Better List - Combinatoric space of Metal.
Thrash
├── Regional/Era
│ ├── Teutonic (German) Thrash
│ ├── Bay Area Thrash
│ ├── East Coast Thrash
│ └── Brazilian Thrash
├── Unique Genres
│ └── Crossover Thrash
├── Hybrids
│ ├── Blackened Thrash
│ │ ├── Progressive Blackened Thrash
│ │ ├── Melodic Blackened Thrash
│ │ ├── Technical Blackened Thrash
│ │ ├── Dissonant Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Gothic Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Symphonic Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Industrial Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Groove Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Stoner Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Sludge Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Drone Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Oriental Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Alt Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Nu Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Mathcore Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Djent Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ └── Post-Blackened Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ └── Death/Thrash
│ ├── Progressive Death/Thrash
│ ├── Melodic Death/Thrash
│ ├── Technical Death/Thrash
│ ├── Dissonant Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Gothic Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Symphonic Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Industrial Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Groove Death/Thrash
│ ├── Stoner Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Sludge Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Drone Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Oriental Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Alt Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Nu Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Mathcore Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Djent Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
│ └── Post-Death/Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
├── Progressive Thrash
├── Melodic Thrash
├── Technical Thrash
├── Dissonant Thrash
├── Gothic Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
├── Symphonic Thrash
├── Industrial Thrash
├── Groove Thrash
├── Stoner Thrash
├── Sludge Thrash
├── Drone Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
├── Oriental Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
├── Alt Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
├── Nu Thrash
├── Mathcore Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
├── Djent Thrash (doesnt exist yet)
└── Post-Thrash
Doom
├── Regional/Era
│ ├── Traditional Doom
│ ├── Maryland Doom
│ └── UK Doom
├── Unique Genres
│ ├── Funeral Doom
│ └── Epic Doom
├── Hybrids
│ ├── Death-Doom
│ │ ├── Progressive Death-Doom
│ │ ├── Melodic Death-Doom
│ │ ├── Technical Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Dissonant Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Gothic Death-Doom
│ │ ├── Symphonic Death-Doom
│ │ ├── Industrial Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Groove Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Stoner Death-Doom
│ │ ├── Sludge Death-Doom
│ │ ├── Drone Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Oriental Death-Doom
│ │ ├── Alt Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Nu Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Mathcore Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ ├── Djent Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ │ └── Post-Death-Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ └── Blackened Doom
│ ├── Progressive Blackened Doom
│ ├── Melodic Blackened Doom
│ ├── Technical Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Dissonant Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Gothic Blackened Doom
│ ├── Symphonic Blackened Doom
│ ├── Industrial Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Groove Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Stoner Blackened Doom
│ ├── Sludge Blackened Doom
│ ├── Drone Blackened Doom
│ ├── Oriental Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Alt Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Nu Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Mathcore Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Djent Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ └── Post-Blackened Doom (doesnt exist yet)
├── Progressive Doom
├── Melodic Doom
├── Technical Doom
├── Dissonant Doom (doesnt exist yet)
├── Gothic Doom
├── Symphonic Doom
├── Industrial Doom
├── Groove Doom
├── Stoner Doom
├── Sludge Doom
├── Drone Doom
├── Oriental Doom
├── Alt Doom
├── Nu Doom (doesnt exist yet)
├── Mathcore Doom (doesnt exist yet)
├── Djent Doom (doesnt exist yet)
└── Post-Doom
Black
├── Regional/Era
│ ├── 1st Wave Black Metal
│ ├── 2nd Wave Black Metal
│ └── 3rd Wave Black Metal
├── Unique Genres
│ ├── Atmospheric Black Metal (ATBM)
│ ├── Ambient Black Metal
│ ├── Blackgaze
│ └── Depressive Suicidal Black Metal (DSBM)
├── Hybrids
│ ├── Blackened Thrash (see Thrash tree)
│ ├── Blackened Doom (see Doom tree)
│ ├── Blackened Death (see Death tree)
│ └── Black/Doom
│ ├── Progressive Black/Doom
│ ├── Melodic Black/Doom
│ ├── Technical Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Dissonant Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Gothic Black/Doom
│ ├── Symphonic Black/Doom
│ ├── Industrial Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Groove Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Stoner Black/Doom
│ ├── Sludge Black/Doom
│ ├── Drone Black/Doom
│ ├── Oriental Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Alt Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Nu Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Mathcore Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ ├── Djent Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
│ └── Post-Black/Doom (doesnt exist yet)
├── Progressive Black
├── Melodic Black
├── Technical Black
├── Dissonant Black
├── Gothic Black
├── Symphonic Black
├── Industrial Black
├── Groove Black
├── Stoner Black
├── Sludge Black
├── Drone Black
├── Oriental Black
├── Alt Black (Note: tried to invent this!)
