Subgenres
Rock by Genre garage to grindcore
Rock isn't a single sound — it's an evolving family of subgenres in conversation with each other. Pick a genre to see the bands assigned to it as a primary or secondary tag in the Top 500.
- 45 subgenres in use
- 49 subgenres tracked
- 500 bands tagged
Alternative Rock 122 Indie Rock 120 Hard Rock 68 Heavy Metal 58 Post-Punk 51 Punk Rock 44 Pop Rock 40 Progressive Rock 39 Classic Rock 32 New Wave 30 Art Rock 29 Folk Rock 22 Death Metal 21 Psychedelic Rock 21 Garage Rock 19 Emo 17 Post-Rock 17 Pop Punk 16 Post-Hardcore 16 Britpop 14 Grunge 14 Hardcore Punk 14 Industrial Rock 13 Shoegaze 13 Thrash Metal 13 Blues Rock 12 Stoner Rock 12 Black Metal 11 Ska Punk 11 Dream Pop 10 Power Metal 10 Power Pop 10 Glam Metal 9 Metalcore 9 Doom Metal 8 Math Rock 7 Noise Rock 7 Symphonic Metal 6 Nu Metal 5 Funk Rock 2 Rap Rock 2 Roots Rock 2 Southern Rock 2 Krautrock 1 Rockabilly 1