Cultural origins	1980s, United States and Europe
Derivative forms	Avant-garde metal beatdown hardcore dungeon synth funk metal gothic metal groove metal grunge hyperpop neoclassical metal nu metal post-metal power metal sass
Subgenres
Black metal (ambient black metal folk black metal industrial black metal National Socialist black metal post-black metal (blackgaze) psychedelic black metal raw black metal symphonic black metal unblack metal) death metal (brutal death metal (slam death metal) christian death metal industrial death metal melodic death metal old school death metal symphonic death metal technical death metal) doom metal (epic doom traditional doom) speed metal thrash metal
Fusion genres
Between extreme metal genres Black-doom (depressive suicidal black metal) blackened death-doom blackened death metal (melodic black-death war metal) blackened thrash metal death-doom (funeral doom) deathrash With punk rock Crossover thrash crust punk (blackened crust Red and Anarchist black metal) crack rock steady crustcore neo crust) grindcore (blackened grindcore deathgrind electrogrind goregrind noisegrind pornogrind) metalcore (deathcore easycore electronicore mathcore melodic metalcore Nintendocore nu metalcore progressive metalcore) sludge metal (sludgecore) With other rock styles Black 'n' roll death 'n' roll gothic-doom progressive doom stoner metal (desert rock) With other musical styles Drone metal pagan metal Viking metal
Regional scenes
Australia Brazil Finland Florida France Germany Indonesia Japan Norway Netherlands Poland Sweden United Kingdom United States
Local scenes
Birmingham New York City San Francisco Bay Area
Other topics
Growling heavy metal genres moshing NWOBHM screaming first-wave black metal