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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Only You
Single - Released March 21, 2025

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ADHARMA
ALICETOPIA
Above Snakes
Above Us the Waves
Adelitas Way
Alive In Stone
Arch Enemy
Asylum 213
Avalanche Effect
Awake In Time
Becko
Benthos
Berried Alive
Bewitcher
Big Mouth
Black Label Society
Black Out The Sun
Blood Orchid
Buckcherry
Charlie Griffiths
Chris Harms
Christian Mistress
Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends
Cry To The Blind
Dark Below
Dark Chapel
Dark Lunacy
Days Of The New
Deadlands
Deville
Dirkschneider
Disturbed
ENGRAVED
Earthside
Eisbrecher
Enbound
Escape the Fate
Etched in Embers
FATHOMLESS SKYWALKER
Face Yourself
Fade to Black
Fearless Iranians From Hell
Filter
Freeze the Fall
GLOOMLIGHT
GREYSKIIN
Ghost Kill
Ghostatic
Goat Hill Massacre
Halflives
Hangman's Chair
Harper
Hevisaurus
Himmelkraft
Iiwanajulma
Ironrat
Judge & Jury
KOWZ
Kane
Kellin Quinn
Kittie
La Armada
Lift The Curse
Little V.
Luna Kills
Lycanthrope
Mantric Momentum
Mean Mistreater
Moondaygun
Nathan James
New Medicine
O.R.k.
Orgy
Otherwish
P.O.D.
Parallyx
Pop Evil
Pride in Pieces
Red Leather
Rev Theory
Revenant
Risen Crow
Sacrosanct
Shadow of the Talisman
Sicksense
Sleep Token
Staticlone
The 7th Guild
The Plague
The Sweet Kill
Tore Fagerheim
Torn From Oblivion
VILYN
WARLUNG
Watching the Abyss
We Kill Cowboys
Where Feet Fail
Zephyrianna
discxrdia
Linkin Park
System Of A Down
Deftones
blink-182
Slipknot
Nickelback
Foo Fighters
The Offspring
Disturbed
Falling In Reverse
Limp Bizkit
Avenged Sevenfold
Korn
Sleep Token
Ghost
Skillet
Alice In Chains
Evanescence
Papa Roach
The Smashing Pumpkins
Creed
Sum 41
Iron Maiden
Rage Against The Machine
Mötley Crüe
Incubus
TOOL
Marilyn Manson
3 Doors Down
Breaking Benjamin
Shinedown
Seether
Queens of the Stone Age
Jimmy Eat World
Rob Zombie
Audioslave
Stone Temple Pilots
Soundgarden
Bullet For My Valentine
Godsmack
Hollywood Undead
The All-American Rejects
Nine Inch Nails
Slayer
Thousand Foot Krutch
Staind
Good Charlotte
Bad Wolves
NOTHING MORE
Asking Alexandria
Motörhead
Ice Nine Kills
Within Temptation
Lamb of God
Chevelle
In Flames
Theory of a Deadman
Daughtry
Yellowcard
Puddle Of Mudd
Drowning Pool
Type O Negative
Kellin Quinn
311
Parkway Drive
Rain City Drive
Sugar Ray
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Stone Sour
Bush
Bloodhound Gang
Black Veil Brides
Escape the Fate
Third Eye Blind
The Used
Hinder
Dayseeker
Sepultura
P.O.D.
Halestorm
A Perfect Circle
Trivium
Flyleaf
Finger Eleven
AFI
Of Mice & Men
Crossfade
Crazy Town
Mudvayne
Faith No More
Blind Melon
In This Moment
Lit
Saliva
Bilmuri
The Pretty Reckless
Black Label Society
Dio
Alter Bridge
As I Lay Dying