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Brief description of the most popular sub-genres of metal music, and some common terms related to these types of music.

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Headbanging refers to violently shaking the head in the rhythm of the music, and it is most commonly associated with the rock, punk and heavy metal music genres.

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Palm muting is a guitar or bass guitar playing technique, where the palm of the picking hand is placed over the strings to acquire muted sound. While this technique is also used in other types of ...

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Blast beats refer to drum playing technique mostly associated with extreme metal, which generally comprises of a repeated, sixteenth-note figure played at a very fast tempo, and divided uniformly ...

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Nu metal is one of the newer genres of metal music. It is characterized mainly by more simple, rhythm oriented music, with songs usually lacking solos or any other elaborate musical passages, unlike ...

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Progressive metal (sometimes known as prog metal or prog-metal) is a sub-genre of both progressive rock and heavy metal. The music is characterized by complexity, frequent tempo and signature ...

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Power metal is a sub-genre of metal music mostly characterized by fast tempos and a rather uplifting, anthem-like music, often with symphonic elements. Lyrics are mostly influenced by fantasy.

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Folk metal is a sub-genre of metal music characterized by the use of folk music and melodies in combination with some other metal style, such as heavy, black, death metal or other. Use of genuine ...

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