Alternative Metal

Alternative metal emerged in the 1990s as a fusion of heavy metal's aggression with alternative rock's eclecticism, characterized by downtuned guitars, complex rhythms, and often, screamed or rap-influenced vocals. This genre's origins lie in the convergence of post-punk, thrash metal, and grunge, with bands embracing experimentation and pushing the boundaries of traditional heavy music. Alternative metal's heyday spanned the late 1990s to early 2000s, with its angst-ridden, high-energy sound resonating with disillusioned youth. The genre's cultural significance lies in its reflection of the era's societal unease and its impact on the music industry, paving the way for future heavy music sub-genres. Alternative metal's distinctiveness stems from its blend of melodic hooks, intricate time signatures, and intense emotional release, setting it apart from more traditional metal styles while influencing subsequent genres like nu-metal and metalcore.

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311
Aexylium
Against All Ødds
Age of Apocalypse
Ann in Black
Arsenic
Astray Valley
Avatar
Battlesnake
Bent By Sorrow
Bilmuri
Black Sites
Blitz Union
Blood Orchid
Bloodlyne
Broken Fate
Bruzer
Buckcherry
Burton C. Bell
Camisado
Charlie Griffiths
Clawfinger
Cloudcage
Comastatic
Curveless
DIMMA
Daveit Ferris
Dead Eyes
Deadlands
Defects
Demise Of Love
Domkraft
Donella Drive
Druidess
Fade to Black
Favors The Brave
Fragments Of Unbecoming
Fu
Gallows' Eve
Godmode
Halestorm
HolyRoller
Imago
In This Moment
In the Kingdom of Nightmares
Jogo Sujo
Kal-El
Kellin Quinn
LOWLIVES
Legion of Decadence
Letdown.
Linkin Park
Mares of Thrace
Matt Wallace
MayNard
Melrose Avenue
Motörhead
NAHABA
NG
NO TIME FOR SILENCE
OVERFALL
Oh! I Kill
Orange Ate Kid
PANTERA BLUE
Pandemia
Passengers In Panic
Pelican
Queens of the Stone Age
REDSIX
Rakkere
Risk
SANITY
SKAMM
Seethe
Seether
Sick Century
Sleep Theory
Sleep Token
Slow Degrade
Spare The Dead
Stoner Kings
Swollen Teeth
Tardigrade Inferno
Terratomorf
The Almas
The Funeral Portrait
The Infamists
The Lonely Ones
The Offspring
The Riverside
Thelemite
UNTIL DAWN
Veil Of The Serpent
XAAR
Yokai Dreams
bullet tooth
def rebel
whewee
Энш
Linkin Park
System Of A Down
Sleep Token
Deftones
Slipknot
Nickelback
Foo Fighters
Disturbed
Evanescence
The Offspring
Korn
Avenged Sevenfold
Falling In Reverse
Limp Bizkit
Ghost
Alice In Chains
Skillet
Creed
The Smashing Pumpkins
Papa Roach
Marilyn Manson
Ozzy Osbourne
Iron Maiden
Mötley Crüe
Rage Against The Machine
TOOL
3 Doors Down
Incubus
Breaking Benjamin
Shinedown
Seether
Soundgarden
Queens of the Stone Age
Jimmy Eat World
Rob Zombie
Audioslave
Stone Temple Pilots
Hollywood Undead
Tom Morello
Godsmack
Staind
Slayer
Nine Inch Nails
Bad Wolves
Asking Alexandria
NOTHING MORE
Good Charlotte
Kellin Quinn
Ice Nine Kills
Chevelle
In Flames
Lamb of God
Motörhead
Our Last Night
Drowning Pool
Type O Negative
Theory of a Deadman
Faith No More
Yellowcard
Daughtry
Puddle Of Mudd
Within Temptation
311
Stone Sour
Escape the Fate
Rain City Drive
Sugar Ray
Parkway Drive
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Memphis May Fire
Black Veil Brides
Bloodhound Gang
Third Eye Blind
Bush
Halestorm
P.O.D.
Hinder
Sepultura
A Perfect Circle
Flyleaf
The Used
Dayseeker
Trivium
Finger Eleven
AFI
Mudvayne
In This Moment
Blind Melon
Crossfade
Crazy Town
Lit
Of Mice & Men
Dio
Alter Bridge
Saliva
Bilmuri
Black Label Society
As I Lay Dying
The Pretty Reckless
Chris Cornell