Heavy metal branch
Neoclassical metal
Heavy metal › Neoclassical metal
- Emerged
- 1984
- Origin
- Sweden / USA
- Subgenres
- None
Bach and Paganini transposed onto a distorted guitar: harmonic minor scales, sweep arpeggios and three-minute solos.
- Heaviness
- 6
- Speed
- 8
- Melody
- 8
Key acts
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Racer X
- Cacophony