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 ​90s Metal and Hardcore Music

The 90s were a decade of very memorable music. It was the decade that metal was made popular. Because artists were looking for new and exciting ways to alter their music, metal was changing for the better. New styles within the genre were being created, from Progressive metal to the still growing Death metal. The 90s formed the metal we know today. Picture taken from dietrichthrall.files.wordpress.com Picture taken from myplay.com Alice in Chains, one of the most successful bands of the 90s, was a fusion of alternative music and metal. Their popular blend of strong, outspoken, lyrics and fast, complex, guitar riffs defined the modern genre of alternative metal.

Picture taken from images.starpulse.comPicture taken from unc.edu Tool, a popular band that debuted in 1990. They blended the ever growingly popular genre of metal with a not so popular progressive twist. The result was the very creative progressive metal genre. Using intense guitar and bass rhythms, it was very influential on today's metal. It also used very well thought out lyrics that started and ended at specific times. This added to the overall idea of the songs produced.

Picture taken from wbti.net One of the most popular forms of metal that was formed in the 90s was nu metal. No other band did this genre better in the 90s than Linkin Park. They combined a very vigorous mixture of bass and drums and added very rap like lyrics. The combination launched the idea of nu metal being an up and coming genre. Linkin Park laid the foundation for many popular bands of the new millenium such as System of a Down and Disturbed.

Picture taken from userserve-ak.last.fm Another popular combination was the mixture of pop with metal. This brought the high pitched singing of males that was popular in the 90s and combined it with catchy musical riffs. One of the best bands to take this new genre of metal was Blink-182. They brought new life to the pop genre, and unknowingly, the punk genre. For the most part, Blink-182 is responsible for most of the fans of metal. It was considered to be a middle between pop and metal.

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Above is a link to the Linkin Park In the End music video. Click the third link in the list

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