Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music. The music festival Lollapalooza helped the genre and the bands associated with the movement gain ground early on.
Initially alternative metal appealed mainly to alternative rock fans since virtually all 1980s alt-metal b...
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Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music. The music festival Lollapalooza helped the genre and the bands associated with the movement gain ground early on.
Initially alternative metal appealed mainly to alternative rock fans since virtually all 1980s alt-metal bands had their roots in the American rock underground scene. Alt-metal bands commonly emerged from hardcore punk (Biohazard, Corrosion of Conformity), noise rock (Helmet, The Jesus Lizard), grunge (Alice in Chains, Soundgarden), and industrial (Ministry, Nine Inch Nails). These bands never formed a distinct movement or scene; rather they were bound by their incorporation of traditional metal influences and openness to experimenting with the form. Jane's Addiction borrowed from progressive rock and Living Colour injected funk into their sound,...
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