Death Metal

Death Metal: 96 upcoming festivals, including 37 with tickets on sale.

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal characterized by heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beats, minor scales, and complex structures with frequent tempo changes, creating an aggressive and often brutal atmosphere. Emerging in the mid-1980s, it evolved from a more complex, violent, and heavier form of thrash metal, heavily influenced by bands like Slayer, Kreator, Celtic Frost, and Venom. Iconic pioneers include Possessed, Death, Morbid Angel, and Obituary. Its relentless intensity and dark lyrical themes have significantly impacted extreme music culture.

Parent genreHeavy Metal