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alternative metal

music subgenre of heavy metal and alternative rock
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alternative metal

Summary

alternative metal is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,282 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • alternative metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • alternative metal is a type of metal music[4].
  • alternative metal is a type of alternative music[5].
  • alternative metal's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • January 1, 1985 marks the founding of alternative metal[7].
  • alternative metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alternative metal[8].

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Definition and Type

alternative metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include metal music[4] and alternative music[5].

Origins

January 1, 1985 marks the founding of alternative metal[7].

Why It Matters

alternative metal ranks in the top 5% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,282 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

It has been cited as an influence by emo rap[11], a music genre[12], founded in 2013[13].

FAQs

Who did alternative metal influence?

alternative metal has been cited as an influence by emo rap[11].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Alternative metal
    Instance of → music genre
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → metal music, alternative music
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534802305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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