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Funk metal (also known as thrash-funk [7] or punk-funk) [8] [1] [2] 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".
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- Fishbone. Like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Faith No More, Fishbone pre-dated the funk metal gold rush. Unlike those two bands, the LA punk-funkers never got the breakthrough they were crying out for, despite serving up solid gold classics in 1988’s Truth And Soul and 1991’s sprawling The Reality Of My Surroundings, and having one of the all-time greatest frontmen in sax-hawking livewire Angelo Moore.
- 24/7 Spyz. Bronx bombers 24/7 Spyz were signed in the wake of Living Colour’s blockbusting success, instantly swelling the ranks of Black funk-metal bands to, oh, maybe four.
- Mordred. Grunge didn’t kill thrash, funk metal did. And Mordred were caught standing over the corpse, bloodied knife in hand. These second-generation San Francisco thrashers hit on the novel idea of supplementing their standard-issue Bay Area racket with some thwanging funk grooves.
- Atom Seed. The UK had its own funk metal micro-scene, populated by long-forgotten bands such as Scat Opera and US/UK. Kings of the hill were London’s Atom Seed, whose not-so-unique selling point was a pin-up frontman sing-rapping over funky alt-metal.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Funk metal is a dynamic and innovative genre that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, combining the infectious grooves of funk music with the raw energy and heavy riffs of metal. This fusion created a unique sound that appealed to a diverse audience, blending elements of funk, rock, and metal into a cohesive and exciting musical experience.
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.
This list includes bands which have directly played within the funk rock genre, as well as bands which have played within its subgenre, funk metal. It also includes bands described as metal funk, thrash funk or funkcore (synonymous with funk metal), as well as bands described as punk-funk (synonymous with both genres). [1]
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Aug 12, 2024 · 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).