├── Nu Black (Note: tried to invent this!)
├── Mathcore Black
├── Djent Black (doesnt exist yet)
└── Post-Black
Death
├── Regional/Era
│ ├── Old School Death Metal (OSDM)
│ ├── Swedish Death Metal (Swedeath)
│ ├── Florida Death Metal
│ └── New York Death Metal (NYDM)
├── Unique Genres
│ ├── Brutal Death Metal
│ └── Slam Death Metal
├── Hybrids (see full Death tree branches above)
├── Progressive Death
├── Melodic Death
├── Technical Death
├── Dissonant Death
├── Gothic Death
├── Symphonic Death
├── Industrial Death
├── Groove Death
├── Stoner Death (doesnt exist yet)
├── Sludge Death
├── Drone Death
├── Oriental Death
├── Alt Death (doesnt exist yet)
├── Nu Death (doesnt exist yet)
├── Mathcore Death (doesnt exist yet)
├── Djent Death (doesnt exist yet)
└── Post-Death
Metalcore
├── Progressive Metalcore
├── Melodic Metalcore
├── Technical Metalcore
├── Dissonant Metalcore
├── Gothic Metalcore
├── Symphonic Metalcore
├── Industrial Metalcore
├── Groove Metalcore
├── Stoner Metalcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Sludge Metalcore
├── Drone Metalcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Oriental Metalcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Alt Metalcore
├── Nu Metalcore
├── Mathcore Metalcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Djent Metalcore
└── Post-Metalcore
Deathcore
├── Progressive Deathcore
├── Melodic Deathcore
├── Technical Deathcore
├── Dissonant Deathcore
├── Gothic Deathcore
├── Symphonic Deathcore
├── Industrial Deathcore
├── Groove Deathcore
├── Stoner Deathcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Sludge Deathcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Drone Deathcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Oriental Deathcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Alt Deathcore (doesnt exist yet)
├── Nu Deathcore
├── Mathcore Deathcore
├── Djent Deathcore
└── Post-Deathcore
Metal + X
├── Groove Metal
│ └── Progressive Groove Metal
├── Symphonic Metal
│ └── Progressive Symphonic Metal
├── Folk Metal
│ └── Progressive Folk Metal
├── Oriental Metal
│ └── Progressive Oriental Metal
├── Alternative Metal
│ └── Progressive Alternative Metal
├── Nu Metal
│ └── Progressive Nu Metal
├── Industrial Metal
│ └── Progressive Industrial Metal
├── Post-Metal
│ └── Progressive Post-Metal
└── Power Metal
├── Melodic Power Metal
├── Symphonic Power Metal
└── Progressive Power Metal
Waves
├── NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal)
├── NWOAHM (New Wave of American Heavy Metal)
└── NWOTHM (New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal)
My own experiments in my music.
├── Chaos Metal (Synthesis of the furthest extremes: Meshuggah + DSBM with IDM and Trip Hop influences)
├── Ragtime Black Metal
├── Ambient Death Metal
├── Hip Hop / Trip Hop Fusions
│ ├── Trip Hop Black Metal
│ ├── Trip Hop Metal
│ ├── Hip Hop Death Metal
│ └── Hip Hop Black Metal
└── Electronic / Dance / World Fusions
├── Vaporwave Metal
├── Techno Metal
├── Trance Metal
├── House Metal
├── IDM Metal
├── Salsa Metal
└── Bossa Nova Metal
This is a map of combining all the terms people use for heavy metal music. Some of it is real, some of it doesn't exist yet.
I don't judge what's good, or metal,
I ask thee, what is the future of metal?
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-TnrOzaI2\_eKdM9sNadcsJ-rOLExTVy0&si=BQCqufuS7vVx3Qvf
And this is one of the songs of Chaos Metal
https://youtu.be/a5z_E8TCU14?si=YsvcB6OyOI1R1zWQ Purple is Discouraged Ones by Katatoniawhich I highly recommend ;)
17 years after the inception of djent, metal is deeply fragmented. Is what we got forward are dissonant, melodic, post-, or alt variations of these subgenres?
What do you think about Chaos Metal?