Funk Metal

Funk metal (sometimes typeset differently such as funk-metal) is a fusion genre of music which emerged in the 1980s.[2] It typically incorporates elements of funk and heavy metal. It features hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs, the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk, and sometimes hip hop-style rhymes into an alternative rock approach to songwriting. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Mordred

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Jul 9 Thursday 9 July 2009
Les Claypool O Death	The NorVa Norfolk, Virginia Beach VA, United States 36.849692 -76.289603	5 people attended Add shout
Jul 11 Saturday 11 July 2009 Tomorrow
Les Claypool with O'Death at The Chance Les Claypool, O'Death	The Chance Poughkeepsie NY, United States 41.702833 -73.924499	3 people attending Add shout
Jul 12 Sunday 12 July 2009
Les Claypool O'Death	Higher Ground Burlington VT, United States 44.468906 -73.175674	3 people attending Add shout
Jul 17 Friday 17 July 2009
Ratt / Extreme at The Wiltern LG Ratt, Extreme	The Wiltern LG Los Angeles CA, United States 34.061497 -118.308922	2 people attending Add shout
Les Claypool Capillary Action	House of Blues Atlantic City, NJ, United States 39.361741 -74.41844	5 people attending Add shout
Jul 18 Saturday 18 July 2009
Les Claypool Capillary Action	Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY, Buffalo, United States 42.89236 -78.871632	7 people attending 2 shouts

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HuskerDuMaur wrote:
May 2009

where is fishbone?

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rechate wrote:
April 2009

No matter what, Extreme ownz them all.

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JackyB92 wrote:
February 2009

RCHP earlier music is defonatly Funk Metal, nowadays I would consider them Rock or Alternative Rock

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ilgabruz wrote:
January 2009

primus are the best in this genre XD

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Idiots-Rule wrote:
January 2009

my favorite genre.

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DismaHC wrote:
January 2009

rhcp is funk metal

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metal_owns wrote:
January 2009

Funk Metal definitely exists. Also, RHCP's early material is generally considered funk metal.

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Sebe33 wrote:
November 2008

RHCP is definitely not a funk METAL.

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lone77 wrote:
October 2008

great

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Conzeit wrote:
October 2008

no it dont, yes it does blaaaaaaaah blaaaaaaaaaablaaaaaaaaaaaah BLAH BLAH BLAH

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WerBack wrote:
September 2008

DOES exist. RATM, ftw, RHCP, ftw, Faith No More, ftw!

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Gowienczyk wrote:
September 2008

Doesn't exist.

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coolcat77 wrote:
September 2008

gr8

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