Fusion genre
Cyber Metal
Cyber Metal is a metal fusion genre, formative in the 2000s. TheMetalNet maps 10 bands and 53 albums under it.
Explore the Cyber Metal galaxyWhat it is
Cyber metal is a sci-fi-tinted branch of industrial metal that layers cold electronics, EBM and trance synths, and a cosmic, futuristic sheen over metallic riffing. Norway’s The Kovenant crystallized the term around 1999 as they morphed from symphonic black metal into a chrome-plated, dystopian sound. Compared with older industrial metal it is more melodic and symphonic, trading mechanical repetition for spacey grandeur. Themes lean on technology, transhumanism, and science fiction.
Facts
- Level
- Sub-genre
- Parent genre
- Metal
- Formative era
- 2000s
- Fusion genre
- Yes
- Bands
- 10
- Albums
- 53
- Formation span
- 1985 to 2024
Bands
Where it is played
Bands formed by decade
| Decade | Bands formed |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 |