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This is a list of alternative metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by ...
artists. Alternative metal (or alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a Music genre, genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal band ...
that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily downtuned, mid-paced guitar riff
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s, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and harsh vocals
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and sometimes unconventional sounds within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s.
See also
* List of American grunge bands *List of alternative rock artists
This is a list of alternative rock artists. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the first name.
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* List of experimental metal artists
* List of industrial metal bands
* List of nu metal bands
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* List of post-grunge bands
This is an alphabetical list of notable post-grunge bands.
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See also
* Alternative rock – List of alternative rock artists
* Alternative metal â ...
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Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by ...