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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 'Heartless' by artist 'Korxpspeyen'
Heartless

Korxpspeyen

korxpspeyen, melodic, metal, death, black, rising sun, deciet, ignorance, devilution, heartless, skinergy, the gates of sight, michigan, st louis, ithaca, the b

The music is full of energy. One may vaguely desribe it as melodic metal. Some of the elements of the music may include, powerful and sometimes speedy riffs, twin guitar leads, tight percussive elements, and a variety of vocal styles. Many have said that for the genre of the music the tunes are suprisingly tasteful in content.

Metal - Death/Black Metal

Picture for song 'Stanger Things' by artist 'del giovanni clique'
Stanger Things

del giovanni clique

del giovanni clique infuses an intriguing mix of musical landscapes with an intense interpretive spirit to create a unique flavor of in-your-face alternative hi

del giovanni clique infuses an intriguing mix of musical landscapes with an intense interpretive spirit to create a unique flavor of in-your-face alternative hip hop in the true spirit of rock 'n' roll.  
A kicking blend of thought-provoking lyricism, electrifying guitar riffs, funky tight bass and drum rhythms allow del giovanni cli...

Metal - Rap-Metal

Picture for song 'Trutokt' by artist 'Svartpest'
Trutokt

Svartpest

Aggressive, straight forward but yet melodic viking-metal with black/death-metal influence.

Svartpest started out in 1999, but didnt release their first album before March 2003. This album was called Ved Den Drabelige Inngang Til Helvete, and was a typical necro old-school black-metal kinda album.
Svartpest is now more viking-metal influenced band, but still aggressive and straight forward.
Members of the band:
Vocals/Bass -- Condatis Svarthjarte
Guitar/Drums -- Frediablo
Guitar -- E. Ba...

Metal - Death/Black Metal

Picture for song 'Sky High' by artist 'Simple Wisdom'
Sky High

Simple Wisdom

Simple Wisdom is a five piece band hailing from Detroit, Michigan and has toured independently!

Simple Wisdom is a band on a mission to bring great music with catchy hooks and melody along with being on the edge and keeping your interest and their music and their intense live shows!
Simple Wisdom has toured independently through the midwest and eastcoast, along with doing this they landed touring with Adema and Trustcompany for multible dates!

Metal - Heavy Metal

Picture for song 'We Bleed Out' by artist 'THE COMA'
We Bleed Out

THE COMA

THE COMA is a side project from Tommy Gardner and Johnny Gardner, who both are members of the Los Angeles based band Machines of agony.

Metal - Alternative Metal

Picture for song 'All Good Things Must Come To An End (Instrumental)' by artist 'Troy Donoughue'
All Good Things Must Come To An End (Instrumental)

Troy Donoughue

Troy Donoughue is an amateur vocalist and musician who has worked on many musical projects over the years, and has recorded and preserved many of his songs.

Metal - Heavy Metal

Picture for song 'BUTCHERED MEMORIES' by artist 'bootsybrootal'
BUTCHERED MEMORIES

bootsybrootal

i fux wit that weird shit

ADVISORY: EXPLICIT LYRICS
Bootsybrootal is an underground solo project of diverse, dark, and twisted experimental. 
Incorporating multiple genres into a blend of chaos, no song sounds similar and is all original. 
All instrumentals, vocals, and production by bootsybrootal. All songs copyrighted.
Merely made to pacify boredom, nothing serious, just here to share.
DISCLAIMER: For entertainment purposes only, bootsybrootal is not responsible for your actions.

Metal - Death/Black Metal

Picture for song 'Enough (feat. Jen VanVeelo)' by artist 'SMOTCH'
Enough (feat. Jen VanVeelo)

SMOTCH

!!! MUSIC BEYOND GENRE BOUNDARIES !!!  We are producers, mainly focused on Metal, Punk, Dark Grunge, Gothic, GazeMetal and  Electronic

!!! Music Beyond Genre Boundaries !!! 
We are a producer duo with support of several other artists. Not focused on any particular genre, we are doing what comes to our mind and makes us have a good time in our studio. Influenced by Metal, Punk, Grunge and Goth we are creating a variety of different styles, so the songs do not relate to a single genre like a t...

Metal - Alternative Metal No samples

Picture for song 'For What It's Worth' by artist 'Jimi Sweeney'
For What It's Worth

Jimi Sweeney

I am very much back after a 20 year period, have a deformed left hand & severe nerve, tendon & muscle damage in right arm. I used all kinds of weird tunings.

Metal - Cover Songs 187 BPM 4/4

Picture for song '715 Demon In The Night' by artist 'Step Daddy J J Child'
715 Demon In The Night

Step Daddy J J Child

West Coast Rapper Step Daddy J from Broadmoor Richmond BC

Hey this is Step Daddy J ! I am a rapper from Broadmour Richmond BC .
Rap music is my life ! Rapping on the mic , making beats , taking awesome pictures , listening to other rappers around the globe and listening to the tightest beats !
I've made so much music in my life !! My old records where fun and unique . I want to have my own professional studio so I can keep the hits coming and have the hits sound professional grade ..
I fir...

