Rock branch
Punk rock
Rock › Punk rock
- Emerged
- 1974
- Origin
- New York / London
- Subgenres
- 31
Three chords, two minutes and zero patience for solos. A full reset of rock, and the second major source of extreme metal.
- Heaviness
- 4
- Speed
- 8
- Melody
- 7
Key acts
- Ramones
- Sex Pistols
- The Clash
- Buzzcocks
Branches into
- Anarcho-punk
- Celtic punk
- Hardcore punk
- Horror punk
- Oi! / street punk
- Pop punk
- Post-punk
- Psychobilly
- Ska punk