Sub-genre
Alternative Metal
Alternative Metal is a metal sub-genre, formative in the early 1990s. TheMetalNet maps 784 bands and 2,192 albums under it.
Explore the Alternative Metal galaxyWhat it is
Alternative metal blends heavy metal with the experimentation and unconventional song-craft of alternative rock, favoring downtuned mid-paced riffs, a mix of melodic and harsh vocals, and sounds drawn from funk, noise, and grunge. It emerged in the late 1980s with Faith No More, Living Colour, Soundgarden, and Jane’s Addiction, and peaked in the 1990s through Tool, Deftones, Alice in Chains, and Helmet. Lyrics lean toward psychology, trauma, and personal struggle rather than fantasy. It is metal’s most eclectic, boundary-blurring umbrella.
Facts
- Level
- Sub-genre
- Parent genre
- Alternative Metal
- Formative era
- early 1990s
- Bands
- 784
- Albums
- 2,192
- Formation span
- 1961 to 2026
Bands
The 60 most prominent of 784. The rest are in the galaxy.
- MuseUnited Kingdom · 1994
- EvanescenceUnited States · 1995
- Marilyn MansonUnited States · 1989
- Alice in ChainsUnited States · 1987
- DeftonesUnited States · 1988
- Sum 41Canada · 1996
- SoundgardenUnited States · 1984
- 3 Doors DownUnited States · 1996
- HoobastankUnited States · 1994
- System of a DownUnited States · 1995
- Avenged SevenfoldUnited States · 1999
- DisturbedUnited States · 1996
- Serj Tankian1967
- Three Days GraceCanada · 1997
- Rage Against the MachineUnited States · 1991
- SeetherUnited States · 1999
- ChevelleUnited States · 1994
- GodsmackUnited States · 1995
- Stone Temple PilotsUnited States · 1990
- Trapt1995
- Zebrahead1996
- Faith No MoreUnited States · 1983
- Stone SourUnited States · 1992
- Bloodhound GangUnited States · 1988
- Breaking BenjaminUnited States · 1999
- Finger ElevenCanada · 1996
- ShinedownUnited States · 2001
- ColdUnited States · 1996
- LitUnited States · 1989
- SOiLUnited States · 1997
- Therapy?United Kingdom · 1989
- Corrosion of ConformityUnited States · 1982
- DIR EN GREYJapan · 1997
- FuelUnited States · 1994
- HelmetUnited States · 1989
- HinderUnited States · 2001
- Lostprophets1997
- SkindredUnited Kingdom · 1998
- Anneke van GiersbergenNetherlands · 1973
- BiohazardUnited States · 1988
- Jane’s AddictionUnited States · 1986
- Local HUnited States · 1987
- Smile Empty SoulUnited States · 1998
- TaprootUnited States · 1997
- WarrantUnited States · 1984
- BlindsideSweden · 1994
- CKY1998
- SpongeUnited States · 1991
- Ugly Kid JoeUnited States · 1989
- Alter BridgeUnited States · 2004
- Die HappyGermany · 1993
- Emil Bulls1995
- LumenRussia · 1998
- Dog Fashion DiscoUnited States · 1995
- GlassjawUnited States · 1993
- RaimundosBrazil · 1987
- RedUnited States · 2002
- SilverchairAustralia · 1992
- the GazettEJapan · 2002
- Dry Kill LogicUnited States · 1995
Where it is played
Bands formed by decade
| Decade | Bands formed |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 9 |
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 44 |
| 1990s | 137 |
| 2000s | 118 |
| 2010s | 197 |
| 2020s | 99 |