top extreme music genres

Political Rap

This genre was developed in the 80′s, with The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron, Public Enemy being some of the first. Most songs that fall under this category aim at inspiring rappers to address social and political issues. Common artists that fall under this category include: Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, and Looptroop.

“Chill” Non-Vocal

Chill music, or “chillout” came from the early 90s. The term Chill was used to describe any “mellow, slow-tempo music made by contemporary producers in the electronic music scene.” Common artists for this one: Lux, Massive Attack, and Afterlife.

Death Metal

Death metal, or american death metal, is an extreme sub-genre of heavy metal. Most music that falls under this genre has loud drums, distorted guitars, deep heavy vocals, and multiple tempo changes. The genre originated in the 80′s with modern artists including Oceano, Suicide Silence, and Winds of Plague.

Speed Metal

Speed metal, or cybergrind, is an extremely fast passed sub-genre of heavy metal. This genre is related to death metal and mathcore genres. Modern artists include Plague and Abramelin.

Hoomii

Hoomii is Mongolian throat singing. This is definitely an extreme genre of music. For most people this genre is very difficult. A throat singer can produce two and even four notes at one time giving the effect of a deep sound, medium pitch sound, and high pitch all at the same time. A full orchestra from one person.

Edited: August 9th, 2011

Lollapalooza 2011

You’re going to want the winds to blow you over to the Windy City this summer. In honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Lollapalooza, the 2011 Lollapalooza has quite the headliners.

On August 5-7 of this year, Chicago’s Grant Park will feature Eminem, Coldplay, Muse and the Foo Fighters. The lineup dabbles in a variety of genres and there aren’t too many people who should complain.

Eminem is making his appearance for good reason. The year 2010 was good to the rapper, as he had the best-selling album of the year for “Recovery.” You don’t need me to remind you the radio repeated “Love the Way you Lie” and “Not Afraid” every day.

The Foo Fighters are coming in hot as well. Their most recent album “Wasting Light” is their first No. 1 album.

Other artists that will be serenading Chicago include My Morning Jacket, Cee Lo Green, Lykke Li, Nas, Kid Cudi, and Girl Talk. Of course those are just a few of the featured artists to stand on the stage. Lollapalloza 2011 is packed with an entire weekend worth of entertainers to commemorate the tradition’s 20 years of music for the masses.

Plan for the ‘pallooza now. There will be riveting rockers, dazzling divas, and singers with swag. Go listen to the legends or better yet discover new music!

Edited: April 26th, 2011