Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is known for its deep growls, ramped up tempos, and high-pitched guitar solos. The genre originally grew from thrash metal and was popularized in the 1980s by bands such as SlayerSlayer is a thrash metal band that was formed in More, Morbid Angel, and MetallicaOne of the most popular heavy metal bands in history, More.
Death metal has two main subgenres: deathcore and death metal. Deathcore artists use a different vocal style than death metal artists with their vocals often being overlaid over a breakdown section in the song as opposed to a traditional verse or chorus. Deathcore music also has much shorter songs than other forms of death metals at about 2-6 minutes long on average.
Some famous bands of this genre are: Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse,Venom, DecapitadedDecapitated was a Polish death metal band. They are known More