by SuvyRD April 23, 2025

Definition:
A metal music sub-genre combing elements of shock rock, doom metal, black metal, and dark-folk music.
Key Characteristics:
- Dark & chromatic melodies.
- Odd & uncommon time signatures.
- Clean & gritty vocal styles.
- Folk instrumentation.
- Distorted electric and acoustic guitars.
- Keyboard and synth FX.
- Lyrical storytelling.
- Lyrical themes of folk horror, supernatural, etc.
A metal music sub-genre combing elements of shock rock, doom metal, black metal, and dark-folk music.
Key Characteristics:
- Dark & chromatic melodies.
- Odd & uncommon time signatures.
- Clean & gritty vocal styles.
- Folk instrumentation.
- Distorted electric and acoustic guitars.
- Keyboard and synth FX.
- Lyrical storytelling.
- Lyrical themes of folk horror, supernatural, etc.
“Have you ever heard of ‘Melodic Horror Metal’?” “No, I haven’t” “It’s this new metal sub-genre. I think you’ll dig it!”
by Mitch Harper May 2, 2023

One of the weaker Metal Gear Solid main titles, along with Metal Gear Solid 5. The plot is an incomprehensible and nonsensical mess and it has some pretty bland level design for most of the game. The best parts of an otherwise forgettable entry were the Tanker and Arsenal Gear segments that comprise 30% of the game. Those were peak Metal Gear Solid experiences. Otherwise, it’s just a bland rehash of Metal Gear Solid.
by Snideguy3093 March 2, 2022

An urban legend who can shift through realities with a snap of his fingers. He is both alive and a ghost so nobody notices him and he is an arsonist. If you see him hide your kids and your wife.
by Xasisiotis November 23, 2021

Much like gateway drugs, it’s the softer entry level metal you listen to before getting into harder, heavier metal. -Steven Jessup
by JekkylJack June 7, 2025

by Elarob123 June 6, 2018

You know you are listening to heavy metal when it’s got a 3 minute intro then lyrics about death or war or it’s just so distorted you can’t hear the lyrics I recommend if you plan to get into metal you should start with less heavy bands like cannibal corpse or sodom if you can’t listen to a cannibal corpse song all the way through you are a pussy
by Scuba Shlog April 23, 2021
