Death metal
Death metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. It is typically characterized by the use of heavily-distorted guitars, harsh low-pitched growled vocals, morbid lyrics, fast-paced rhythms and melodies, and unconventional song structures. The first bands to pioneer the style were thrash metal bands that formed the prototype for death metal; bands such as Slayer, Possessed and later early death metal bands such as Death and Morbid Angel. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, death metal gained more media attention as various record labels like Earache Records and Roadrunner Records began to sign death metal bands at a rapid rate. Since then death metal diversified spawning a rich variety of subgenres.
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