Alternative metal is an eclectic form of heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. It is characterized by some heavy metal trappings (most notably heavy riffs), but usually with a pronounced experimental edge, including unconventional lyrics, odd time signatures, more syncopation than typical metal, unusual technique, a resistance to conventional approaches to heavy music and an incorporation of a wide range of influences outside of the metal music scene.
The term is used as a very loose categorization, but is usually used to describe artists playing a style of rock music which is considered a unique approach to Grunge music, but still play heav ...
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Inspirational and emotional power rock instrumental. Starts with standard indie alternative feel with clean and inspiring electric guitar and drums, than continued by more strong and passionate part with additional overdrive guitars and woman vocals and evolving into climatic overflowing feelings, Vocal Pads, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
An exciting energetic royalty free alternative metal track, with overdriven guitars, bass, live drums and catchy synths, best for trailers, actions, sports, or youth projects, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
An explosive, aggressive nu metal song with heavy guitars, punchy drums, bass and some electronics, best for action scenes, video games, extreme sports and more, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
An aggressive nu metal track with killer low tuned guitars, punchy groovy drums and solid bass, best for action trailers, extreme sports and games, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
A high energetic, uplifting electronicore / trancecore metal with killer low guitars, punchy metal drums, edgy electronics, pulses, drops and anthemic arp leads, best for youth oriented active contents, extreme sports, social clips and more, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
High energetic, powerful metalcore with killer drop tuned guitar riffs, infernal breakdowns and drops, melodic hooks and punchy metal drums, best for action contents, game trailers, extreme sports and more, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Swaggering indie rocker with a lot of attitude. Infectious guitar riffs, clapping and monster groove. Fresh, catchy and not too serious. Imagine a car commercial, monster trucks, limo cruising, energetic swagger. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro
Numetal/ alternative metal track with lush guitars and powerful, unique vocals. Sounds like a cross between Alanis, Korn, and Nirvana. Perfect for TV/film dramas, thrillers, action scenes, mysteries, or anything fantasy that involves the metaphysical realm. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Unique, indie/ progressive/ alt rock/ metal track. Deftones meets Tool/ Nirvana/ Metallica. Open for interpretation but talks of life's duality and the act of releasing what doesn't serve. Perfect for dramatic movie trailers or scenes, film noir, James Bond style shows, thrillers, mysteries, & more. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Alternative metal track with grungy elements. Features ethereal, powerful female vocals with cleans and screams, distorted guitars and a dynamic rhythm- soft to heavy. Ideal for TV/ film dramas, horrors, thrillers, mysteries, sci-fi, action, trailers, and anything with an impactful plot. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Haunting alt rock meets metal track, with powerful female rock vocals, heavy-distorted guitars, and rocking drums. The captivating melodies in this track will keep the audience listening again & again. Ideal for film and TV trailers/ commercials, intense plots, or shows about wanting to be set free. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
dark rock, energetic music for dark videos or video games of a mystical direction. Chase, danger, dark rock.. the audio track. Music for video games of a mystical direction, soundscape, dark music for video games. Vocal Pads, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Aggressive, heavy nu-metal / alternative metal track with distorted low tune guitars, crispy bass and punchy drums. Perfect for action movie, extreme sports and more, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Powerful, aggressive industrial metal track with electronic inserts, killer guitars and punchy drums, best for action trailer, workout / extreme sport, racing / autos port games, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
An aggressive, hybrid royalty free metal track, with killer guitars, edgy synths, pulses, fx and brutal drums, best for action trailers, shooters, or cyber sports, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
High energy, aggressive hybrid track with kawaii metal vibe, killer guitars, edgy electronics and punchy, heavy drums. Best for action games, trailers, extreme sports, action movie scenes and more, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
An edgy, aggressive, heavy modern metal with low tuned killer guitars, crispy bass and fast punchy drums. Best for action trailers, shooter video games and extreme sports, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Heavy rock tune at 100 BPM with drum groove with rich cymbals work, slow distorted guitar riff and slap bass groove in background. At 0:19, solo guitar adds some tones with echoing ensemble effect to overall melody. More faster dynamic chorus guitar riff starts at 0:38. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Funky and swaggering indie-rocker with a lot of attitude and a funk / hip-hop influence. Infectious guitar riffs, clapping and a funky bass foundation. Buoyant, fresh and catchy. Cool and confident. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Power Pop
Funky and swaggering indie rocker with a lot of attitude. Infectious guitar riffs, clapping and a funky bass foundation. Buoyant, fresh and catchy. Instrumental, Rock, Classic Rock
This piece is gritty, dangerous, its like a thriving infection contaminating the soul. The only problem is it's inherently evil and most likely possessed. This music was designed to be just like the film 28 days later, sections but its more like indie grunge rock. Perfect for theatre, radio or media, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Heavy Alternative Rock song about an artist who was taken advantage of, and has nothing to show for his work because he was too wild and irresponsible. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Recovery comes from the NuMetal era of the CMDess production spectrum. Heavily inspired by top metal instrumentation of the 90ies. Vocals by CMDess. Fits with dark scenes, dark themes, angry conspiracies and such. No Recovery. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt MetalCaution: Explicit Lyrics
