Funk metal

Funk metal
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsMid-1980s, United States
Derivative formsNu metal
Regional scenes
California[4]
Local scenes
San Francisco, California[5][6]
Other topics

Funk metal (also known as thrash-funk[7] or punk-funk)[8][1][2] is a subgenre of funk rock and alternative metal that infuses heavy metal music (often thrash metal) with elements of funk and punk rock. Funk metal was part of the alternative metal movement, and has been described as a "brief but extremely media-hyped stylistic fad".[9]

The funk metal scene formed in California during the mid-1980s with a group of bands who were initially playing a mix of funk, hard rock, hip hop and punk, and it quickly evolved to include elements of thrash metal.[10][11][12][13]

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  2. ^ a b Prato, Greg (September 16, 2014). Primus, Over the Electric Grapevine: Insight into Primus and the World of Les Claypool. Akashic Books. ISBN 978-1-61775-322-0.
  3. ^ Stevens, Anne; O’Donnell, Molly (2020). The Microgenre: A Quick Look at Small Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 9781501345838. Retrieved June 28, 2022. Funk metal (late 1980s) employs the distinctive sound of funk; conventional riffing is similar to 1980s thrash metal (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Living Colour, Primus and Rage Against the Machine)
  4. ^ Jenkins, Mark (October 27, 1991). "California's Funk-Metalists, Putting on Airs". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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  7. ^ Dunham, Elisabeth. "Roll Over Manilow: Thrash funk is here". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
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  9. ^ "Mordred - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  10. ^ Abrams, Howie; Jenkins, Sacha (2013). The merciless book of metal lists. ABRAMS. ISBN 978-1-61312-501-4. Retrieved June 8, 2024. FUNK METAL — Nothing wrong with RHCP, but when all these Thrash bands all of a sudden were doing slap bass and stopped thrashing, I gotta say, it was a bummer
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  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Funk Metal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).