1960s Era
Heavy Metal (Born 1960)
📍 Origin: Birmingham, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Heavy Metal:
Rock (Born 1960)
📍 Origin: Liverpool, England
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Rock:
Stoner Rock (Born 1960)
📍 Origin: Palm Desert, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Stoner Rock:
Pop Rock (Born 1960)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Pop Rock:
Folk Rock (Born 1960)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Folk Rock:
Soul Rock (Born 1960)
📍 Origin: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Soul Rock:
Progressive Metal (Born 1961)
📍 Origin: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Progressive Metal:
Hard Rock (Born 1961)
📍 Origin: Birmingham, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Hard Rock:
Hardcore Punk (Born 1961)
📍 Origin: Washington, D.C., USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Hardcore Punk:
Southern Rock (Born 1961)
📍 Origin: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Southern Rock:
Surf Rock (Born 1961)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Surf Rock:
Progressive Rock (Born 1962)
📍 Origin: London, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Progressive Rock:
Garage Rock (Born 1962)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Garage Rock:
Christian Rock (Born 1962)
📍 Origin: USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Christian Rock:
Rockabilly (Born 1962)
📍 Origin: Barcelona, Spain
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Rockabilly:
British Blues Rock (Born 1962)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined British Blues Rock:
Garage Rock / Psychedelic Rock (Born 1962)
📍 Origin: Bay City, Michigan, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Garage Rock / Psychedelic Rock:
Experimental Rock (Born 1963)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Experimental Rock:
Indie Rock (Born 1963)
📍 Origin: Unknown
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Rock:
Psychedelic Rock (Born 1963)
📍 Origin: San Francisco, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Psychedelic Rock:
Neoclassical Metal (Born 1963)
📍 Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Neoclassical Metal:
Blues Rock (Born 1963)
📍 Origin: Ripley, Surrey, England
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Blues Rock:
Rock And Roll (Born 1963)
📍 Origin: Chile
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Rock And Roll:
Punk Rock (Born 1964)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Punk Rock:
Grunge (Born 1964)
📍 Origin: Seattle, Washington, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Grunge:
Alternative Rock (Born 1964)
📍 Origin: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Alternative Rock:
Glam Rock (Born 1964)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Glam Rock:
Garage Rock Revival (Born 1964)
📍 Origin: United States
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Garage Rock Revival:
Garage Punk (Born 1964)
📍 Origin: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Garage Punk:
Blue Eyed Soul / Pop Rock (Born 1964)
📍 Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Blue Eyed Soul / Pop Rock:
Southern Rock / Country Rock (Born 1964)
📍 Origin: Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Southern Rock / Country Rock:
Art Rock (Born 1965)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Art Rock:
Electronic Rock (Born 1965)
📍 Origin: United Kingdom
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Electronic Rock:
Latin Rock (Born 1966)
📍 Origin: San Francisco, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Latin Rock:
Indie Rock / Alternative Pop (Born 1966)
📍 Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Rock / Alternative Pop:
Industrial Rock (Born 1967)
📍 Origin: Denmark (later associated with Canada), Europe
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Industrial Rock:
Arena Rock (Born 1967)
📍 Origin: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Arena Rock:
Protopunk (Born 1967)
📍 Origin: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Protopunk:
Jazz Rock (Born 1967)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Jazz Rock:
Anatolian Rock (Born 1967)
📍 Origin: Ankara, Turkey
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Anatolian Rock:
Funk Rock (Born 1968)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Funk Rock:
Country Rock (Born 1968)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Country Rock:
Hardcore Techno (Born 1968)
📍 Origin: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Hardcore Techno:
Soft Rock (Born 1968)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Soft Rock:
Doom Metal (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: Sweden
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Doom Metal:
Power Metal (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: Hamburg, Germany
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Power Metal:
Black Metal (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Black Metal:
