Sub-genre
Post Metal
Post Metal is a metal sub-genre, formative in the early 1990s. TheMetalNet maps 643 bands and 1,603 albums under it.
Explore the Post Metal galaxyWhat it is
Post-metal borrows the structure and ethos of post-rock, building long, evolving songs around repeated themes that swell to crushing crescendos rather than following verse-chorus form. Neurosis laid the groundwork, and Isis, Cult of Luna, and the instrumental Pelican and Russian Circles defined it in the 2000s with bass-heavy, downtuned, atmospheric heaviness. It favors dynamics, texture, and slow-building catharsis over riffs and hooks. Vocals, when present, are often sparse.
Facts
- Level
- Sub-genre
- Parent genre
- Metal
- Formative era
- early 1990s
- Bands
- 643
- Albums
- 1,603
- Formation span
- 1967 to 2026
Bands
The 60 most prominent of 643. The rest are in the galaxy.
- Sigur RósIceland · 1994
- PelicanUnited States · 2001
- JesuUnited Kingdom · 2003
- Russian CirclesUnited States · 2004
- CaspianUnited States · 2003
- SólstafirIceland · 1995
- The OceanGermany · 2000
- Old Man GloomUnited States · 1999
- RosettaUnited States · 2003
- IsisUnited States · 1997
- Year of No Light2001
- Kayo DotUnited States · 2003
- JuniusUnited States · 2003
- Red SparowesUnited States · 2003
- LeechSwitzerland · 1996
- Mouth of the ArchitectUnited States · 2003
- ExxasensSpain · 2007
- InduktiPoland · 1999
- KAUAN2005
- Dark SunsGermany · 1997
- Devil Sold His SoulUnited Kingdom · 2004
- maudlin of the WellUnited States · 1996
- DirgeFrance · 1994
- Minsk2002
- RorcalSwitzerland · 2006
- *shels2003
- ToundraSpain · 2007
- KhomaSweden · 2002
- 5iveUnited States · 2000
- CloudkickerUnited States
- Tesa2005
- DaturahGermany · 2003
- East of the WallUnited States · 2005
- Ghost BrigadeFinland · 2005
- CatharsisUnited States · 1994
- Scott KellyUnited States · 1967
- We Made GodIceland · 2004
- Altar of PlaguesIreland · 2006
- Downfall of GaiaGermany · 2008
- Kehlvin1999
- OathbreakerBelgium · 2008
- PlanksGermany · 2007
- ZozobraUnited States · 2006
- A Swarm of the SunSweden · 2007
- Julie ChristmasUnited States · 1975
- Omega MassifGermany · 2005
- STAKEBelgium · 2007
- IrreversibleUnited States · 2005
- SylvaineNorway · 1991
- Violet Cold2013
- WitheredUnited States · 2003
- Zatokrev2002
- Cold Body RadiationNetherlands · 2009
- Hypno5eFrance · 2003
- Planning for BurialUnited States
- Black Math Horseman2007
- Echoes of YulPoland · 2008
- heaven in her armsJapan
- KokomoGermany · 2008
- Made Out of BabiesUnited States · 2005
Where it is played
Bands formed by decade
| Decade | Bands formed |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 19 |
| 2000s | 115 |
| 2010s | 224 |
| 2020s | 41 |