The Many Faces of Heavy Metal

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Across
  1. 3. 80s style focused on hooks, hair, and flamboyant outfits.
  2. 4. Melodic, fast, and often features themes of fantasy and mythology.
  3. 5. A murky mix of doom metal and hardcore punk.
  4. 6. 90s/00s style blending metal with hip hop, funk, and grunge.
  5. 8. Uses traditional instruments like fiddles, flutes, and accordions.
  6. 9. Fast, aggressive style pioneered by the "Big Four."
  7. 10. Combines death metal elements with metalcore breakdowns.
  8. 12. Incorporates electronic sounds, samples, and mechanical rhythms.
  9. 14. Melancholy style often featuring "beauty and the beast" vocals.
  10. 15. A bridge between NWOBHM and thrash; fast but melodic.
  11. 16. Thematic subgenre of black/folk metal focused on Norse lore.
Down
  1. 1. Known for lo-fi production, shrieked vocals, and corpse paint.
  2. 2. Focuses on complex structures, odd time signatures, and technicality.
  3. 3. Extreme fusion of death metal and crust punk; very short songs.
  4. 5. Uses orchestral elements, choirs, and operatic vocals.
  5. 7. Combines extreme metal with hardcore punk breakdowns.
  6. 10. Features growled vocals, blast beats, and dark themes.
  7. 11. Mid-tempo thrash evolution focused on heavy rhythmic riffs.
  8. 13. Slow, heavy, and atmospheric; inspired by early Black Sabbath.
  9. 15. Psychedelic, bass-heavy rock influenced by 70s doom.