Hard Rock / Heavy Metal (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Hard Rock / Heavy Metal:
Space Rock (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Space Rock:
Pub Rock (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Pub Rock:
Indie Folk Rock (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: Portland, Oregon, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Folk Rock:
Comedy Rock (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: London, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Comedy Rock:
Krautrock (Born 1969)
📍 Origin: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Krautrock:
1970s Era
Post Hardcore (Born 1970)
📍 Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Hardcore:
Nu Metal (Born 1970)
📍 Origin: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Nu Metal:
Symphonic Rock (Born 1970)
📍 Origin: Birmingham, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Symphonic Rock:
Indie Electronic Rock (Born 1970)
📍 Origin: Portland, Oregon, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Electronic Rock:
Soft Rock / Adult Contemporary (Born 1970)
📍 Origin: Bakersfield, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Soft Rock / Adult Contemporary:
British Rock (Born 1970)
📍 Origin: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined British Rock:
Thrash Metal (Born 1971)
📍 Origin: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Thrash Metal:
Alternative Metal (Born 1971)
📍 Origin: Mansfield, Ohio, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Alternative Metal:
Gothic Metal (Born 1972)
📍 Origin: Milan, Italy
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Gothic Metal:
Post Rock (Born 1972)
📍 Origin: London, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Rock:
Symphonic Power Metal (Born 1972)
📍 Origin: Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Symphonic Power Metal:
Post Punk Revival / Art Punk (Born 1972)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Punk Revival / Art Punk:
Synthwave / Electronic Rock (Born 1972)
📍 Origin: United States
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Synthwave / Electronic Rock:
Post Punk (Born 1973)
📍 Origin: London, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Punk:
Post Grunge (Born 1973)
📍 Origin: Orlando, Florida, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Grunge:
Latin Alternative Rock (Born 1973)
📍 Origin: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Latin Alternative Rock:
Gothic Rock (Born 1974)
📍 Origin: London, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Gothic Rock:
Industrial Metal (Born 1974)
📍 Origin: Unknown
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Industrial Metal:
Metal (Born 1974)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Metal:
Americana Rock (Born 1974)
📍 Origin: United States
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Americana Rock:
Folk Punk (Born 1974)
📍 Origin: Poway, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Folk Punk:
Oi! Punk Rock (Born 1975)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Oi! Punk Rock:
New Wave / Pop Rock (Born 1975)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined New Wave / Pop Rock:
Glam Metal (Born 1976)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Glam Metal:
Heartland Rock (Born 1976)
📍 Origin: Gainesville, Florida, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Heartland Rock:
Finnish Rock (Born 1976)
📍 Origin: Helsinki, Finland
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Finnish Rock:
Symphonic Metal (Born 1977)
📍 Origin: Kitee, North Karelia, Finland
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Symphonic Metal:
Horror Punk (Born 1977)
📍 Origin: Lodi, New Jersey, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Horror Punk:
Reggae Rock (Born 1977)
📍 Origin: Long Beach, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Reggae Rock:
Epic Heavy Metal (Born 1977)
📍 Origin: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Epic Heavy Metal:
Rockabilly Revival (Born 1977)
📍 Origin: Australia
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Rockabilly Revival:
New Wave Rock (Born 1977)
📍 Origin: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined New Wave Rock:
Post Punk Revival (Born 1978)
📍 Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Punk Revival:
Uk Punk Rock (Born 1978)
📍 Origin: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Uk Punk Rock:
German Rock (Born 1978)
📍 Origin: Hamburg, Germany
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined German Rock:
Pop Punk (Born 1979)
📍 Origin: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Pop Punk:
Street Punk (Born 1979)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Street Punk:
Uk Hardcore Punk (Born 1979)
📍 Origin: United Kingdom
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Uk Hardcore Punk:
Dream Pop / Indie Rock (Born 1979)
📍 Origin: Manchester, England
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Dream Pop / Indie Rock:
