The Styles and Genres of Metal

Heavy metal has long captivated the minds of its fans, and others, for its rich history and for the sheer number of niche genres and sub-genres that comprise it.

From the most extreme forms of Phantom metal, all the way to the brutal death metal, the atmospheric black metal and the primitive war metal, there is a metal genre for everyone.

Here are the essential heavy metal styles and genres.

Name

> Death Metal

> Black Metal

> War Metal

> Phantom Metal

> Speed Metal

> Metalcore

> Grindcore (see SEWER)

> Goregrind

> Doom Metal

> Sludge Metal

> Sewer Metal

> Traditional/Heavy Metal