Every Metal Subgenre EXPLAINED (with Guitar Riffs)

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Every Metal subgenre explained with guitar riffs. A bit of an ambitious endevour because I wrote every riff heard in this video (some sound more similar to real songs than others) and then lined them up semi-chronologically.
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[@jojoplaysmusic]

Watch PART 2 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGwiY2eaJWfmNk So what is your favorite Metal subgenre? And your favorite bands from said style.

[@tomfoley1401]

Crust punk or to be specific metallic crust punk like Stenchcore

[@wilaim8549]

Black metal

[@randythaking]

A lot of deathcore lately, I re-visited Awaken the Dreamers by All Shall Perish recently and it's blowing my mind once again with what Chris Storey was able to do on guitar. Also a good bit of Through the Eyes of the Dead :)

[@youngstary54]

mathcore! dep and converge!

[@Bluis5445]

The only real metal is nu metal

[@skullkrusher4418]

It's nice that you were able to fit an entire grindcore song into that 5 second riff sample.

[@KasumiRINA]

What, it was only one song? I thought I heard at least 2-3.

[@yackyfishbone3143]

Heh, I'm the 666 like

[@lilmonkmonk808]

@@KasumiRINAI heard a whole album, what you talkin bout

[@jip5889]

Flashbacks of Napalm Death

[@DemonFang72]

This is both my favorite thing and biggest pet peeve about Grindcore, simultaneously, lmao

[@broncoxy]

good list but kind of disappointed you didnt mention experimental blackened eastern mongolian folk avant garde stoner doom tbh

[@jojoplaysmusic]

I knew I was missing something

[@broncoxy]

@@jojoplaysmusic and such an obvious pick at that, shame

[@danny00vos]

Heavy trip is such an underrated movie

[@cankatdx]

suggest me a band for this genre :)))

[@broncoxy]

@@cankatdx there's only one band and it has neither a name nor a coherent discography. the only way to listen to it is to accidently stumble upon a small abandoned village in mongolia that is not connected to any form of roads. in the middle, there's an old well, where one of the members accidently dropped his old radio that is miraculously playing their mixtape to this day and if you listen closely, you can hear it from the ground of the well. but do not try to go down this well and search for it, as nobody who ever tried this ever returned.

[@lexmirnov]

Pterodactyl vocals is the best description of black ever seen

[@rubemevangelista3868]

Bro I died and it took me a while to come back I had to pause the video 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@noneofyerbeeswax8194]

@@rubemevangelista3868 It's good to hear you died. Dying is very kvlt. The only thing more trve than dying is getting stabbed by someone is self-defence. Next time, I guess...😁

[@albertopinoblanco]

Nazgûl

[@Bambuzzsprosse]

But peterodactyl vocals is a term used to describe very high-pitched inhale-screams. That's something you find in Deathcore, not Black Metal.

[@SaurophaganaxSRG]

​@@Bambuzzsprossewrong, you do find it on black metal

[@kindergrinder3920]

1:37 As a huge fan of grindcore, I'm happy and thankful that you played the entire song in those short 5 seconds. 😊

[@vochtigverleden3974]

That was the extended version

[@peterolbrisch8970]

that was the whole album

[@peterolbrisch8970]

​@@vochtigverleden3974That was the whole album.

[@scoldedegg]

You stole this comment

[@kindergrinder3920]

@@scoldedegg But of course. Everybody knows that the best content is the stolen content.

[@a.pigeon]

This man is such a chad, giving us a whole grindcore album just for a bit

[@jojoplaysmusic]

I’m a man dedicated to my work.

[@mytube236]

​@@jojoplaysmusicIs this really what you understand????? I don't think you get every genre

[@GalaxyCurse]

It's impressive that you managed to make 8 full songs for the grindcore segment while all other genres only got a sample. Muy bueno hombre.

[@johnzackarias11]

It's funny how you're not even exaggerating here

[@grrhmaadulyaa7857]

Good joke. Really good.

[@____8183]

Solo 8 canciones? Creo que el pibe se hizo 1 album entero

[@GalaxyCurse]

​@@____8183Jajajaja. Creo que tienes razón.

