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Metal Music Charts

The Evolution and Power of Metal Music

Metal music stands as one of the most powerful and diverse modern genres, defined by amplified distortion, fast riffs, pounding drums, and intense vocals. Emerging from heavy blues rock in the late 1960s and early 1970s, metal quickly developed into a cultural movement with countless subgenres. From the thunderous foundations of heavy metal to the raw aggression of thrash and the technical brilliance of progressive metal, this genre continues to push boundaries while inspiring generations of fans worldwide.

On SoundClick, you'll find an extensive collection of metal music spanning every major subgenre. Whether you're into the brutal force of death metal, the epic melodies of power metal, or experimental hybrids like industrial or rap-metal, our platform connects you with independent artists and underground bands driving the future of metal. Stream tracks for free, download select MP3s, and discover rising voices in the global metal scene.

Metal Music Subgenres

  • Alternative Metal - Metal fused with alternative rock, offering experimental and crossover appeal
  • Cover Songs - Reimagined classics performed with a heavy metal edge
  • Death/Black Metal - Extreme genres featuring blast beats, growled or shrieked vocals, and dark themes
  • Doom Metal - Slow, crushing riffs with bleak and atmospheric intensity
  • Goth Metal - Melodic metal enriched with gothic tones and haunting atmospheres
  • Heavy Metal - The classic sound that defined the genre with powerful riffs and soaring vocals
  • Industrial Metal - Aggressive metal blended with industrial beats and electronic elements
  • Metal Riffs and Licks - Instrumental showcases of guitar mastery and iconic riff work
  • Power Metal - Fast, melodic, and epic, often with fantasy-inspired lyrics
  • Progressive Metal - Complex and technical with dynamic song structures
  • Rap-Metal - Fusion of heavy riffs with hip-hop vocal styles
  • Thrash Metal - High-speed aggression with punk-inspired energy

Metal Music FAQ

  • Metal music is characterized by distorted guitar riffs, emphatic rhythms, powerful vocals, and high volume. Subgenres range from accessible heavy metal to extreme death and black metal styles.
  • Heavy metal and alternative metal are good entry points, offering the core sound of the genre without the extreme intensity of subgenres like death or black metal.
  • Yes. Many independent metal artists on SoundClick offer free MP3 downloads of their tracks. Just look for the download option on the artist's song page.
  • Some of the most popular subgenres include Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, and crossover styles like Rap-Metal and Industrial Metal.
  • Death metal is known for technical riffs, growled vocals, and themes of mortality, while black metal emphasizes atmosphere, tremolo picking, shrieked vocals, and often spiritual or nature-related themes.
Picture for song 'fish sauce' by artist 'Haaj Podge'
fish sauce

Haaj Podge

Hakim AROWORA Smith Nigerian American producer and writer of experimental hip hop avant garde music born in Waukegan.. grew up in norchiSpring Tx & DC

Metal - Rap-Metal

Picture for song 'Metal Master -001' by artist 'Dean Catalano'
Metal Master -001

Dean Catalano


Metal - Heavy Metal

Picture for song 'LEATHAL DOSE DRUMNSTINED' by artist 'Drumnjon'
LEATHAL DOSE DRUMNSTINED

Drumnjon

DRUMNJON : Rhythm - A Focused Creative Force From The HEAD and HEART

Many Characters of JOHN FEISTHAMEL 
DRUMNJON : Drums, Percussion
DRUMNSTINE : Drums, Percussion
BONGOJON : Percussion
JAYEM KEZS : Synths
IAM BEIS  : Bass

Metal - Industrial Metal

Picture for song 'TP vs TH Covenant' by artist 'EFEMEL'
TP vs TH Covenant

EFEMEL

SW MeytaL Collective

FML! - Mdlv band and demo Mus8c page encompassing all styles of Metal and Hardcore. Etc.

Metal - Thrash Metal

Picture for song 'Trollgod' by artist 'Maldurin Music'
Trollgod

Maldurin Music

Gaming Inspired Rock and Metal Music

My name is Leonard Kemenani and I am a guitarist, composer and nerd based in germany.
I do have a lot of passions, but the  most important ones are without a doubt music and gaming.
Inspired by the works of Daisuke Ishiwatari (Guilty Gear series) and retro video game music as the likes
of Mega Man, Street Fighter II or Castlevania, I compose heavy, yet catchy instrumental rock songs.

Metal - Doom Metal No samples

Picture for song 'Candle in the Night' by artist 'Teamug'
Candle in the Night

Teamug

Instrumental progressive melodic metal.

