Like, I love thrash/death/heavy metal music, but I could mostly do without the vocals. Is there a genre of music (or specific bands) I should look for?

I’m a big fan of Arcturus, Children of Bodom, etc, but I prefer the instrumentals way more than the singing.

So, is there a specific genre for that?

Edit: Imagine Silent Night, Bodom Night but without lyrics. It’s not that I dislike the vocals; would just appreciate the track more without them. It’s like they’re just in the way of what I want to hear.

Edit 2: Thanks, everyone. I have heard of Animals as Leaders but am not super familiar with them. Will definitely check them out as well as the other recommendations.

  • @mushroomstormtrooper
    7•1 month ago

    Animals as Leaders, Thessa, Pomegranate Tiger, Myth of I, and Fractalize are great ones.

    Stoort Neer and Vildjharta both have some really good instrumental albums.

    Gore., Monolord, '68, and The Damned Things are all a little less heavy than what you might be looking for, but they are all great and have mostly clean vocals.

    Polyphia and Chon are also both incredible but probably fall a little closer to something other than Metal.