1980s Era
Atmospheric Black Metal (Born 1980)
📍 Origin: Not reliably documented in available sources
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Atmospheric Black Metal:
Celtic Rock (Born 1980)
📍 Origin: United Kingdom
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Celtic Rock:
Indie Pop / Indie Rock (Born 1980)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Pop / Indie Rock:
Groove Metal (Born 1981)
📍 Origin: Arlington, Texas, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Groove Metal:
Synth Pop / Pop Rock (Born 1981)
📍 Origin: Madrid, Spain
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Synth Pop / Pop Rock:
German Indie Rock (Born 1981)
📍 Origin: Berlin, Germany
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined German Indie Rock:
Australian Rock (Born 1981)
📍 Origin: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Australian Rock:
Celtic Punk (Born 1982)
📍 Origin: London, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Celtic Punk:
Noise Rock (Born 1982)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Noise Rock:
American Heavy Metal (Born 1982)
📍 Origin: Tampa, Florida, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined American Heavy Metal:
Indie Rock / Punk Rock (Born 1982)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Rock / Punk Rock:
Brazilian Rock (Born 1982)
📍 Origin: Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Brazilian Rock:
Spanish Pop Rock (Born 1982)
📍 Origin: Madrid, Spain
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Spanish Pop Rock:
Death Metal (Born 1983)
📍 Origin: Tampa, Florida, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Death Metal:
Glam Metal / Hard Rock (Born 1983)
📍 Origin: Loudonville, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Glam Metal / Hard Rock:
Christian Metal (Born 1983)
📍 Origin: Seattle, Washington, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Christian Metal:
Ska Punk (Born 1983)
📍 Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Ska Punk:
Metalcore (Born 1984)
📍 Origin: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Metalcore:
Extreme Metal (Born 1984)
📍 Origin: Zurich, Switzerland
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Extreme Metal:
Progressive Death Metal (Born 1984)
📍 Origin: Sarasota, Florida, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Progressive Death Metal:
Charity Pop Rock (Born 1984)
📍 Origin: London, England, UK
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Charity Pop Rock:
Alt Country Rock (Born 1984)
📍 Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Alt Country Rock:
Post Metal (Born 1985)
📍 Origin: Oakland, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Metal:
Melodic Hardcore (Born 1985)
📍 Origin: Washington, D.C., USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Melodic Hardcore:
Rock En Español (Born 1985)
📍 Origin: Mexico
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Rock En Español:
Electronic Indie Rock (Born 1985)
📍 Origin: Unknown
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Electronic Indie Rock:
Melodic Death Metal (Born 1986)
📍 Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Melodic Death Metal:
Desert Rock (Born 1986)
📍 Origin: Palm Desert, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Desert Rock:
Rap Rock (Born 1987)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Rap Rock:
Punk Blues (Born 1987)
📍 Origin: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Punk Blues:
Melodic Hard Rock (Born 1987)
📍 Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Melodic Hard Rock:
Indie Pop / Alternative Rock (Born 1987)
📍 Origin: Madrid, Spain
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Pop / Alternative Rock:
Sludge Metal (Born 1988)
📍 Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Sludge Metal:
Folk Metal (Born 1988)
📍 Origin: Helsinki, Finland
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Folk Metal:
Symphonic Black Metal (Born 1988)
📍 Origin: Belgium
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Symphonic Black Metal:
Alt Rock (Born 1988)
📍 Origin: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Alt Rock:
Japanese Rock (Born 1988)
📍 Origin: Osaka, Japan
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Japanese Rock:
Technical Death Metal (Born 1989)
📍 Origin: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Technical Death Metal:
Blackened Death Metal (Born 1989)
📍 Origin: Denmark
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Blackened Death Metal:
Psychedelic Rock / Hard Rock (Born 1989)
📍 Origin: Trondheim, Norway
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Psychedelic Rock / Hard Rock:
Brazilian Indie Rock (Born 1989)
📍 Origin: Brazil
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Brazilian Indie Rock:
Portuguese Indie Rock (Born 1989)
📍 Origin: Lisbon, Portugal
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Portuguese Indie Rock:
1990s Era
Brutal Death Metal (Born 1990)
📍 Origin: San Diego, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Brutal Death Metal:
