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Groove metal 1990
Thrash slowed to a groove that hits you in the chest: syncopated riffs, mid-tempo drums, barked vocals.
- Heaviness
- 9
- Speed
- 6
- Melody
- 6
- Where from
- Texas / USA
- Tempo
- 90-140 bpm
- Song length
- 3.5-5 min
- Written about
- Anger, Self-reliance, Politics, on the Brazilian side, Contempt for the scene
- Vocals
- Shouted
Why this one
| You said | Groove metal | Match | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shouting, but I can still hear the words When someone is singing, what should come out? | shouted | 100% | ×3 |
| As heavy as it gets How much weight do you want behind it? | 9 out of 10 | 90% | ×2 |
| Slow. Let it take its time. What pace? | 6 out of 10 | 50% | ×2 |
| Anger at something real What should the words be about? | Anger, Self-reliance, Politics, on the Brazilian side, Contempt for the scene | 50% | ×1 |
| Short. Say it and stop. How long should a song be? | up to 5 min | 75% | ×1 |
| Weighted mean | 78% | ||
Ranked over all 150 genres in the encyclopedia, on the 5 answers you gave, weighted vocals 3, heaviness 2, pace 2, about 1, length 1 out of 9. Groove metal leads the next by 1 point. Where two genres score the same the broader one wins, because a genre with subgenres under it is somewhere to carry on from and a leaf is a full stop.
Five records, in this order
- 1Start one step outside
Slayer, Reign in Blood 1986
Slayer - Reign in Blood. Twenty-nine minutes that redefined the word extreme.
- 2The one to put on first
Pantera, Vulgar Display of Power 1992
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power. Dimebag's guitar tone is an institution.
- 3Then
- 4Then
- 5Then
The first is the entry point for Thrash metal, one step outside, so the second record has something to be heard against. After it come Groove metal's essential records in the order the encyclopedia lists them. Every one of these has a page here with links out to somewhere it can be played.
If that is not it
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D-beat 77%
Named after Discharge's drum pattern: galloping toms, motorcycle guitar and anti-war slogans shouted as choruses.
On the other branch of the tree entirely, and 7 steps from Groove metal.
The way into D-beat -
No wave 69%
A total refusal of melody and standard tuning. Short-lived, extreme and hugely influential on noise rock.
On the other branch of the tree entirely, and 7 steps from Groove metal.
The way into No wave
Not simply the second and third of the ranking: those are almost always near neighbours of the first, which is three names for one suggestion. An alternate has to sit at least 4 steps through the tree from the headline and from the other alternate, which is the same floor the "sounds like this, but isn't" panel uses.
What your answers ruled out
- As heavy as it gets put 13 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Rock and roll, Folk rock, Country rock. Worth 2 of 9.
- Slow. Let it take its time. put 22 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Hardcore punk, Black metal, Death metal. Worth 2 of 9.
- Anger at something real put 108 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Alternative rock, Black metal, Blues rock. Worth 1 of 9.
- Short. Say it and stop. put 18 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Doom metal, Progressive rock, Progressive metal. Worth 1 of 9.
Counted as genres scoring 20% or less on that answer alone. A recommendation that only shows what it chose is hiding half of what it did.