Teamug is an artist from Finland, focused on making instrumental metal for the sake of enjoying the process. The songs feature various styles of metal and alternating elements ranging from happy to dark and aggressive. It might prove difficult to categorise the pieces into just one genre of metal and in this case, it just might be a good thing. The songs are created without restrictions but could be described as melodic metal and progressive metal. Some...

Metal - Progressive Metal No samples

Picture for song 'Trapped Outside The Ice' by artist 'Cold Aeon'
Trapped Outside The Ice

Cold Aeon


Metal - Death/Black Metal

Picture for song 'The Poisoned Chalice' by artist 'Fool's Chaos'
The Poisoned Chalice

Fool's Chaos

Fool's Chaos is slap bass electro dance rock. Specializing in funky dance electronica, electro rock and dance metal. The music is Daftpunk, God is an astronaut,

Metal - Industrial Metal 120 BPM

Picture for song 'Trailing Regret' by artist 'Desperandum Gothica'
Trailing Regret

Desperandum Gothica

Desperandum Gothica combines classical inspired compositions with a black/gothic doom metal sound.

Metal - Goth Metal

Picture for song 'to live again' by artist 'Ekket-Faug'
Picture for song 'Imperium' by artist 'Pleiades'
Picture for song 'Erase your footsteps' by artist 'Sons of Ghidorah'
Erase your footsteps

Sons of Ghidorah

We are doom(ish) metal, written by veterans of the metal and punk scenes of mid-late 80's in Buffalo, NY.

Sons of Ghidorah began when Carl Pace wrote a few songs and contacted Mark Giuliano to lay down some vocals.  It was then decided to make this a live project and Mkle Plewinski and Christopher Konys were brought in to round out the line up.  Two years later, Troy Mezzio was brought in to make SOG a two guitar line up.  Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts with work made gigging difficult t...

Metal - Doom Metal

Picture for song 'Gobsmack' by artist 'Alternate Dementia'
Picture for song 'TARGET' by artist 'sairox'
Picture for song 'The Creature From The Black Lagoon' by artist 'BROOMSTICK WITCHES'
The Creature From The Black Lagoon

BROOMSTICK WITCHES

THE ANTI-ROCKSTAR FROM MARS PLAYING LIVE FROM CLUB BEELZEBUB  666 FEET UNDERGROUND.....FOR AN AUDIENCE OF PAGANS....I'M THE ROCKNROLL VAMPYRE....

I'm the anti-rock star from Mars.... I sing my songs through different characters I've created: Johnny Blackstone, Metamorf, Rick Supernatural....it's not my purpose to entertain the bourgeoise....I create my music for the very few, the very few who understand the passion and the lyrics of my individualistic musical style....
              THE ANTI...

Metal - Goth Metal

Picture for song 'I'm Alone (Violent Mix)' by artist 'phRANQ'
I'm Alone (Violent Mix)

phRANQ


Metal - Industrial Metal

Picture for song 'I hate myself, I want to find a replacement.' by artist 'MalvinasMaricon'
I hate myself, I want to find a replacement.

MalvinasMaricon

One-Woman Argentinian Emotional Nintendogrind

Metal - Alternative Metal

Picture for song 'elomo-001' by artist 'Madcracker6'
elomo-001

Madcracker6

Metal head trying to make a name lol I'm a one man band everything I will put up here was 100% me on all the instruments

Metal - Death/Black Metal No samples

Picture for song 'Vitality' by artist 'Beehn'
Vitality

Beehn

Beehn is an instrumental project started by a bored Joel Beehn in his bedroom at the start of 2020.    Located in the middle of nowhere Illinois.

Hello, my name is Joel Beehn, also known as 'Beehn'. I was born in 2006 in a small town in Illinois. My passions include baseball, aviation, video games, and of course, music. I began this project as a way to pass the time during quarantine and I've been dedicated to it ever since. I write for myself but I also hope to connect with others who share

Metal - Progressive Metal

Picture for song 'Metal Slaves' by artist 'Komar NeJanko'
Metal Slaves

Komar NeJanko

Started playing drums in 1979. I bought my first synth 1987 -Yamaha DSR-1000. I had also Roland  E-35 back in the days. Now I have Korg, Alesis & M-Audio.

I'm independent music producer from Scandinavia, Finland. I have making electronic music since 2016. I do everything by myself, from drafts to mixing and finally mastering tracks. I am interested more of sounds than just making songs. I really like to experiment things. I can make tracks very fast and produced lots of music but my time is l...

Metal - Heavy Metal No samples