Funk metal
| Funk metal | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Funk rock, heavy metal, alternative metal, punk jazz, punk funk, hardcore punk, thrash metal |
| Cultural origins | mid-1980s, United States |
| Typical instruments | Bass, electric guitar, drums, keyboard, vocals, rapping |
| Derivative forms | Nu metal |
| Regional scenes | |
| San Francisco[1][2] | |
| Other topics | |
| Groove metal - Rap metal - List of funk rock bands | |
Funk metal (also known as thrash funk[3] or funkcore) is a fusion genre of funk rock and heavy metal.
History and characteristics
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."[4] Faith No More have been described as a funk metal band that dabbled in rap-metal.[5] Rage Against the Machine's mix of funk and metal not only included rap, but also elements of punk rock.[6] Primus, a band that has never had a clear genre, has been called things such as "thrash metal-funk meets Don Knotts, Jr."[7] Living Colour have been cited by Rolling Stone as "black-funk-metal pioneers."[8]
Certain bands not from an alternative background, such as Bang Tango and Extreme, have also frequently incorporated funk into their musical style.[9][10] Bands such as Primus and Mordred emerged from thrash metal backgrounds.[2]
Notable funk metal artists
- 24-7 Spyz[11]
- 311
- Audioslave (Revelations album)
- Bang Tango[9]
- Blind Melon[12]
- Bootsauce[4]
- Buckethead
- Clutch[13]
- Dance Gavin Dance
- Electric Boys[14]
- Electric Love Hogs
- Extreme[10]
- Faith No More[4]
- Family Force 5 (early)
- Finger Eleven
- Fishbone
- Follow for Now
- Fungo Mungo
- Gargamel!
- Hed PE (early)
- Hoobastank (early)
- Hurtsmile[15]
- I Mother Earth[4]
- Incubus (early)[16]
- Infectious Grooves[17]
- It's Alive
- Jane's Addiction
- Kid Rock (early)[18]
- Korn
- LAPD[19]
- Limp Bizkit[4]
- Live (band)
- Living Colour[8]
- Lucy Brown
- Maximum the Hormone
- Mind Funk[20]
- Mr. Bungle (early)[4]
- Mordred[19]
- Mother's Finest
- The Nixons
- Nuclear Rabbit
- Psychefunkapus
- The Organization
- Powerman 5000 (early)[21]
- Praxis[22]
- Primus[4]
- Psychefunkapus[19]
- Queen Anne's Revenge
- Rage Against the Machine[6]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (early)[4]
- Rollins Band
- Royal Crescent Mob[4]
- Siam Shade
- Snot[23]
- Sound Barrier
- Stevie Salas
- Sugar Ray (early)[4]
- Suicidal Tendencies (Robert Trujillo era)[24]
- T.M. Stevens
- Ugly Kid Joe
- Urban Dance Squad[25]
- Zebrahead (early)[4]
Notes
- ^ Primus: Nice and Cheesy Hot Metal via ram.org. Retrieved November 21, 2012
- ^ a b http://books.google.com.au/books?id=z9fMwxwJ7tkC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=thrash-funk&source=bl&ots=E77KeMMZJf&sig=CFUCYvWWr7caaquHouzKc3CtMIk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ySpgUbqMBYyRigfN1IGwDw&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=thrash-funk&f=false
- ^ Dunham, Elisabeth. "Roll Over Manilow: Thrash funk is here". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Funk Metal . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Rap-Metal . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ a b The Battle of Los Angeles : Rolling Stone. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Gore, Joe (August 1991). New Rage: The Funky from Guitar Player. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Fricke, David (November 13, 2003). Living Colour: Collideoscope : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. Bango Tango > Overview . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Extreme > Biography . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ Prato, Greg. 24-7 Spyz > Overview . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ Blind Melon Tastes Predictably Metal 1992, Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ^ Bush, John. Clutch > Biography . Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Electric Boys > Overview . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Template:Myspace. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Huey, Steve. Incubus > Biography . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Book, John. Infectious Grooves > Overview . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Devil Without a Cause > Review . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c Torreano, Bradley. Allmusic ((( L.A.P.D. > Overview ))). Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Mind Funk > Overview . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/mega!!-kung-fu-radio-mw0000092454
- ^ Profanation: Preparation for a Coming Darkness Allmusic review
- ^ "News - Articles - 1434320". MTV.com. December 14, 1998. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ Prato, Greg. Suicidal Tendences > Biography . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Anderson, Rick. Persona Non Grata > Overview . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
References
- Chick, Stevie (2006). Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Quintet Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
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