Pop metal

Pop metal is a catch all term alongside traditional metal, extreme metal and dark metal, each reflecting part of the collective worldwide metal movement. The term is used to reference bands within the heavy metal music subgenres that perform more accessable forms of metal, most notably nu metal, glam metal and metalcore, due to the heavy usage of techniques used in pop music that permeate bands within these genres. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Lauren Harris

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  • Gynoplasm

    all of you listen to pop metal

    last month

  • ihitterdal

    I don't see why pop metal's considered a snarl word, especially when Devin Townsend very neatly falls under the label with Addicted! and Epicloud. Maybe we should find a new term for things we don't like because they sacrifice substance and enjoyability at a higher level for accessibility.

    March 2013

  • misiek993

    wtf is pop metal? and why In Flames are here? it's so stupid.

    March 2013

  • Mechayoshi

    oxymoron at it's best

    March 2013

  • Cilesse

    killl it with fire

    February 2013

  • xVTSWx

    In Flames are good, but they're pop-metal anyway.

    January 2013

  • Vademori

    Ahaha, dafuq?

    January 2013

  • Cabrasevera

    In Flames

    January 2013
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