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Genres

Hominy House currently serving these genres, however more to come as the site grows. Click to learn more about a specific one.


Acid Rock

Bluesy, jam-driven psychedelic rock.

Album cover: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

Alternative Metal

Alt-rock mood fused with metal weight.

Album cover: Ænima by Tool

Black Metal

Tremolo riffs and freezing atmosphere.

Album cover: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem

Death Metal

Brutal, guttural and relentlessly fast.

Album cover: Leprosy by Death

Desert Rock

Fuzz, groove and desert heat.

Album cover: Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss

Doom Metal

Slow, crushing riffs of dread.

Album cover: Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Glam Metal

Hooks, hairspray and arena choruses.

Album cover: Shout at the Devil by Mötley Crüe

Melodic Death Metal

Death metal with twin-guitar melody.

Album cover: Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates

Nu Metal

Groove and rap over down-tuned angst.

Album cover: Follow the Leader by Korn

Occult Rock

Retro rock soaked in ritual and horror.

Album cover: Opus Eponymous by Ghost

Post Metal

Heaviness as texture, not riffs.

Album cover: Panopticon by Isis

Post Rock

Crescendos built on texture, not riffs.

Album cover: The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place by Explosions in the Sky

Power Metal

Fast, triumphant and grandly melodic.

Album cover: Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II by Helloween

Progressive Metal

Metal's weight with prog's structures.

Album cover: Images and Words by Dream Theater

Progressive Rock

Long, complex and virtuosic rock.

Album cover: The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

Psychedelic Rock

Distorted rock at psychedelia's edge.

Album cover: Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Sludge Metal

Doom's crawl cut with hardcore grit.

Album cover: NOLA by Down

Space Rock

Hypnotic drones in deep space.

Album cover: Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Stoner Rock

Weight and haze: groovy and sun-baked.

Album cover: Stoner Witch by Melvins

Thrash Metal

Fast, precise, aggressive riffing.

Album cover: Master of Puppets by Metallica