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Metal genre — history, bands and artists

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Metal concerts in Spain

Upcoming Metal concerts: one card per artist, the rest of their dates on the artist page

Mon23NovPolyphia Tour MMXXVI20:30 · La Riviera · Madrid+1 dateSynthwave
Thu18MarManowar21:00 · Palacio Vistalegre · MadridHeavy Metal
Sun23MayFall Out Boy: Twilight of the Punks20:30 · Movistar Arena · MadridPop Punk
Mon21JunQueens Of The Stone Age - Perfecth World Tour20:30 · Roig Arena · ValenciaStoner Rock
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Geography of Metal

Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio

Landmark albums of Metal

Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre

Metallica1991
MetallicaMetallica
Master of Puppets1986
Master of PuppetsMetallica
Hybrid Theory2000
Hybrid TheoryLinkin Park
Paranoid1970
ParanoidBlack Sabbath
Master of Reality1971
Master of RealityBlack Sabbath
The Number of the Beast1982
The Number of the BeastIron Maiden
Meteora2003
MeteoraLinkin Park
Toxicity2001
ToxicitySystem of a Down
Iron Maiden1980
Iron MaidenIron Maiden
Reign in Blood1986
Reign in BloodSlayer
Sehnsucht1997
SehnsuchtRammstein
Rage Against the Machine1992
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine

New in Metal

Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months

System Error: Humanity2026
System Error: HumanityWalls of Jericho
Vehemence2026
VehemenceDet Eviga Leendet
Whole Wide World2026
Whole Wide WorldThe Body & Cel Genesis
It was only a dream2026
It was only a dreamAmira Elfeky
Die 82026
Die 8Black Space Riders
Paradox Of The Arrow2026
Paradox Of The ArrowAssumption

Metal by year

How many studio albums of the genre came out each year

Peak — the 2010s10,878 albums in all

Metal by country and decade

Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade

By country

By decade

Best albums by decade

Artists of Metal

The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners

Overview

Genre relations

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Subgenres

Subgenres or what Metal is divided into
Doom MetalHeavy MetalStoner RockThrash MetalGroove MetalStoner MetalFunk MetalPunk MetalMetalcoreProgressive MetalDeath MetalBlack MetalSouthern MetalSludge MetalIndustrial MetalPower MetalAvant-Garde MetalAlternative MetalChristian MetalDrone MetalFolk MetalGrindcoreGothic MetalKawaii MetalNeoclassical MetalPost-MetalPop MetalSymphonic MetalTrance MetalViking Metal

Origins

Genres from which Metal originated
Blues Rock

Parent genre

Metal is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from Metal
DarksynthD-BeatDeathstepTough Guy Hardcore

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