Metal - Industrial Metal

Picture for song 'gary ramsey-used to bad news 383' by artist 'Gary Ramsey'
gary ramsey-used to bad news 383

Gary Ramsey


Metal - Heavy Metal

Picture for song 'Not My War' by artist 'Gerry Tentler'
Not My War

Gerry Tentler

Melodic, mostly instrumental guitar rock

If you like melodic instrumental rock, you should have a listen to these tunes. There's also another profile of mine with electronica music from the 80s and early 90s, check it out: AmadorA

Metal - Power Metal 140 BPM 6/8 No samples

Picture for song 'These Wounds 12-1-25' by artist 'Mr Wilson Inc'
These Wounds 12-1-25

Mr Wilson Inc

tight,rockin,

Mr. Wilson_inc project 
 Thinker writer  arranger performer producer engineer  and wage slave ;
we continue to dream,write, record 
 this page represents 18 other players that have participated
some  were passer's by I don't know where  they are now
the rest we're still in touch    still recording new Ideas
But these recordings are captured 
To share with everyone who takes the time to listen 
one name did not fit us all
But
Mr. Wilson_inc
Represents us all

Metal - Heavy Metal

Picture for song 'cyphan' by artist 'session9'
Picture for song 'Starforged Requiem' by artist 'BenEatH-Music'
Starforged Requiem

BenEatH-Music

BENIEATH   ---   Dark harmonies. Moving melodies. Unbridled energy.     BENIEATH - Music that gets under your skin.

BENIEATH The name  more than just a play on words combining 'Benjamin' and 'Beneath': it represents the idea that true emotions lie beneath the surface. The songs  landscapes of the soul: dark, emotional, transformative, and always honest. The sound  epic metal meets atmospheric rock and introspective intensity. Benjamin Birner  the creative force behind BENIEATH  handles songwr...

Metal - Alternative Metal No samples

Picture for song 'Let's Rocket' by artist '(Public) Lets Rocket'
Let's Rocket

(Public) Lets Rocket

Anonymous

We are very private. Although for now, what we've deemed to publicly share can be found here, Such as; collaborations with AmiBlue, Cream Connection, aswell as project's such as Celestial Connections.
With this URL you can check out our collaborative Album with the Pop group AmiBlue and Chelsea from Cream Connection: https://soundcloud.com/amiblue/sets/celestial-resonance?si=abc3f96e9ccf4c7daa41234182abe9e3&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
With this...

Metal - Progressive Metal

Picture for song 'The sun is fake' by artist 'No Smiles'
The sun is fake

No Smiles

TRUE MUSIC

No Smiles is who I am I make music for  subatomic particles.
My #1 songs thank you to everyone who has supported this movement
I feel so dead inside
#1 / #2
Eat the Dad
#1 / #57
stab stab stab
#1 / #54
GEODUDE
#1 / #31
Exit Inferno
#1 / #33
Irregularity of equipment
#1 / #34
Fighting to survive (Remix) FT-Souless Fire
#1 / #40
Scum scam ba bam
#1 / #61
tell me
#1 / #40
Jingle Bells
#1 / #67
Jingle them bells
#1 / #67
Conclusion
#1 / #58
Termination
#1 / #...

Metal - Death/Black Metal

Picture for song 'Digital Rage' by artist 'Hall Dead'
Digital Rage

Hall Dead

This is an AI band! I did it with Suno AI!

Hall Dead  Official Biography
Origin: Switzerland
Founded: October 8, 1990s
Genre: Dark Metal / Horror Rock / Heavy Metal
Debut Album: King of the Hall (9. October 2025)
Born from the underground of Switzerland in the late 1990s, Hall Dead began as a dark vision  a band unafraid to confront themes of faith, death, and madness. Founded on October 8, they combined the heaviness of classic 90s Metal with the haunting textures of Dark Rock and Gothi...

Metal - Heavy Metal

Picture for song 'Resurrection pt I' by artist 'Cremate The Messiah'
Resurrection pt I

Cremate The Messiah

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Members:
Therese Braun (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Brad Schubert (guitar, backup vocals, other shit...)
Andy Von Wagoner (guitar)
Six (bass guitar, studio engineering)
Dwight Mann (drums)

Metal - Heavy Metal

Picture for song 'Untitled demo from 2010' by artist 'Augmentation'
Untitled demo from 2010

Augmentation

Augmentation is the project of former Black Oxygen guitarist and co-founder of M.O.E. Studios, Brad Schubert.

Augmentation is an 'absolute music' project. The sound is a mixture of various metal sub genres, ambience and incorporates the flowing composition of classical music.

Metal - Death/Black Metal

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