What is Circus-metal?
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A name often given to a style of music which combines heavy metal with circus/carnival music, jazz, techno, Turkish music, Egyption music, Surf music, bossa nova, 50's rock n roll, etc. Highly experimental, very strange, yet very different and fresh.
Mr. Bungle, Darth Vegas, Dog Fashion Disco, Headkase, Vicious Hairy Mary, Fantomas, Secret Cheifs 3, Chin.
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Quirky or freaky metal. Agressive guitars when heavy, with vocals ranging from brutal roars to whiney or bizarre singing. Merry-go-round/Carnival melodies, jazz and swing, disco, cartoon sound effects, and death metal rolled into one. Some bands of the genre wear costumes, masks, face paint, etc.
Mr. Bungle, Chin, Headkase, Mushroomhead, Dog Fashion Disco, Secret Chiefs 3