[@namelessaccount2325]

I dont get it can someone explain?

[@vlad_comment9552]

0:01 heavy metal 0:12 new wave of heavy metal 0:22 speed metal 0:34 doom metal 0:42 stoner doom 0:54 glam metal 1:05 power metal 1:27 thrash metal 1:37 grindcore 1:42 sludge metal 1:57 funeral doom metal 2:12 death metal 2:22 death metal(swedish edition) 2:27 melodic death metal 2:36 brutal death metal 2:47 technical death metal 2:57 symphonic death metal 3:05 black metal 3:11 atmospheric black metal 3:20 melodic black metal 3:25 symphonic black metal 3:38 blackened death metal 3:46 folk metal 3:51 progressive metal 3:55 industrial metal 4:00 groove metal 4:08 nu metal 4:18 new wave of american heavy metal 4:30 metalcore 4:35 melodic metalcore 4:47 deathcore 5:00 slam 5:06 mathcore 5:10 djent 5:14 thall

[@LaceyArtemis]

Why have I never heard of THALL before? Actually kinda dug it.

[@sebaperalta2001]

@@LaceyArtemis Same, that's the only one that I didn't heard about. Maybe I can picture some bands with that sound but never with that genre name

[@giantdwarf2390]

⁠@@LaceyArtemis if you want to look into Thall I recommend Vildhjarta and Humanity’s last breath. They are kinda the creators of the genre

[@theycallmeJacko]

ok but which ones of all these actually have lyirics and not screeching/screaming

[@AnthonyTLKR]

@@LaceyArtemischeck out Vildhjarta and Humanity’s Last Breath. THALL.

[@jeffm9770]

I love how you described black metal with pterodactyl vocals. King Diamond definitely evokes a pterodactyl

[@OnlyKaerius]

I usually go with "ringwraith vocals".

[@diridium87]

Yes but heavy metal

[@farenvyld]

Mercyful Fate/King Diamond is not black metal hahahahah

[@tylerpike1625]

@@farenvyldCame here to say this. I’m glad you get to be the gatekeeping nerd instead of me. 😊

[@farenvyld]

@@tylerpike1625 please look up the definition of gatekeeping before you make yourself look like a dumbass who throws around buzzwords

[@pergproductions]

All those riffs were so fucking good. HELL YEAH BROTHER

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Thank you so much man!

[@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness]

thank you mr metal subgenre man

[@sunny-xc8hx]

as a non metalhead who always tried to understand the different genres before, this is a really great explanation! and you are amazing at guitar!

[@C.N.A.C.]

As a metal fan, I still don't get half of them.

[@LnmHive]

Just call them all Alternative metal and it's fine

[@orgANGmo]

They all sound the same to me.

[@shoujahatsumetsu]

Alternative metal is like that closet you throw all kinds of random stuff into promising yourself you're gonna sort it properly once you find the time, which most likely is never.

[@Shayne_Mushin]

The undiscerning are easily mislead by misinformed

[@henrysmith8603]

4:00 i could listen to your groove metal riff all day holy shit dude

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Glad you enjoy it :]

[@sanate_sanghming]

Dime would be proud 🤘

[@maaaaaap]

not every riff is super original sounding(which is to be expected), but they actually sound perfectly fitting for the genres down to the tones, well done

[@Icemario87]

The only thing, in life, that's original is life, itself.

[@maaaaaap]

@@Icemario87 bro ease on the shrooms lol

[@aaaaaa2206]

Hey cousin! How are ya doing?

[@maaaaaap]

@@aaaaaa2206 lol

[@nagyarpi57]

​@@maaaaaap lol

[@mackhomie6]

The technical death metal riff sounded life it was pulled straight from a necrophagist album

[@jojoplaysmusic]

That's quite the compliment. Thank you!

[@AppleOno]

This is actually helpful for us old folks from back in the day when there were just 3 types of metal: slow, medium and fast, LoL.

[@akai_hana_23]

As a fan of nu metal, I'm exploring outside from that subgenre after saw this video. It is amazing!

