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Line 2: '''Alternative metal''' is... what the hell is it, anyway? OK, let's try this... you know [[Alternative Rock]]? Stuff like [[REM]], [[Radiohead]] and [[They Might Be Giants (band)\|They Might Be Giants]]? Well, imagine alternative rock. Imagine all its weirdness, all its... "[[Shaped Like Itself\|alternativeness]]". Now, imagine that with the sonic amplitude of [[Heavy Metal\|metal]], and you've basically got ~~alt~~Alt-~~metal~~Metal. Alt-metal started off in the mid-to-late-eighties as a response to [[Hair Metal]], which was the commercial darling of MTV and had in many people's eyes reduced (non-underground) metal to a watered-down pop movement; consequently, alt-metal bands sought to bring back metal's original fire. There was no specific "scene" for alt-metal bands, and not even a specific sound, but they were all united by experimental flourishes and influences from other genres. Line 12: See also [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]], a trope that many alt-metal bands possessed. {{examples\|Bands typically classed as alt-metal include:}}▼ ~~----~~ ▲Bands typically classed as alt-metal include: * 30 Seconds to Mars (also [[Progressive Metal]], [[Progressive Rock]], [[Space Rock]], [[Synth Rock]], [[Post-Grunge]], [[Emo]], [[Post-hardcore]], and [[Hard Rock]]) * [[Alice in Chains]] (Nominally [[Grunge]]/[[Heavy Metal]]. Certainly the most metal-influenced grunge band alongside [[Soundgarden]].) * [[Alter Bridge]] * [[Audioslave]] * [[~~Babymetal~~BABYMETAL]] (At least until [[J-Pop]]/[[Idol Singer\|Idol]]/Metal gets its own category) * Biohazard (fused with [[Rap Metal]] and [[Thrash Metal]]) * [[Candiria]] Line 80 ⟶ 78: [[Category:Alternative Metal]] [[Category:Heavy Metal]] [[Category:Music Genres]]