Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws elements from Industrial Music and Heavy Metal music. Industrial metal music is usually centered around repetitive metal guitar riffs, synthesizer/sequencer lines, sampling and distorted vocals[1]. This term is used quite loosely, describing everything... [more]
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws elements from Industrial Music and Heavy Metal music. Industrial metal music is usually centered around repetitive metal guitar riffs, synthesizer/sequencer lines, sampling and distorted vocals[1]. This term is used quite loosely, describing everything from industrial rock bands sampling metal riffs (such as The Young Gods[citation needed]) to heavy metal groups augmented with sequencers and drum machines. Industrial metal encompasses industrial subgenres such as aggro-industrial and coldwave (see List of post-industrial music genres and related fusion genres) and often overlaps some elements of nu-metal and post-punk.
It is difficult to distinguish many industrial metal artists and industrial rock because both genres leave much room for ingenuity and creativity. By convention, all industrial metal artists may be more vaguely described as industrial rock as well, but not all industrial rock artists are properly described as industrial metal. [show less]