- Chromatic rock
- The essential and quintessential music of the 21st Century. Heavy Metal guitars,
from wanky to thrashing, Electronic beats and support, angry punk lyrics.
- groups: old SilverHand, old Eurodyne, Jack Entropy
- Hard Core Chromatose is similar in many respects to modern
Chromatic Rock; also known as Heavy Chrome, it features layers of enhanced instrumentation
blended with a heavy backbeat. Unlike normal Chromatic Rock, Heavy Chrome
tends to be less engineered with a grittier sound. Some bands of this genre
even go so far as to use old-style drums, axes and basses laced with some
ambient synthesizer effects to give a dark and ominous feel to the music.
Loud and heavy are the two key words used when describing this sort of new
music. Generally slower and deeper than straight Chromatic Rock. The MetalGoth of
the 20's.
- groups: Apocalypse, Cry Havoc, Mortuary
- thanks to Glenn Hall
- Classic Chrome
- Throwbacks and tribute acts to the original pre-collapse chrome bands such as Ministry,
Controlled Bleeding, ChemLab, 16volt and so on... Wanky guitars, Electronic drumbeats, Samples,
distorted vocals, lots of angst.
- groups: Industrial Strength, Grinding Order, OrangeHead
- Symphonic Chrome
- From schmaltzy ballad-rockers to borderline chromatose acts, Symphonic Chrome has
eliminated the electronic rhythm section of most chrome acts for more symphonic arrangements of
simulated string and wind instruments or pianos over whych slower numbers are played. Many
a chrome band has released a few symphonic tracks, but a number of groups are dedicated to
releasing chip after chip of this schtick.
- groups: Incandescent, Stress Induction, Flowstone
- ElectroPlate
- On the verge between crhome and StrobeDance, ElectroPlate uses Chromatic guitars and vocals
run through the on/off strobe filters over the bubbly techno rhythms. Many bands who have
done ElectroPlate recordings are actually Chromatic Rock bands collaborating with Strobe
groups and DJs.
- groups: Insdustrial Strength vs ShatterZone, Tormentor, Vial
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