A driving, churning, powerful piece, fully orchestrated with guitar, bass, drums, and synthesizers. Works well with action film scenes and trailers. Also works well with high end advertising such as automotive and technology. Good for mystery, suspense, battle, competition, and sports highlights. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Heavy Alternative Rock song about an artist who was taken advantage of, and has nothing to show for his work because he was too wild and irresponsible. Sounds like Metallica, Led Zeppelin, the Cure, Nine Inch Nails. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Heavy Alternative Rock Song about a lonely person who never catches a break, but remembers when things were better and yearns for it to be that way again. Sounds like Linkin Park, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
High-quality midtempo Nu Rock / Nu Metal track with a syncopated groove, similar to Korn and Limp Bizkit. Features low-tuned distorted guitars and clean open chords. Calm middle section with oriental harmony guitars. Great entrance theme for fighters, wrestlers and boxers. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Heavy Alternative Rock song about an artist who was taken advantage of, and has nothing to show for his work because he was too wild and irresponsible. Sounds like Metallica, Led Zeppelin, the Cure, Nine Inch Nails. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Spacey electric guitars, electronic pads and synthesizers introduce a heavy hard Nu-Metal song. Distorted guitars, consistent drums and melodic vocals throughout the song are followed by an outstanding solo with guttural backing vocals. Videogames, movie soundtracks, commercials, TV series, radio. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Agressive hard rock instrumental,with gritty, biting guitar riff and piercing, cutting- edge guitar solos.Well suited for film and tv series and video games with chase scenes,Tarantino, fighting power/action/sport,movie, extreme sports, dvd,webbsites,video games, you tube, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
'An awesome hybrid of rock, industrial and metal. Infusing the pulsating synthesisers, stomping riffs, and dangerous guitars. Kerosene-infused sirens are followed by a stomping climax. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
With its brutal beats, annihilating instrumentation and venomous vocals, WASTE by Robert Cole Band is the perfect choice for all extreme sports, crime scenes and post-apocalyptic productions looking for a Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and Prodigy influenced sound! Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Hard rock cue for reality TV, films, commercials. With an uptempo driving beat and punchy rhythm this short track will suitably underscore boys behaving badly, partying hard, extreme sports, metal attitude, heavy rock concerts, general misbehaviour! Sounds like Godsmack, System of a Down, Slipknot, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Driving, mean, wicked, bad heavy metal for motorsports, extreme sports, and other heavy action spots. Also for advertising bikes, leathers, boots, sunglasses and parties to bad boys and girls. Perfect for a film scene looking for danger, attitude and charisma. Sons of Anarchy, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Clumsy and dark doom metal track that emphasizes the movements of heavy machinery such as excavators, big caterpillars, pump jacks etc. Also a great fit for war, tanks, horror films, monsters and other big scary creatures. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
A fast and unforgiving extreme metal track featuring B tuned guitars and basses with blistering fast technical riffs, shredding and polyrythmic breakdowns accompanied by relentless drums. Perfect for extreme sports highlights or video games! Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Intense guitar driven track dripping with heavy riffs on drums and bass. Great for any production needing loads of energy. Energy levels build to an exciting climax. Great for 30 seconds extreme sports, advertisements, action or fight scenes. Anything energetic ! Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Powerful, hard-driving, triumphant indie rock instrumental with harmonizing electric guitars. Great for video games, TV, film, documentaries, flash animation and sports shows. Dramatic edgy emotional energetic and a bit mysterious. News energize theme shows teens tweens corporate video truck advert, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
This track with voicebox is perfect for a film scene with danger, attitude and charisma. It's a driving, mean, wicked, bad heavy metal for motor sports, extreme sports, and other heavy action spots. Great for advertising bikes, leathers, boots, sunglasses and parties to bad boys and girls. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Modern Nu Metal piece with syncopated guitar riffs in the style of Korn, Disturbed and Sevendust. Expresses strength and power, so it's a great fit for fighting scenes. Composer Julian Angel had his music placed in fighting scenes with actors like Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren and Steven Seagal. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Disturbing electronic guitar with cinematic orchestral playing a memorable theme melody. Perfect for horror film tv theme music, crime, psychological thriller, opening credit music, ending credit music, haunting monsters, demons, vampire, zombie movies. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
Energetic, powerful and cool nu-metal, alternative track featuring distortion electric guitars, bass guitar, drums and some percussion. Perfect for action, sports, extreme, auto - motosport, teenage, youth oriented projects and more, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
High energetic, action, intense nu-metal / modern metal track featuring low tuned distorted guitar riffs, fat bass, powerful drums, some fx and synths. Perfect for extreme sports, horror, action, shooter, fighting, video game and more different projects, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
A bold, strong, and electrifying track featuring guitar, bass, drums, modern synthesizers and fx. Combining rock, electronica, and hip hop elements, this track works well with many themes; sports, crime, action, adventure, investigation, science, technology and drama. Instrumental, Rock, Electronic Rock
Powerful, action, dark and extremal nu metal / progressive metal track featuring low tuned distorted electric guitars, clean guitars, crunchy bass, atmospheric dark guitar solo and powerful drums. Perfect for action movie, film score, video game, trailer, soundtrack, extreme sports, motor sports, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Metal
