<P> At its core, Kawaii metal (also known as idol metal or cute metal) fuses aspects of heavy metal and j - pop, however usually uses elements of power metal mixed with industrial metal keyboards and synthesizers, japanese idol aesthetic and vocals, shredding guitar solos and flashing drums with occasional usage of melodic death metal and post-hardcore unclean vocals and Traditional Japanese musical instruments . Kawaii metal grew out of the japanese idol in the late 2000s and early 2010s, being pioneered by bands like Dazzle Vision, Babymetal and Ladybaby . </P> <P> Latin metal is a genre of metal music with Latin origins, influences, and instrumentation, such as Spanish vocals, Latin percussion and rhythm such as Salsa rhythm . Prominent bands in this genre include A.N.I.M.A.L., Ill Niño, Nonpoint, Sepultura and Soulfly . </P> <P> Light metal (sometimes used interchangeably with soft metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal, with a generally softer sound . The subgenre is described as falling between heavy metal and hard rock . </P> <P> Metalcore combines heavy metal and hardcore punk . Generally, metalcore guitarists use heavy guitar riffs and solos, drummers frequently use hardcore Blast beats and double bass drums, and vocalists use a vocal style which includes death growls and shouting . A distinguishing characteristic is the "breakdown", whereby the song is slowed to half - time and the guitarists play open strings to achieve the lowest - pitched sound . Prominent Metalcore bands include Hatebreed, Bury Your Dead, Killswitch Engage, While She Sleeps, Asking Alexandria, Bleeding Through, Integrity Unearth, and Parkway Drive . Original metalcore bands from the 1990s included Earth Crisis, Hatebreed, Integrity and Converge . More modern bands include Killswitch Engage, Underoath, All That Remains, Trivium, As I Lay Dying, Bullet for My Valentine, Asking Alexandria, Shadows Fall, Unearth, Atreyu, and Bleeding Through . </P>

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