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* '''''Classic Rock''''' - With rock and roll expanding into a number of sub-genres as early as the late 60's, the term classic rock was created to describe rock groups of the 60's, 70's, and even some 80's. It generally refers to the more popular and mainstream artists
* '''''Death Metal''''' - A more modern subgenre of heavy metal, death metal features a very extreme sound and style employing fast dissonant guitars usually playing in diminished scales, gutteral vocals, disjointed rhythms, and blast beat drumming. Examples: Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus
* '''''Djent''''' - Debatably called a sub-genre vs. a style of playing, djent is an outgrowth of metalcore using extremely down-tuned guitars (typically down-tuned 7 strings or 8 strings). Its trademarks are funky, off-beat accented riffs; heavy use of syncopation between instruments; and ambient clean guitars. Examples: Periphery, Tesseract
* '''''Doom Metal''''' - Another sub-genre of heavy metal, doom uses slower tempos and large distorted chords on downtuned guitars to create a dissonant, dark atmospheric tone, combined with simple, chant-like melodies or sustained screamed vocals. Rhythms are rather straight-forward, signaling an unending march towards oblivion. Examples: Allogoch, Opeth, Eyehategod, Exhorder, Crowbar
* '''''Emo''''' - A sub-genre of alternative that focused on deeply emotional themes such as loss of innocense, death, and failed relationships. Quirky and silly elements from alternative were dropped, while the simpler songwriting and punk-styled vocals were kept. Musically, focus was given to harmony and melody over rhythm. Drums were used to keep simple time and emphasize sections rather than provide dance-able grooves. Examples: Dashboard Confessional, Brand New