[@paulwenzel8914]

Check out opeths blackwater park for progressive death metal, check out belakors of breath and bone for some melodic death metal, check out deaths sound of perseverance for some cool riffs, check out fallujahs empyrean for some good technical deathmetal.suffocations liege of inveracity for some brutal death metal,

[@paulwenzel8914]

Also check out Abigor’s nachthymnen for some black metal, (might be hard to get into)

[@BinodiniMahapatra-pz7vv]

Industrial metal is the best for me. Creepy sounds, the sound of industrial stuff like pipes hitting the floor, haunting synths with badass riffs.

[@juggernautnation369]

Honestly Nu Metal is just Groove Metal it just got misclassified, same thing with New Wave Of American Heavy Metal really being just Technical Groove Metal. Groove Metal is the hidden metal subgenre that keeps getting misclassified for lack of understanding. Out of curiosity though Im just wondering what your experimenting with like what are mixing with it?

[@akai_hana_23]

@@juggernautnation369 I used to listen to death metal but once I got older, I'm kind of tired of that shit and need calmer kind of metal. Now it's more like progressive metal especially sleep token. But I'm still enjoying nu metal

[@Dunkelheit974]

If funeral doom doesnt play on my funeral im not dying

[@kgal9657]

Is there no reason to die then?

[@winterbear8633]

Your comment made me laugh so hard

[@a-a2262]

You need it, it's understandable my friend

[@tomfranquelli2884]

Excellent comment. I am 100% stealing it for future use. :D

[@matthewmorrow2753]

"kinda evil" Excellent work describing the degree to which each genre is evil. Should there be some kind of agreed scale, like an SI unit of evil?

[@craig2196]

Goats per note

[@Orion-fx7wk]

*Dead goats per note* There, fixed that for you lol

[@Murf_Workshop]

5/6 goats time signature, 138 bpp (Beats per pentagram) GO!!!!

[@majinfou2285]

The scale of evilness is measured by amputated limps on stage, the smell of the singers clothes and the amount of pig heads that are on poles on stage

[@MercenaryPen]

@@Orion-fx7wk that metric really only works for ritualistic expressions of evil... you need separate units for dramatic or theatrical evil, for which the specific unit is the Cruella

[@itsyaboix5091]

Don't know why this video took so long to get recommended to me, but this was SICK! Every riff was dope and very well represented.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Thank you!

[@Luxington1]

Someone needs to make an essentials playlist of these genres for us newbies

[@queerisaqueenlydeer]

'every noise at once' does that

[@johnzackarias11]

These three songs will cover everything you need to know about black metal and its different versions: Darkthrone - Where cold winds blow Mayhem - De mysteriis dom sathanas Emperor - Ye entranceperium They will pretty much show you the spectrum of filthy and uncomfortable all the way up to epic and beautiful. Happy listening and hail Satan!

[@Luxington1]

@@johnzackarias11 Thanks! Isn't the whole satan worshipping thing just something news and parants were freaking out about? I thought it was just a fabricated stereotype.

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

There's a guy who made and entire encyclopedia for metal. Is in Spanish, but you can see the cover and titles of the recommended albums kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWbCd4qgbdOeg9ksi=_GKdbUukO0U-uO4s

[@zack_420]

@@johnzackarias11 Dunkelheit can't hurt either... ave Satanas! 🖤

[@brianneely508]

Dude, your joy as you played all the different genres was beautiful. Nice job.

[@msgdeletdbymod4471]

especially the gent djenre

[@MetalGodMasino]

Djent is the only genre he didn't like, and hes right about it. Nu Metal and Djent are awful, they still exists because of these Gen Z.

[@maryfreegirl2029]

the stankface

[@mangosweat7743]

Definitely one of the best videos of this style I’ve ever seen. Riffs and backing tracks were extremely on point and it’s clear you tried to make every sub genre sound good and authentic down to aesthetic choices and taking the time to get accurate tones dialed in. And the backing tracks were actually listenable which is a huge feat in itself lmfao

[@alexbraswell5021]

Came here to learn about metal. This kid fucking baptized me with his guitar skills.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Thank you much! :))

[@daofficalmrwutangman6697]

Bro I was waiting for my favourite genre East Venezuelan Lo-fi Blackened Christian Frognoise, but it never came. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Ohh noooo 😩

[@coolmeisemeisenmann1416]

And I wanted to hear welsh djazz crust.

