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