Funk metal
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| Funk metal | |
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| Stylistic origins | Funk, funk rock, heavy metal, alternative metal |
| Cultural origins | mid-1980s, United States |
| Typical instruments | Bass guitar - Electric guitar - Drums - Keyboard - Vocals - Rapping |
| Mainstream popularity | US: Moderate/High from late 80's to early 90's Worldwide: Moderate |
| Derivative forms | Nu metal |
| Other topics | |
| Alternative metal | |
Funk metal is a subgenre of funk rock that fuses elements of heavy metal and funk. Allmusic has claimed that "funk metal evolved in the mid-'80s when alternative bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Infectious Grooves, Mordred and Fishbone began playing the hybrid with a stronger funk underpinning than metal."[1] Faith No More have also been described as funk metal that dabbled in rap-metal.[2] Rage Against the Machine's mix of funk and metal not only included rap, but also elements of punk rock.[3] Primus, a band that has never had a clear genre, have been called things such as "thrash metal-funk meets Don Knotts, Jr."[4] Living Colour have been cited by Rolling Stone as "Black-funk-metal pioneers."[5]
Certain bands not from an alternative background, such as Bang Tango and Extreme, have also frequently incorporated funk into their musical style.
[edit] Notable funk metal artists
- 24-7 Spyz
- Audioslave (Revelations album)
- Bang Tango
- Bootsauce
- Buckethead
- Electric Boys[6]
- Electric Love Hogs
- Extreme
- Faith No More
- Family Force 5 (early)
- Follow for Now
- Gargamel!
- Hoobastank
- Hurtsmile[7]
- I Mother Earth
- Incubus (early)
- Infectious Grooves[8]
- Kid Rock (early)
- King's X
- Korn
- LAPD
- Limp Bizkit
- Living Colour
- Lucy Brown
- Maximum the Hormone
- Mind Funk[9]
- Mr. Bungle (early)
- Mordred
- Nuclear Rabbit
- Primus
- Psychefunkapus
- Rainbow Butt Monkeys
- Rage Against the Machine
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Royal Crescent Mob
- Siam Shade
- Slipknot (demo album)
- Snot
- Stevie Salas
- Sugar Ray (early)
- Suicidal Tendencies
- T.M. Stevens
- Urban Dance Squad
- Zebrahead (early)
[edit] References
- Chick, Stevie (2006). Dimery, Robert. ed. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Quintet Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/d2683
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/d2931
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6626839/426_the_battle_of_los_angeles
- ^ http://www.ram.org/music/primus/articles/funky.html
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/livingcolour/albums/album/290616/review/6209668/collideoscope
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p12865
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/hurtsmile
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4544
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4919
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