Alternative Metal is an umbrella genre for the crossing point between the alternative rock culture of the late 1980s-1990s and heavy metal, inspired off of the blending of punk and metal that occurred with metal subgenres like thrash.

Although genres like grunge also infused metal influences with alt rock, this genre is for music that especially leans into the metal sound. Influences on the genre also include anything from Noise Rock, to Prog Rock, to Hip-Hop, to Funk.

Artists

• Alice in Chains
• Rage Against the Machine
• Nine Inch Nails
• Pantera