Groove metal
Groove metal, sometimes also called neo-thrash or post-thrash,[1] is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. Heavily influenced by thrash metal, groove metal features raspy singing and screaming, down-tuned guitars, heavy guitar riffs, and syncopated rhythms. Groove metal is usually slower than thrash. Pantera are often considered the pioneers of groove metal, and the genre expanded in the 1990s with bands including White Zombie, Machine Head, and Sepultura. Successful groove metal acts of the 2000s include Lamb of God, DevilDriver, and Five Finger Death Punch.
Groove metal
Characteristics[edit]
Groove metal is heavily influenced by thrash metal,[2][3] but is focused more on heaviness as opposed to speed, although fast songs are still common within the genre. The genre emphasises heavy guitar riffs, often accompanied by syncopated rhythms, and guitar solos are commonplace. Guitars are generally more down-tuned than in thrash, and vocals typically are yelling, growling, screaming, or very raspy singing.
Influence on other genres[edit]
Groove metal bands like Pantera,[29] White Zombie,[30] Prong,[31] and Sepultura[32] were all big influences on the nu metal genre. Nu metal began in the mid-1990s and became mainstream in the late 1990s and early 2000s; its most successful acts include Korn and Slipknot.
Groove metal bands like Pantera and Sepultura, along with crossover thrash bands such as Cro-Mags and Agnostic Front, helped to lay the groundwork for metalcore.[33]