technical metal

A sub genre of metal combining technical and complex guitar and drum patterns often associated with polyrhythms, djent and odd time signatures, with distorted rhythms. Some good examples of technical metal bands are "The Dillinger Escape Plan" and "Polyphia."

Another name for Technical Metal is Progressive Metal.

Often used interchangeably with progressive death metal, technical death metal (or simply "tech death") is a subgenre of brutal death metal that emphasizes complexity. It can be influenced by jazz or classical music. Some tech death metal bands have incorporated psychedelia, Aboriginal music, Mediterranean modes, and even symphonic elements into their music.