Aceasta este o listă de artiști experimental metal, scene regionale, și case de discuri ale acestui gen. Experimental metal, cunoscut și ca avant-garde metal sau avant-metal, este un subgen al muzicii heavy metal definit prin utilizarea experimentărilor și caracterizat de utilizarea inovațiilor, elemente de avant-gardă, sunete, instrumente, structure muzicale, stiluri de joc, și tehnici vocale non-standard și neconvenționale. El a evoluat din progressive rock, jazz fusion, și extreme metal. Printre exemplele timpurii sunt lucrările trupei King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic și Red în 1973 și 1974 respectiv, dar și albumul din 1976 al lui Led Zeppelin Presence. Genul a apărut la începutul anilor 1980, prin eforturile depuse de formații ca Celtic Frost, care au pionerat genul.Wagner 2010, pp. 109, 117. Alți pioneri ai experimental metal sunt Boris, Earth, Helmet, Maudlin of the Well,Wagner 2010, p. 308. Neurosis, Sunn O))), și Voivod. Printre casele de discuri ale genului sunt Misanthropy Records,Wagner 2010, pp. 301–302. The End Records, Aurora Borealis, The Flenser, Holy Records,Wagner 2010, p. 344. Hydra Head Records, Ipecac Recordings, Napalm Records, Relapse Records, Seventh Rule Recordings, și Southern Lord Records. În Statele Unite, scene locale de experimental metal au apărut în San Francisco Bay Area, cu formații ca Giant Squid, Grayceon, și Ludicra,; Boston, cu Isis, Kayo Dot, și Maudlin of the Well, and Seattle. Conform New York Times, unele scene regionale s-au dezvoltat la mijlocul anilor 1990 în Tokyo, Los Angeles, și Oslo.
Case de discuri Aurora Borealis The End Records The Flenser Holy Records Hydra Head Records Ipecac Recordings Misanthropy Records Napalm Records Relapse Entertainment, imprint of Relapse Records Seventh Rule Recordings Southern Lord Records
Scene regionale Norvegia Oslo Japonia Tokyo Statele Unite Boston Los Angeles San Francisco Bay Area Seattle
Artiști
A Abstrakt Algebra Acid Bath Agalloch Age of Silence Ahleuchatistas Ai Weiwei Alarum The Algorithm Altera Enigma Animals as Leaders AnsurWagner 2010, p. 273. Antigama Arashk ArcturusChriste, Ian (2004). Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. Harper Paperbacks. p. 253. ISBN 0380811278. Retrieved 6 august 2011. Atheist
B Mick Barr Behold the Arctopus Bethlehem Between the Buried and Me Black Boned Angel Black Flag Blut Aus Nord The Body Boris Borknagar Boulder Breadwinner Buckethead Buried Inside
C Candiria Candlemass Carcass Cave In Celtic Frost Cephalic Carnage Circle The Chariot Conelrad Coroner The Contortionist Cronian Chryst Cynic
D December Wolves Deftones Deli Creeps Devilish Impressions The Devin Townsend Project Devolved Diablo Swing Orchestra The Dillinger Escape Plan Dir En Grey Disharmonic OrchestraWagner 2010, p. 141. Dødheimsgard Dog Fashion Disco Doom Draconian
E Earth Earshot The End Enslaved Envy Einstürzende Neubauten Ephel DuathWagner 2010, p. 184. Ewigkeit Extol
F Fact Faith No More Fantômas The Flying Luttenbachers Frantic Bleep From a Second Story Window
G The Gathering God Genghis Tron Giant Squid Glassjaw Grayceon Godflesh Green Carnation
H Hammers of Misfortune Hawk Eyes Head of David Hella Helmet Horse the Band Hortus Animae Hypno5e
I Inhale Exhale Into Another "...alongside the drummer of an avant-garde/metal group (and former skinsman for a New York City straight-edge band)..." "...alongside... ...was former Into Another drummer Drew Thomas, who himself had recently watched his band dissolve, and whom Klahn had been aware of since the days when Thomas drummed for semi-legendary New York hardcore band Bold." Intronaut Isis Iwrestledabearonce
J Jane's Addiction Jesu
K Kayo Dot Kekal Khanate Khlyst Killing Joke King Crimson KK Null The KovenantWagner 2010, p. 254. Krallice Kylesa
L Led Zeppelin Lengsel Leprous Liturgy Living Colour Locrian Ludicra
M Made Out of Babies ManesWagner 2010, p. 279. The Mars Volta Master's Hammer Mastodon Maudlin of the Well MayhemWagner 2010, p. 252. The Meads of Asphodel Melvins Meshuggah Mortification Motograter Mr. Bungle Mudvayne My Dying BrideWagner 2010, p. 245.
N Naked City Napalm Death Negativa Neurosis The Number Twelve Looks Like You
O O'Brother The Ocean Old Opera IX Opeth Orthrelm Oxbow
P Painkiller Pain of Salvation Pan.Thy.Monium Mike Patton Peccatum Pelican Pentagram Periphery Pinkly Smooth Pin-Up Went Down James Plotkin Polkadot Cadaver Praxis Protest the Hero Psychofagist Psyopus Pyramids
Q Queenadreena Queensrÿche Qui
R Ram-Zet Vernon Reid Russian Circles
S Saccharine Trust Samsas Traum Sanctifica Sculptured Shining (Norwegian band) Shining (Swedish band) Shooter Jennings SighWagner 2010, p. 305. Sikth Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Smohalla Solefald Sound of Urchin Spektr Stork Strapping Young Lad Sunn O))) System of a Down
T Talons Test Dept Therion Thought IndustryWagner, p. xvii. Thrones Thy Catafalque Tiamat Today Is the Day Todd Smith Tomahawk Tombs Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Tool Torche Tourniquet Treponem Pal Triptykon
U Ufomammut Ulver Unexpect
V Ved Buens Ende Vernon Reid Vintersorg Voivod
W Waltari Winds Wrench in the Works
Y Yakuza
Z Zoroaster
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Note
Bibliografie Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation. Bazillion Points. ISBN 0979616336.
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