There are generally two kinds of modern metal bands as of
late: Alternative metal, which derives from the sound of alternative
rock/grunge bands just with much heavier distorted instruments with bands such
as Godsmack or Stone Sour, and then there is Metalcore, which involves for the
most part intense guttural vocals with classic metal influence incorporated in
its music with bands such as All That
Remains or As I Lay Dying. There
really aren’t many modern metal bands that step out of these styles, with few
exceptions (Volbeat and Avenged Sevenfold for instance).
