Albums of Alternative Rock music
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Alter Bridge
Blackbird (UK Special Edition) '2007 -
Muse
Haarp (Live From Wembley Stadium, London,17 June 2007) '2008 -
Athena
Hersey Yolunda '2002 -
David Gilmour
Live In Gdansk (CD2) '2008 -
The Cure
Greatest Hits (CD1) '2001 -
Starsailor
Four To The Floor '2004 -
Weezer
Blue Album Deluxe Edition (CD1) '2004 -
The Cure
Greatest Hits (CD2) '2001 -
Linkin Park
One Step Closer '2001 -
Linkin Park
In The End: Live & Rare '2002 -
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik '1991 -
24BITBreaking Benjamin
Dark Before Dawn '2015 -
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Crime Of The Century '1974 -
24BITStereophonics
Scream Above The Sounds (Deluxe Edition) '2017 -
Sinead O'Connor
Don't Cry For Me Argentina '1992 -
Sinead O'Connor
You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart '1994 -
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What Hits!? '1992 -
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Automatic For The People '1992 -
Wings Of Steel
Homesick '1992 -
Nirvana
Nevermind '1991 -
Sinead O'Connor
Jealous '2001 -
Sinead O'Connor
This Is A Rebel Song '1997 -
Barenaked Ladies
Gordon '1992 -
Midnight Oil
20,000 Watt R.S.L. '1997 -
Nirvana
In Utero (20th Anniversary) '1993 -
Sinead O'Connor
The Emperor's New Clothes '1990 -
Sinead O'Connor
Three Babies '1990 -
X
Ain't Love Grand '1984 -
Deep Blue Something
Home '1995 -
Edwyn Collins
A Girl Like You '1994 -
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The Studio Album Collection 1999-2008 '2014 -
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Dizzy Up The Girl '1998 -
10cc
Look Hear? '1980 -
Beck
Odelay (CD2) '1996 -
Lovedrug
EP-Part III '2011 -
INXS
The Greatest Hits '1994 -
INXS
Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997) '2001 -
24BITStereophonics
Kind (Deluxe) [Hi-Res] '2019 -
INXS
Shabooh Shoobah '1982 -
A Perfect Circle
3 Libras '2000 -
A Perfect Circle
Sleeping Beauty (Acoustic Live From Philly) '2001 -
INXS
Kick 25 '1987 -
A Perfect Circle
The Hollow (Acoustic Live From Philly) '2001 -
24BITA Perfect Circle
The Doomed / Disillusioned '2018 -
David Bowie
Reality '2003 -
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle Live Featuring Stone And Echo '2013 -
A Perfect Circle
aMOTION: Remixed '2004 -
The Almost
Southern Weather '2007 -
The Almost
No Gift to Bring '2008 -
A Perfect Circle
Mer De Noms '2000 -
The Almost
Monster Monster '2009 -
A Perfect Circle
Thirteenth Step '2003 -
The Almost
Monster Monster '2011 -
The Church
Seance '1983 -
A Perfect Circle
Thirteenth Step '2003 -
A Perfect Circle
Emotive '2004 -
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
From Her To Eternity [1996 Japan, PCCY-00915] '1984 -
24BITA Perfect Circle
Eat The Elephant '2018 -
Blumchen
Blaue Augen '1998 -
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Murmur '1983 -
Moby
I Like To Score '1997 -
Camouflage
I Can't Feel You '2003 -
Avril Lavigne
Let Go '2002 -
INXS
Elegantly Wasted '1997
Alternative metal together with grunge began to gain ground in the early 1990s. Its features include heavy guitar riffs and peculiarities of alt-rock – unusual lyrics, uncommon technical tricks, the non-acceptance of conventions and traditions of heavy music, conjunction of metal with a variety of musical genres. Also, this term can be applied to heavier alt-rock.
Directions of the genre
Funk metal
This is an interfacial music genre that emerged in the 1980s. As a general rule, it includes elements of funk. This is reflected in a combination of heavy riffs with distinctive funk bass (slap technique). These peculiarities can be the best traced listening to songs in FLAC rather than MP3 format. The subgenre frequently employs elements of rap and rock, which is why it often overlaps with rap core and rap metal. The bands that make people download alternative metal music of this subgenre are Hot Action Cop, Primus, Incubus (early) etc.
Nu-metal
In the mid-90s currently worldwide famous bands Korn and Deftones developed this subgenre on the basis of groove, hip-hop, grunge and other styles. In the future, groups like Disturbed, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit influenced the evolution of the subgenre. Also, a special place in the genre occupies a band System of a Down. Other outstanding representatives that make fans download alternative metal music of the subgenre are Papa Roach, Mudvayne, Kittie, Finger Eleven.
Industrial metal
This is another subgenre, which became especially popular in Germany thanks to bands like Rammstein and Oomph! The founders of the style are groups Ministry, Killing Joke, Godflesh.
Metalcore
The most famous representatives that encourage people to download alternative metal music of the subgenre are As I Lay Dying, Bullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, Trivium and others.
The best ones
It is impossible to limit the list of the greatest representatives of alternative music to smaller number of groups, because each band is unique and has its army of fans. So, according to Internet sites, the list includes:
- Alice in Chains
- System of a Down
- Tool
- Faith No More
- Slipknot
- Korn
- Deftones
- Linkin Park
- Three Days Grace
The most popular alternative metal songs are:
- Korn – “Freak on a Leash” (1999)
- Papa Roach – “Last Resort” (2000)
- Staind – “It’s Been Awhile” (2001)
- System of a Down – “Aerials” (2002)
- Disturbed – “Inside the Fire” (2008)
- Slipknot – “Psychosocial” (2008)
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