Symphonic Death Metal (Born 1990)
📍 Origin: Athens, Greece
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Symphonic Death Metal:
Math Rock (Born 1990)
📍 Origin: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Math Rock:
Darkwave / Electronic Rock (Born 1990)
📍 Origin: Unknown
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Darkwave / Electronic Rock:
Darkwave / Gothic Rock (Born 1990)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Darkwave / Gothic Rock:
Indie Rock / Art Rock (Born 1990)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Rock / Art Rock:
Rap Metal (Born 1991)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Rap Metal:
Brazilian Reggae Rock (Born 1991)
📍 Origin: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Brazilian Reggae Rock:
Alternative/indie Rock (Born 1991)
📍 Origin: USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Alternative/indie Rock:
Darkwave / Post Punk (Born 1991)
📍 Origin: United Kingdom
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Darkwave / Post Punk:
Drone Metal (Born 1992)
📍 Origin: Tokyo, Japan
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Drone Metal:
Dutch Pop Rock (Born 1992)
📍 Origin: Vlissingen, Netherlands
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Dutch Pop Rock:
Surf Rock Revival (Born 1994)
📍 Origin: Unknown
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Surf Rock Revival:
Darkwave / Industrial Rock (Born 1994)
📍 Origin: Unknown
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Darkwave / Industrial Rock:
Indie Rock / Alternative Rock (Born 1994)
📍 Origin: Mexico City, Mexico
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Indie Rock / Alternative Rock:
Stoner Metal (Born 1995)
📍 Origin: Springfield, Oregon, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Stoner Metal:
Avant Garde Metal (Born 1995)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Avant Garde Metal:
Christian Alternative Rock (Born 1996)
📍 Origin: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Christian Alternative Rock:
Ambient Black Metal (Born 1997)
📍 Origin: Finland
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Ambient Black Metal:
Melodic Hardcore / Punk Rock (Born 1997)
📍 Origin: Long Island, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Melodic Hardcore / Punk Rock:
Electropunk (Born 1997)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Electropunk:
Funeral Doom Metal (Born 1998)
📍 Origin: Helsinki, Finland
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Funeral Doom Metal:
Dance Punk (Born 1998)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Dance Punk:
Experimental Metal (Born 1998)
📍 Origin: San Francisco, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Experimental Metal:
Piano Rock (Born 1998)
📍 Origin: Orange County, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Piano Rock:
Melodic Metalcore (Born 1999)
📍 Origin: Stavanger, Norway
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Melodic Metalcore:
Gypsy Punk (Born 1999)
📍 Origin: New York City, New York, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Gypsy Punk:
Dark Wave / Industrial Rock (Born 1999)
📍 Origin: Unknown
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Dark Wave / Industrial Rock:
Latin American Rock (Born 1999)
📍 Origin: Santiago, Chile
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Latin American Rock:
Post Hardcore / Metalcore (Born 1999)
📍 Origin: Massachusetts, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Hardcore / Metalcore:
2000s Era
Pop Punk / Alternative Rock (Born 2000)
📍 Origin: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Pop Punk / Alternative Rock:
American Folk Rock (Born 2000)
📍 Origin: Concord, North Carolina, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined American Folk Rock:
Melodic Rock (Born 2000)
📍 Origin: Helsinki, Finland
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Melodic Rock:
Emo Pop Punk (Born 2001)
📍 Origin: United States
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Emo Pop Punk:
Progressive Metalcore (Born 2003)
📍 Origin: Chula Vista, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Progressive Metalcore:
Japanese Rock / Pop Rock (Born 2003)
📍 Origin: Okayama, Japan
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Japanese Rock / Pop Rock:
Garage Punk Revival (Born 2004)
📍 Origin: Canada
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Garage Punk Revival:
Pirate Metal (Born 2005)
📍 Origin: New Jersey, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Pirate Metal:
Instrumental Rock (Born 2005)
📍 Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Instrumental Rock:
Occult Rock (Born 2006)
📍 Origin: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Occult Rock:
Melodic Metal (Born 2007)
📍 Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Melodic Metal:
Post Hardcore / Progressive Metalcore (Born 2009)
📍 Origin: Pennsylvania, USA
Pioneering bands that birthed and defined Post Hardcore / Progressive Metalcore:
