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drone metal

subgenre of heavy metal
Intangible music_genre Q1433387
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drone metal

Summary

drone metal is a music genre[1]. It draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #350 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • drone metal was influenced by drone music[3].
  • drone metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
  • drone metal is a type of heavy metal music[5].
  • drone metal is a type of metal music[6].
  • drone metal's Commons category is recorded as Drone metal[7].
  • drone metal's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • drone metal's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • January 1, 1992 marks the founding of drone metal[10].
  • drone metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Drone metal[11].

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Definition and Type

drone metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include heavy metal music[5] and metal music[6].

Origins

January 1, 1992 marks the founding of drone metal[10].

Movements and Schools

drone metal was influenced by drone music[3].

Why It Matters

drone metal draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #350 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Japan United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Influenced by → —
    Inception → +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → music genre
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