- Groove metal
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Groove metal Stylistic origins Heavy metal, hard rock, hip hop, dance music,[1] and death metal[2] Typical instruments Electric guitar, drums, bass, vocals Other topics List of groove metal bands Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal.[1] It was often used to describe Pantera[3] and Exhorder.[4]
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Characteristics and origins
Pantera's Cowboys from Hell album from 1990 was described as "groundbreaking" and "blueprint-defining" for the groove metal genre.[5] Tommy Victor of Prong claims that the attitude of groove metal came from Bad Brains.[6]
Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post described the music in 1998, as a "marriage of hard rock with dance music and hip-hop"; and stated about groove metal: "This gives the loud, crunchy guitars a black-flavored dance pulse and gives the wailing vocals the punchy rhythms of rap and funk. The masters of this new sub-genre is Korn."[1] Other groove metal bands have incorporated thrash metal,[7] hardcore punk,[8] and industrial music.[9] Ian Christe credits Sepultura's Chaos A.D. and Pantera for creating the death metal-derived music of groove metal and influencing later groups in the genre during the 1990s.[2]
Groups
For more details on this topic, see List of groove metal bands.The style has been associated with bands such as Spiritual Beggars,[10] Soulfly,[11] Gojira,[12][13] Throwdown,[14] Trivium,[14] Lamb Of God,[13] Machine Head,[15] and Byzantine.[16]
To the contrary some bands have gone to some length to avoid being labelled as a groove metal band. Veteran thrash metal band Annihilator left Roadrunner Records in 1993 specifically to avoid being caught up in the groove-metal trend being promoted by the label. Subsequently, the Canadian band have not played in North America ever since their departure from the label.[17]
Notes
- ^ a b c Himes, Geoffrey. "Korn: Heavy On the Hip-Hop". The Washington Post. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/35562213.html?dids=35562213:35562213&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+30%2C+1998&author=Geoffrey+Himes&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Korn%3A+Heavy+On+the+Hip-Hop&pqatl=google. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ a b Christe (2003), pg. 264, "As close to death metal as any other gold-selling record before it, Chaos A.D. stripped down Sepultura's sound into a coarse metallic loop. The CD sold half a million copies, and alongside Pantera the band forged a streetwise, death-derived groove metal that inspired an upcoming generation of mavens in the 1990s."
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "((( Pantera > Biography )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifoxqr5ld6e~T1. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Simmonds, Jeremy (2008). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. Chicago Review Press. p. 535. ISBN 9781556527548.
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Projects in the Jungle review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fyxqtjldde. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Ramirez, Carlos. "Rediscovered Steel - Prong's 'Beg to Differ' - Noisecreep". Noisecreep. http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/06/11/rediscovered-steel-prongs-beg-to-differ/. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ Jaffer, Dave. "Hour.ca - Music - Spin - Vigilance - Threat Signal". Hour. http://www.hour.ca/music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=5633. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Mastodon, Against Me! Stop, Smell Roses". Spin. http://www.spin.com/articles/mastodon-against-me-stop-smell-roses. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ Wedge, Dave. "POWERMAN 5000 - BostonHerald.com". Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1202210&srvc=rss. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ Thom Jurek. "Mantra III review". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fyxq90ldte. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Conquer review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifixzlkldde. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Gojira > Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wpfpxqqdldde~T1. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ a b Phil Freeman. "Terror Incognita review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kvfuxzwaldfe. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ a b Phil Freeman. "Deathless' review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfrxztaldse. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Face Down biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ajfixq9hldfe. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Cosmo Lee. "Oblivion Beckons review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dbfixz9hldje. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Sciarretto, Ami. "Annihilator Haven't Played North America Since 1993". Noisecreep. http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/05/26/annihilator-havent-played-north-america-since-1993/. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
References
- Christe, Ian (2003). Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. HarperCollins. ISBN 0380811278
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