🎸 Genre: Metal

Metal is one of the major movements in modern music, emerging in the late 1960s as a darker, heavier and more intense evolution of rock. It quickly established itself as a culture of its own, combining sonic power, strong visual identity and a sense of community.

The foundations of Metal were laid by pioneering bands such as Black Sabbath, whose heavy riffs and dark atmosphere opened the door to a new musical language. Following them, bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden defined the genre’s musical and visual codes.

Over the decades, Metal has fragmented into numerous subgenres. Heavy Metal reinforced the core foundations, while Thrash Metal increased speed and aggression through bands such as Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. Death Metal and Black Metal pushed sonic and thematic boundaries even further.

Other movements broadened the Metal spectrum, from Power / Symphonic Metal with its epic and melodic universes, to Alternative Metal, blending metal with alternative rock and modern influences. Bands such as Pantera, Sepultura, Death, Mayhem, Nightwish, Korn and Gojira highlight the genre’s constant evolution.

Far more than just a musical style, Metal is now a global cultural movement. Still thriving and constantly evolving, it continues to unite generations of fans around power, authenticity and intensity.

This musical diversity is closely linked to a highly distinctive visual and symbolic culture, where logos, imagery, symbols and objects extend the identity of bands and scenes. MusikMachine reflects this ecosystem by highlighting references drawn from the metal universe, connecting genre history, visual aesthetics and metal culture as a whole.