How many genres of Metal are there?!

um, this is from wiki!.

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Here is a PARTIAL, and not really close to complete list i took off of Wiki
Primary heavy metal subgenres
1!.1 Black metal
1!.2 Death metal
1!.3 Doom metal
1!.4 Folk metal
1!.5 Funk metal
1!.6 Glam metal
1!.7 Gothic metal
1!.8 Groove metal
1!.9 Industrial metal
1!.10 Metalcore
1!.11 Neo-classical metal
1!.12 Nü metal
1!.13 Post-metal
1!.14 Power metal
1!.15 Progressive metal
1!.16 Sludge metal
1!.17 Speed metal
1!.18 Stoner metal
1!.19 Thrash metal
2 Cross-genre terms within heavy metal
2!.1 Alternative metal
2!.2 Avant-garde metal
2!.3 Christian metal
2!.4 Extreme metal
2!.5 NWOBHM
2!.6 Rap metal
2!.7 Symphonic metal
2!.8 Viking metal

and there are MANY many more subgenres!.!.!. like Gorecore, Grindcore, etc!.!.!.!.!.

for me!.!.!. all that really matters is!.!.!.!.

Heavy Metal, Thrash, Power, Death, Black and Alt Metal!. IMO!.!.!. all the rest fall into one of these!.!.!.and I really see no good reason to have to create a "NEW" genre for every minor variation in the form!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

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Christopher: "How many genres of metal are there!?"
Me: "Let's find out !.!.!.!.!. one !.!.!.!. two !.!.!.!.!. hell, this list is f***ing long, screw this!. *shuts off computer*"

Announcer guy: "How many genres of metal are there!? The world may never know!."


Hey, it could work!. :)Www@Enter-QA@Com

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To me this is the only Metal genres that you need

Heavy Metal
death metal
Thrash metal
Speed Metal
Power Metal
Doom metal
Folk Metal
Progressive metal
black Metal

Anything more than that is rediculousWww@Enter-QA@Com

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Heavy Metal
Thrash Metal
Death Metal
Speed Metal
Power Metal
Symphonic Metal
Gothic Metal
Black Metal
Doom Metal
Gore Metal
Stoner Metal
Rap Metal
Alternative Metal
Extreme Metal
Viking Metal
Glam Metal
Nu MetalWww@Enter-QA@Com

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there are only 2 different categories of metal!.!.!.

good metal

not so good metal

putting metal into smaller boxes is silly and an activity performed mostly by folks that need other better hobbies!.

now playing:hey joe - guitar shortyWww@Enter-QA@Com

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heavy metal
thrash metal
progressive metal
death metal
melodeath metal
black metal
power metal
gothic metal
fake metal
idk!.!.!.!.!.there might be moreWww@Enter-QA@Com

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There are TONS!.
I can't name all of them of course, but you can google it!. Or just go to Wikipedia (but some info is incorrect on there)Www@Enter-QA@Com

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I just consider it all "Metal"!. Who needs all the sub-genres!?Www@Enter-QA@Com

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I heard some where that there is 50-something sub-genres!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

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Way too many to countWww@Enter-QA@Com

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Too many to count!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

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I learn of one new every friggin day!. theres got to be over like 30 or 40!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

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