Funk metal
| Funk metal | |
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| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Mid-1980s, United States |
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| San Francisco | |
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Funk metal (also known as thrash funk) is a subgenre of funk rock and alternative metal. It melds metal music (usually thrash metal) with elements of funk. It was prevalent in the mainstream during the late 1980s and early 1990s, as part of the alternative metal movement. The genre has been described as a "brief but extremely media-hyped stylistic fad".
According to AllMusic, funk metal "takes the loud guitars and riffs of heavy metal and melds them to the popping bass lines and syncopated rhythms of funk". AllMusic has claimed that "funk metal evolved in the mid-'80s when alternative bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone began playing the hybrid with a stronger funk underpinning than metal."Faith No More have been described as a funk metal band that dabbled in rap-metal.Rage Against the Machine's mix of funk and metal not only included rap, but also elements of punk rock.Primus, a band that crosses many genres, has been widely described as funk metal, though bandleader/bassist Les Claypool dislikes the categorization. Claypool has stated "We've been lumped in with the funk metal thing just about everywhere. I guess people just have to categorise you".Living Colour have been cited by Rolling Stone as "black funk metal pioneers." Certain bands not from an alternative background, such as Bang Tango and Extreme, have also frequently incorporated funk into their musical style. Bands such as Primus and Mordred emerged from the thrash metal underground.
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