Sub-genre
Rap Metal
Rap Metal is a metal sub-genre, formative in the late 1980s. TheMetalNet maps 139 bands and 464 albums under it.
Explore the Rap Metal galaxyWhat it is
Rap metal fuses hip-hop vocals and rhythms with metal’s riffs and power, putting rapped verses over heavy, often funk-inflected guitar. Rage Against the Machine defined its politically charged peak in the 1990s, marrying Tom Morello’s inventive riffing to Zack de la Rocha’s rapped, revolutionary lyrics, while acts like Body Count came from adjacent angles. It overlaps heavily with nu metal but leans harder on genuine hip-hop delivery. The mood is confrontational and rhythm-driven.
Facts
- Level
- Sub-genre
- Parent genre
- Alternative Metal
- Formative era
- late 1980s
- Bands
- 139
- Albums
- 464
- Formation span
- 1963 to 2026
Bands
The 60 most prominent of 139. The rest are in the galaxy.
- Kid RockUnited States · 1971
- BiohazardUnited States · 1988
- ClawfingerSweden · 1989
- MolotovMexico · 1995
- Body CountUnited States · 1989
- Denzel CurryUnited States · 1995
- Dog Eat DogUnited States · 1990
- BONESUnited States · 1994
- GhostemaneUnited States · 1991
- THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETSJapan · 1985
- XXXTENTACIONUnited States · 1998
- ScarlxrdUnited Kingdom · 1994
- Stuck MojoUnited States · 1989
- Fred DurstUnited States · 1970
- iAmJakeHill1993
- No One Is InnocentFrance · 1994
- Lil Darkie1998
- Rico NastyUnited States · 1997
- 24‐7 SpyzUnited States · 1986
- E.Town ConcreteUnited States · 1995
- JasiahUnited States · 1996
- ZheaniAustralia · 1993
- Hora ZuluSpain · 2000
- SosMulaBrazil · 1994
- Jeris JohnsonUnited States · 1996
- CORPSEUnited States · 1997
- One Minute Silence1995
- ROTTENGRAFFTYJapan · 1999
- SlapshockPhilippines · 1997
- Mario Judah1999
- ZillaKamiUnited States · 1999
- 3rd StrikeUnited States · 1995
- Lil MarikoUnited States · 1996
- PanikGermany · 2002
- ISSBROKIE
- Kim DraculaAustralia · 1997
- ZOTiYAC2000
- Kid BookieUnited Kingdom · 1992
- Rise of the NorthstarFrance · 2008
- John OttoUnited States · 1977
- ReveilleUnited States · 1997
- Sub Urban
- Savage Ga$p
- Teenage Disaster2001
- The Butcher Sisters2011
- City Morgue2017
- DangerkidsUnited States · 2012
- IslanderUnited States · 2011
- Kongcrete2000
- PlayThatBoiZay
- WHOKILLEDXIXUnited States
- 2PUPoland · 2001
- ShuvelUnited States · 1997
- Tribal InkSweden
- Twisted MethodUnited States · 1998
- Discrepancies2013
- DVSR2013
- EvangelionSpain · 2002
- Nick EyraFrance · 1990
- Flesh JuicerTaiwan · 2006
Where it is played
Bands formed by decade
| Decade | Bands formed |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 46 |
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 19 |
| 2020s | 14 |