Metal can be considered a sub-genre of rock (even though it has got big enough to be considered a main genre already, that's where its roots are), and it has more sub-genres than any other kind of music I've known of. Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Glam Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal, Groove Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Gothic Metal, Progressive Metal, Industrial Metal, Folk Metal, Alternative Metal, Nü Metal, Symphonic Metal, Metalcore, Grindcore, Deathcore, Mathcore (and several other -cores)... The list goes on and on.
I try to be open-minded upon some of the genres, but it happens that some of them have got repetitive. All the same thing, again and again. Either that or some of the genres' main characteristics don't appeal to me (like the beat, the main instruments used or the vocals. Or even the lyrics, in some cases), and when a song from that genre comes out, I already know I won't like it, even though the artist may be good. Pop and rap being the main examples.
The genres I like the most are Hard Rock and Heavy/Thrash Metal, but I don't really mind listening to stuff from bands like Pendulum or The Prodigy once in a while, for example.
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