[@16randomcharacters]

​@@coolmeisemeisenmann1416dude, djazz crust was last month, now it's all about djazz toast with crust cut off

[@coolmeisemeisenmann1416]

@@16randomcharacters Okay, that's l ife, sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.

[@metfan999]

Conjo

[@senormusica81Gaming]

3:27 - I lost my shit at "pipe organ required" 🤣great job with the video!

[@LL-yd8zz]

Probably one of the best videos ive seen about comparing metal subgenres, the riffs and tone was on point for every. single. one of them. I'd love to see you do a part 2! Not as if there is a shortage of subgenres lol. The missing vocal examples are a shame though, I mean they are one of the genres most defining features.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Maybe I’ll try adding vocals to part 2. Thanks for the kind words too!

[@molekyyli]

Agree! Pretty good examples to present the genres.

[@kingzach74]

@@jojoplaysmusic good luck finding fair use metal vocals. Probably would have to Collab with a KZbin vocalist like the guy from 10 Second Songs Anthony or Leo Moracchioli from Frog Leap Studios.

[@aschelocke5287]

​@@kingzach74didn't you watch until the end? He does most of the vocal styles fairly well

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

grindcore was too generic

[@polish2945]

These riffs are fucking sick!!! Especially the Melodeath example... holy shit, how'd you get so good? Also, the Djent example is perfection.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Idk I just move my hands until it sounds right

[@markusaurelius777]

@@jojoplaysmusic LMAO

[@broncoxy]

@@jojoplaysmusic average music theory fan vs. 'I just thought it sounded cool' enjoyer

[@marcus2239]

@@jojoplaysmusic 😂 for real..you play for so many years it just comes natural. 🤘🤘

[@Glasshexagon]

Yeah, and right after that he plays what is essentially a slow djent lmao

[@springerjkreb]

Power Metal is the saturday morning cartoons of the metal scene. Big, over the top, and unapologetic in its awesomeness.

[@devcor]

Okay, that tapping at 2:55 was impressive!

[@youngstary54]

FINALLY SOMEONE APPRECIATED MATHCORE THANK YOU

[@jojoplaysmusic]

I love Mathcore. Dillinger, PsyOpus, and The Number Twelve Looks Like You were some of my favorite bands for the longest time.

[@leonardotiezzi2904]

So beautiful yet so underappreciated

[@Thesnakerox]

Brutal death metal be like: Vocals: EUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRR Lyrics: A 50-page monologue about humanity's existence and its place in the universe

[@ChainsawSlammer1.3.8]

BEST 🤣👍👍👍

[@wakingthegargoyle359]

You’re probably asking why there is no DSBM in this video. The guitarist already killed himself, sadly :((

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Pretty much :((

[@HexOmega3113]

What was that band where the guy cut his Weiner off before recording vocals? That was a sick album lol Edit: I remember now I think it was silencer

[@wakingthegargoyle359]

@@HexOmega3113 Idk where you heard that, but no. It was RUMORED that he self-harmed during vocal sessions to enhance the screams. But I feel like that was just made up to make Silencer look edgier than they already are. Besides, Silencer sucks, Bethlehem is way better, and not antisemitic :DD

[@HexOmega3113]

@@wakingthegargoyle359 yeah man my comment was a joke really lol. That's the whole reason I said he cut his Weiner off instead of just cut himself lol.

[@wakingthegargoyle359]

@@HexOmega3113 Oh, ok. I’m dumb

[@alfonsalenius2482]

Guitar tones for all of them were on point!!

[@jojoplaysmusic]

I am the Tone Man, my tones are delicious.

[@markusaurelius777]

@@jojoplaysmusic NiCE ego HAHAHA

[@themanonguitar3398]

@@markusaurelius777 bro actually calls himself marcus aurelius

[@viniciusgmachado1204]

@@jojoplaysmusicI like that!

[@MyloValailo]

@@jojoplaysmusic SPECIAL DELIVERY TODAY

[@PJFeldsine]

5:57 - Dude ages 20 years in 3 seconds and then goes back.

