Funk metal
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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]
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Cultural origins | Mid-1980s, United States |
Derivative forms | Nu metal |
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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]