Groove metal
| Groove metal | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Heavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal, death metal,1 dance,2 hip hop, funk |
| Typical instruments | Electric guitar, drums, bass, vocals |
| Other topics | |
| List of groove metal bands | |
Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal.2 It was often used to describe Pantera3 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."2 Other groove metal bands have incorporated thrash metal7, hardcore punk8 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.1
Groups
The style has been associated with bands such as Spiritual Beggars,10 Soulfly,11 Gojira,1213 Throwdown,14 Trivium,14 Lamb of God,13 Machine Head15 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 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."
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