[@eyehatericky]

you forgot to mention that swedish death metal has this kind of buzzsaw sound to it that regular/american death metal bands don't have

[@jojoplaysmusic]

True true

[@jackdaw3822]

Entombed my beloved ❤

[@Sebgeetarman]

The HM-2 pedal ‼️

[@trajectoryunown]

I like when metal sounds like dueling chainsaws.

[@KyussTheWalkingWorm]

Early Florida Death Metal was mostly Marshall Valvestate or JCM with a boost/overdrive in front. Swedish Death metal started with the same amps but adopted the 5150 earlier. They also used the HM-2 a lot and the MT-2 on occasion. The thing to remember though is that you basically never hear pedal distortion alone, it's a multitracked mix of amp distortion and pedals.

[@Hellscrap3r]

I love how for some of the examples, it's very obvious what band or riff inspired them; it's a great way to show it off, good stuff man

[@annaadotd6405]

I have to say that a good metal song doesn’t need to have a specific genre to be good, All genres are extremely cool and beautiful in their own terms.

[@ChargeQM]

Except djent

[@visnoga5054]

I'm a HUGE fan of Atmospheric Black Metal and you really nailed the description. I'm keeping this video in handy somewhere :)

[@coolingstatue11]

i get djent is overplayed but i think it’s overplayed because it’s so fun and sounds great, would’ve loved to see your idea of it

[@Erickhetfield]

It's very, VERY, formulaic.

[@smoked-old-fashioned-hh7lo]

most bands are formulaic but there are exceptions. usually bands that aren't solely djent. frontierer, ion dissonance, aal, car bomb, danza, to name a few.

[@Linkopotamus]

Djent? More like Djon’t. ✋

[@machinismus]

@@LinkopotamusPFFFF

[@Linkopotamus]

@@machinismus 😂

[@DJPastaYaY]

I am not familiar with metal but this definitely helped me understand at least the basic differences between them. Of course I still have a lot to learn but I know I will get there 😃

[@andersjjensen]

Metal suffers from the "must be special" syndrom. There is basically a subgenre for every single band.

[@DJPastaYaY]

@@andersjjensen Interesting 🤔

[@andersjjensen]

@@DJPastaYaY Well.. It was a half-truth and a half-joke. How much you want to read into it is up to you.

[@zacharylindahl]

I love sludge/doom/funeral doom. I don't know many bands from those genres, I just toss on playlists because they're great to study to. Most of what I normally listen to is either some flavor of death metal or folk metal. Never been able to get into pterodactyl vocals

[@hawkins347]

Here's a band for you: Obscure Sphinx

[@kat-net150]

i really love Katatonia's Brave Murder Day. their first album is ok but Brave Murder Day great. after that they become heavy metal tho.

[@thesultanofswing8706]

Acid mammoth is a greek doom metal band that I got hooked on. Start with Them!, then go to Tree of Woe.

[@leanderquest]

Officium Triste, Mourning Beloveth, Doom:vs, Forest of Shadows, Draconian, Swallow the Sun, Shape of Despair, Ahab...

[@larvaedadindex]

Some songs by Gian Squid I’d say fit into that

[@niceman8815]

I fucking love your deadpan jargon delivery. Your genre descriptions are funny AF while also being legitimately informative. Also your guitar playing is legit 🤘

[@Sidhehex]

Dude, I found your video by accident. You are one of the few who included Sludge and Atmospheric Black Metal instead of just adding yet-another-2000s mainstream subgenre. Sludge and Post Metal is so interesting for guitar-play nowadays. Here, take my thumb!

[@VoxParanoia]

God I love metal. I'm into the nerdier subgenres like prog and techdeath and mathcore. Been appreciating grindcore a lot recently as well. Great video!

[@ixk01santiagosinapsis53]

Prog rules. Fuck 4/4

[@themightythundersploosh7493]

Nice profile picture 😎

[@blueshattrick]

do you consider Rush to be "prog metal" ?

