Much of his early work draws a lot from modern death metal, with rapidly tremolo-picked guitars grinding next to frantic blastbeat-programmed drums. Unlike many of his contemporaries, though, Tyrant Of Death doesn’t just use a drum machine then riff over it: multiple vocal samples and squealing synths all mash together with the heavily downtuned, rhythmic guitarwork. In this list, we aim to catalogue a handful of artists blending electronic music techniques with contemporary metal to produce something even darker, more extreme or more interesting than what has come before.Ĭanada’s Tyrant Of Death (Alex Rise) is another fine name in the modern run of industrial metal bands. Where once genres were heavily associated with certain locations, be it Norwegian black metal or the Seattle grunge scene, it’s testament to the modernity of this movement that it is a global trend, showcasing the worldwide appeal of a genre that has stood the test of time for more than half a century, but which can surely only be maintained through further progression. It’s no surprise then that people around the world have been experimenting with unique forms of digitised extremity. This combination and the different ways in which it manifests has been the source of much debate, but when executed right it opens up new avenues for artists, allowing them to make their music harsher, sleeker or more dynamic. One aspect of this that has had decidedly mixed results is the merging of extreme metal with various forms of electronic music. Whilst some believe the genre needs to cling to that which they perceive as the source of its authenticity – namely an emphasis on musicianship, analogue recordings and trad metal songwriting sensibilities – others are intent on letting metal be multiple things at once, allowing the genre to branch out and evolve.
To some, heavy metal adheres to the same rules as it always has, with new practitioners needing to attain certain degrees of intensity and volume to fit the bill, but to others it is a vague descriptor with a constantly evolving definition.
The metal umbrella continues to swell, hosting an ever-growing array of sounds, styles and subgenres, with a global fan base no doubt including all manner of perspectives and opinions on the varying sounds. The landscape of heavy music in 2021 is a vast and multi-faceted one, incorporating everything from the resolutely old-school to the relentlessly experimental and everything in between.
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