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Funk metal (also known as thrash-funk or punk-funk) is a subgenre of funk rock and alternative metal that infuses heavy metal music (often thrash metal) with elements of funk and punk rock. Funk metal was part of the alternative metal movement, and has been described as a "brief but extremely media-hyped stylistic fad".
Funk Metal. Funk Metal takes the loud guitars and riffs of heavy metal and melds them to the popping bass lines and syncopated rhythms of funk. 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.
Funk metal refers to a fusion of Metal and Funk Rock that gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Funk metal bands often incorporate influences from a variety of genres, most commonly Punk Rock, Hip Hop and Thrash Metal (the latter being particularly true in earlier bands).
Funk Metal takes the loud guitars and riffs of heavy metal and melds them to the popping bass lines and syncopated rhythms of funk. 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.
Funk metal refers to a fusion of Metal and Funk Rock that gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Funk metal bands often incorporate influences from a variety of...
Listen to the Funk Metal Essentials playlist on Apple Music. 50 Songs. Duration: 3 hours, 19 minutes.
Funk Metal is a sub-genre of metal that came to be in the mid-late 80's with bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Living Colour, and Electric Boys. The genre reached its peak of popularity in the early 90's, after Faith No More’s hit single Epic from the album The Real Thing.