[@RealGengarTV]

​@@blueshattrickI'm not Vox but I'd say Rush is prog rock but whatever you don't ask me so fuck me I guess

[@rumblebird9888]

Nintendocore is the best genre

[@seanconnors1613]

So happy for you Jojo, this video is blowing the f up. Couldn't happen to a better content creator. Rock Solid content, great chops, good polls, super awkward humor.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Thank you so much! These past few months have been crazy for my growth :)

[@LemmyLawless]

Any guitar riff sounds as good as glam metal/hard Rock...

[@aintgonnatakeit]

this really helps clarify everything i've been listening too for so long thanks!!

[@MrMFD]

This was excellent. I'm impressed by your understanding of the music and especially your talent. As an older guy who used to listen to heavier stuff a lot more often, I'll admit to being mostly clueless about which bands belonged to which genre. Too much for me to keep up with. Anyway, good video! Subscribed.

[@trve_ingvar]

Perfect explanations, great for someone beginning their metal journey. I'd say you covered basically everything, maybe Deathgrind could be added, as well as Symphonic Deathcore, but that's still enough

[@jojoplaysmusic]

good thing I did a part 2 ;)

[@skatamartin4970]

wait, no psychadelic german bratwurstcore?

[@Linkopotamus]

😂

[@DiddlerMaster]

XDD

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

Lowkey would like to hear that

[@dominiksawadsky5545]

Wird noch entdeckt

[@DemonicTears_Private]

Sry. But we have this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGPMgoyXZ8mCo9Esi=hmVPtIlhoanttbEz

[@thak777]

Fantastic examples, great riffs. I'd like to hear full songs of at least 80% of those riffs... I will say that I was disappointed to not hear your take on djent, though.

[@OnlyKaerius]

DrRandomercam - Djender Djender Djender.

[@turnerbytrade6700]

Absolutely love the Thrash riff, sounds like a mix between HAVOK and Sodom

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Thank you so much! That gallop part my “go-to” riff when trying gear.

[@sammarvelous5030]

I think it sounded exactly like a Municipal Waste riff

[@nicksprung1741]

Love thrash 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@digthathole5521]

Dude!!! I get my local radio station to play the song Napalm in the Morning about once a week. That whole album is excellent.

[@DeadPixel1105]

Reminded me of early Megadeth and Sepultura.

[@athosmartinsbernardes2100]

I think it's been a year since I comment on a KZbin video, but I need to do it this time: you are so talented and knowledgeable, you nailed down on every single one. Hope the best for you man, you really deserve it!

[@federicofelle6212]

The amplifier is fighting for his life

[@syahmiamir7305]

"They all sounded the same to me"- 🤓

[@ziggynaz]

Bro wtf

[@frozenbride8203]

Are you my dad? 😂

[@syahmiamir7305]

@@frozenbride8203 Maybe i am. Turn off that crap of a music right now! 🤣 Jk. I love metal so much that I played metal with my band since i was in secondary school. Ethnic and metal music all day everyday

[@ironrose5613]

😅

[@TangWuSnake]

Have you gotten that surgery to repair your hearing yet?

[@kaosailor]

Hahaha can we appreciate that he accurately recreated almost all the riff styles and also even got a cap on to play slam stuff? Haha respect, good video

[@louisyoung1916]

"Pipe organ required." Hey, now. 🙂 It's impressive that you can write riffs that work in so many subgenres. Great video! 🤘🙂

[@anuragashok5859]

Thank you! I really appreciated the music explained. I enjoyed the descriptions on screen. And great sense of humor too. Take care.

[@joshuajoyce7890]

I don't play guitar and I don't believe that I watch a disproportionate amount of musical content on here but the algorithm decided to send this to me and it did not disappoint. Pterodactyl vocals was my favorite description.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

I appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@GirezStudio]

I love it! I just can't imagine how much effort for this. Keep up the good work!

[@Silentt29]

I never thought I'd see someone playing an M-10 well. That is my second guitar, still with stock humbuckers, bought about 12 years ago for around $100.

[@four-eight-zero5627]

Good job 👍 Not much a of metalhead myself but I grew up listening to funk and blues type music... So I naturally gravitated to the groove metal and nu metal. Lotsa Sevendust and Pantera in my playlists.

[@LiterallyInklingGirl]

Some of these riffs sound so good I want songs for each one! Especially Death Metal

[@williams4901]

Thank u for clarifying these mind-boggling differences!

