Technical

Technical music is a style of heavy metal that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is characterized by complex and often chaotic song structures, virtuosic instrumental proficiency, and an overall focus on speed, precision, and technicality. The style emerged in the United States, primarily as a subgenre of thrash metal, but eventually evolved to include elements of progressive metal, death metal, and grindcore. Bands such as Death, Atheist, and Cynic are credited with pioneering the genre, and bands like Meshuggah, Necrophagist, and Animals as Leaders are popular modern examples.