Funk metal

Funk metal (also known as metallic funk or thrash-funk) is the fusion of heavy metal and funk. It sometimes also has elements of punk rock. Funk metal was part of the alternative metal movement. It has been described as a "brief but extremely media-hyped stylistic fad".

The funk metal scene formed in California during the mid-1980s. These bands played a mix of funk, hard rock, hip hop and punk. The genre quickly evolved to include elements of thrash metal.
Notable funk metal artists
 24-7 Spyz
 Bang Tango
 Bootsauce
 Buckethead
 Clutch
 Electric Boys
 Extreme
 Fishbone
 Faith No More
 Family Force 5 
 Follow for Now
 Gargamel!
 Hoobustank
 I Mother Earth
 Incubus
 Infectious Grooves
 Jimmie's Chicken Shack
 Kid Rock (Early)
 King's X
 LAPD
 Limp Bizkit
 Living Colour
 Lucy Brown
 Maximum the Hormone
 Mind Funk
 Mr. Bungle (early)
 Mordred
 Nuclear Rabbit
  Primus
 Psychefunkapus
 Rage Against the Machine
 Red Hot Chili Peppers
 Royal Crescent Mob
 Siam Shade
 Stevie Salas
 Suicidal Tendencies
 T.M. Stevens
 Urban Dance Squad
Category:Heavy metal subgenres
Category:Fusion music genres