[@mojo_joju]

Your guitar skills are awe-inspiring

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Thank you so much!

[@Nymphibious]

Thoroughly enjoyed this compilation, very well done! I'm off to watch part 2!

[@prototype4434]

bro the djent part is so danm good also good job on power metal

[@pergproductions]

Shakespeare once said, "Brevity is the soul of wit" So when it comes to Metal subgenres this video is genius and im fuckign idiot

[@jojoplaysmusic]

I can be truly wise sometimes

[@MaydupNem]

Yo it's perg I love your metal videos lol

[@benvaughn2367]

Dude, I LOVED this! Been a classic Metal fan for a while and this really helps people connect with the types of METAL they enjoy. Turns out I love Power Metal, Death (Swedish), Melodic. Keep doing what you're doing! Much love!

[@lorcandruid]

AWESOME video man . . . those riffs were sick! Liked how you described "pterodactyl vocals" for Black Metal! :)

[@shadi15]

well done little brother, you nailed every genre, especially Djent!

[@kevinescalante9964]

I got to say Blackened Death Is the perfection mix between the DARKEST of black metal and BRUTAL of death metal and it’s favorites all time subgenre of metal lml!!!

[@boggelzz]

Awesome video. It feels like whenever someone does one of these they get doom and black completely wrong, but you nailed it.

[@RavenRedwood]

That little 'industrial' chug was sick 🦈 Edit k just tried it, was easier than i thought at 170bpm, 190 sounds great but hard to stay consistent, it's a neat rhythm to pair with kick drums, thanks for the idea!

[@r.h.8537]

Peep out some Fear Factory....that's what his riff reminded me of

[@spicymeatballs2thespicening]

Why did you put the shark emoji

[@RavenRedwood]

@@spicymeatballs2thespicening cause sharks are metal af

[@spicymeatballs2thespicening]

@@RavenRedwood as a shark enjoyer I approve 🦈

[@RavenRedwood]

@r.h.8537 thanks man I never took the time to spin their old stuff, pretty fuckin killer actually

[@augustbliss]

This was fantastic.. every genre there was a facial expression or emotion with it as well.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Thank you so much!

[@ch4dfasd926]

5:10 Golden Freddy Fnaf

[@LTD9392]

That riff used for Melodic Metalcore was insane!

[@blackblurable]

Thank you YT algorithm for this man right here. Awesome video, guitars and comedy at it's finest. Great job dude!

[@BuckScrotumn]

I’m too high to watch this right now but I just wanted to say the meme in the thumbnail of this video is absolutely hilarious. Every time I look at it it gets funnier.

[@sVieira151]

Would have liked to hear your take on dissonant death metal, honestly. Your riffs were 👌🏻

[@borist.]

thats a hell of work there! 🤘

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Dude, tell me about it. I got it done in 5 days, so sleep wasn’t a thing for me at the time.

[@guilon219]

5:20 T H E F A C E

[@m.f.3347]

Big point worth mentioning in NWOBHM is that they actually write songs in major keys!

[@QCLagstone]

Name one

[@branlopgar]

​@@QCLagstone Run to the Hills. It's in C major. Actually, you can chuck the entire Number of the Beast album.

[@ericstearns170]

Denim and Leather - Saxon - B Maj there's a bonus one.

[@tss1473]

Dude there's dsbm songs in major, I you're a good musician you don't need to be afraid of literally half of the key signatures out there

[@whoshotya117]

​@@branlopgarThat explains why I dont like that album very much.

[@danaugust993]

I love how this video provides a lot of information but is also a bit tongue in cheek.

[@jgdn-ow5mh]

Wow, this must’ve taken some time, I’m legitimately impressed at how well this was done 😂

[@CodiMorphett]

3:52 bro, idk how you managed but you put all my favourite genres of metal together from Progressive to Nu Edit: BRO, I JUST NOTICED YOU EVEN HAVE A GUITAR WITH THE TURNERS ON THE CORRECT WAY

[@a-a2262]

4:20 that part is the best rock transition I've ever heard, like you feel: chill, madness, both

[@JTByrd386]

I am into 80% of these but thanks for clarifying the difference between Symphonic Black Metal and Symphonic Death Metal this is gonna make finding new stuff way easier.

