A hybrid genre of funk and metal charactrezied by funk-like beats, metallic guitar riffs, prominent bass, and occasionally rap. Funk metal was created and rose to popularity on a timeline similar to that of grunge.
One of the earliest forms of alternative metal.
Examples: Rage Against the Machine, Faith No More, Living Colour, Primus, some Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.
-This is good music. The bassline is complex and groovy but the guitarist is tapping and shredding like a madman.
-Yeah, that's funk metal.
Guy 1- "hey did you hear that crazy beat on the radio?"
Guy 2- "That's not the radio it's YouTube, It's Hopsin, from that Funk Volume Record Label I think" Incredible, right?
Guy 1- Hell yeah, turn that mothafucka' up.