Guitar heavy
This massive guitar driven genre dominated the 20th century. Tip: led zeppelin
It's rock.
Upbeat and commercial genre, combines pop melodies with club dance. Tip: George michael, 80s
It's Dance-pop
Soulful, electronic dance genre built on continuous 4/4 drum beat. Tips: originated in Chicago in the 80s
It's House.
Massive umbrella for western-influenced commercial pop music made in Japan. Tip: its name has to do with the country.
It's jpop
Legendary well known music genre rooted in swing rhythms, blues elements and complicated instruments improvising. Tips: it rooted most of the music genres we know, and comes from new orlans.
It's jazz
A raw, agressive subgenre of alternative rock that was hyped off of Seattle in the early 90s. Tip: nirvana and flannel fashion
It's grunge
A polished melodic style of hard rock that dominated the 80s MTV, famous for musicians with big teased hair. Tips: twisted sisters
It's glam metal
A fast-paced complex British electronic genre defined by breakbeats, deep sub-bass frequencies and rapid-fire MC vocals
Its dNb
Japanese musical movement from the late 80s and 90s that rejected traditional pop, heavily mixing indie rock, alternative sounds and electro elements
Its j-rock
Smooth slow-tempo style of electronic music, that mix chill hip-hop with jazz chords, often streamed online as background music for studying
Its lo-fi
A subgenre of punk that started in the 80s but its peak at 00s. Tip: emotional lyrics
It's emo.
80s music genres where electronic synthesizers completely replaced guitars as the main musical instrument.
It's synth-pop
Futuristic, mechanical and hypnotic electronic dance genre. Tips: relied on early Roland drum machine's.
It's techno
Highly stylized and smooth Japanese genre from late 70s and 80s. Tips: it blends disco, jazz, and synth-pop to capture the vibe of Tokyo nightlife.
Its city pop
Atmospheric genre meant for relaxation and meditation, famously blended with club beats and medieval gregorian chants. Tips: ENIGMA and ERA projects.
It's new age.
Intense heavy metal subgenre known for its blastering tempos, aggressive double-bass drumming. Tips: megadeth
It's thrash metal
A dark moody offshoot of punk rock that emerged in the early 80s, combining gloomy synthesizers and bass lines with bleak lyrics and Gothic fashion
Its goth rock
Massive electronic movement that peaked globally on early 10's, combining agressive synthesizers dropsheavy bass and designed for massive festivals: tip: rave
Its edm
Electronic and synth-pop movement that emerged in Japan in late 70s, full of musical groups who influenced early video game music and international pop
Its technp-pop
Hypnotic genre of music, originated in 90s Germany, slow repetitive techno beats, spacious soundscapes from dub music
its dub techno
Chaotic, aggressive and an offshot of eno music. Tip: harsh with screamed vocals
It's screamo
In the late 70s and 80s, a movement blended punk-rock energy with quirky electronic beats and highly stylized fashion : tip: only time.
Its New wave.
Fast paced UK subgebre of house music, heavily defined by deep twisting low-end bass frequencies. Tips: it skips drum rhythms
It's bassline.
The historical term used for Japanese pop music, Before anything elese. Tips: it dominated heavily the late 60s and 70s
It's Kayōkyoku
Hyper-fast electronic genre featuring hypnotic pulsing snyth rhythms and mind-blending soundscapes. Tip: people use it to "trip/acid raves"
It's psytrance.