[@SgtSuissie]

It's not, just listen to anything and then decide if you like it or not. Limiting myself to a genre never worked

[@JTByrd386]

@@SgtSuissie I hear you, but I mean for finding things to try listening to in the first place, without recommendations. Search terms.

[@colincheshire6366]

The djent riff was so good

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Thanks, I’m really proud of it.

[@Cromf9]

My deepest respect and salutations, that was very well done! 👌

[@-MarcelDavis-]

02:50 At first I read "tactical death metal". I don't know what that would sound like but I imagine it has a picatinny rail, aimpoint and forward grip.

[@davisthedaviskids2574]

When I was rrading this I imagined the idea of like the swiss knife of guitars lol, mainly a guitar, but there's like a flute, a snare drum, a clarinet and a load of other images lol Edit: OMG I just remembered I made edited this picture as an inside joke a while back of a gun with strings like a guitar and I tried to put as many parts from guitars in it so it was just a gun guitar, a guntair of sorts lol

[@kovidhbhattacharjee2368]

That Necrophagist inspired Riff was just fucking perfect

[@jojoplaysmusic]

It's probably my favorite out of the whole video

[@bleiddd]

glad to see thall in there :) great job!

[@BareStrength]

I just feel this video illustrates the differentiations between the different qualifiers of the subgenres (i.e. brutal vs. tech death) really well.

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Obviously you missed a few subgenres and micro genres, but that’s bound to happen with any metal video hehe. Fantastic job! I’ve never heard of Thall before , that seems cool.

[@florinarchfiend2592]

Listen to vildhjarta. They are the founders of thall. Listen to the remasters first (the albums with -forte) and then the newest album(masståden under vatten) enjoy.

[@skooparoonie3202]

@@florinarchfiend2592 i second this

[@shakydotexe6574]

​@@florinarchfiend2592I third this

[@confusedturtle55]

Spookier djent. Pretty sick

[@shakydotexe6574]

@@confusedturtle55 Thats the best description of Thall I've seen

[@TheBeast-LPTV]

4:08 one step closer

[@GOEBOT]

I’ve been a metal fan since the late 90s and I’ve just learned the difference between genres! Well done and thank you!

[@fallenangel4052]

The thrash, brutal death, tech death and symphonic death ones got me. Are those in real songs, or are they just random riffs you came up with? I'd love to hear more of this.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Most of them were inspired from actual songs, but they're technically riffs I came up with. Some sound like real songs more than others.

[@fallenangel4052]

Ah, damn. Either way, you did excellent with this. I was just hoping that I could maybe hear some of these as full songs because they're genuinely just that good, but it's what it is. I ain't too bothered. You rock, though. You really do, and great job on these!

[@boobiduapp7272]

@@jojoplaysmusic: I agree, the thrash and technical death riffs were especially awesome! :)

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Thrash riff was clearly SLAYER inspired!

[@garrettmckellar]

Tech death was absolutely Necrophagist.

[@MikeYeary]

Industrial has always been my favorite. Another identifier of industrial is the samples. I guess if I think about it, there's probably less of it nowadays, but the early stuff had a lot. What would you get if you took Depeche Mode and added James and Kirk from Metallica? Or What would you get if you took the Flock of Seagulls' rhythm section and added Jerry and Layne from Alice in Chains?

[@mrvwbug4423]

Then you get the fun of "is this Industrial sub-genre a metal sub-genre or an electronic sub-genre" haha. Though it's generally easy to tell the difference between Industrial Metal and Electro-Industrial. If it's guitar driven it's Industrial metal, if it's synth driven It's Electro-Industrial (or one of the other Industrial sub-genres) even if it has guitars in it.

[@devononair]

​@@mrvwbug4423what about industrial rock like Marilyn Manson?

[@mulberrymoth]

as someone just starting to get into metal this is very helpful

[@jojoplaysmusic]

Glad I could be of service

[@jonrwert]

awesome breakdown and excellent playing. But I've always wondered, what about Death-Prog-Black-Grindcore-Glam-Metal? With bassoon?