Top 10 Bizarre Music Genres

10. Screamo
A genre spawn from ‘post-hardcore’ in San Diego circa1991 taking its name from skinny jean wearing screechers such as Thursday, Alexis On Fire & Far.

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  10. Screamo
  A genre spawn from ‘post-hardcore’ in San Diego circa1991 taking its name from skinny jean wearing screechers such as Thursday, Alexis On Fire & Far.

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  9. Cuddle Core
  Songs about cute kittens, check out: Tiger Trap, Go Sailor, Go Softies.

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  8. Laptop Pop
  A music genre was forged in the trenches of suburban basements where music-loving kids pointed and clicked on Macs with bloodshot eyes in the wee hours of the morning. Some bands to check out: Ratatat, Girl Talk.

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  7. Comedy Rap
  Check Out Comedy Rap Kings Flight of the Conchords & anything by Andy Sanberg from SNL

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  6. Blackened Death Metal
  Bands with allot of Z’s & Ks in their name such a as Zyklon, Azarath, Marduk.

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  5. Naturalism
  Extremely Long songs attracting middle-aged women trying to get in touch with their inner peace, and practitioners of advanced level yoga. See Mike Oldfield.

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  4. Japanoise
  Since the late 1980s, Japan has produced a significant output of characteristically harsh bands, sometimes referred to under the portmanteau "Japanoise", with perhaps the most well known being Merzbow and Boredoms.

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  3. Country Truck Driving Music
  This country-esque hillbilly inspired genre tells the tales of life, love, and- of course- truckin and is a fusion of honky tonk, country-rock and Bakersfield Sound. Check out Red Sovine, Junior Brown and C.W. McCall.

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  2. Nintendocore
  Mario-esque tones accompanied by guitar riffs. Check out A Band Called Horse, Sky Eats Airplane, Powerglove.

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  1. Horror Core
  The lyrics of Horrorcore contain light hearted themes such as murder, rape, sadism, and suicide. Check Out Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, D12, Tech N9ne, Geto Boys and Necro.

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