Lane Breakers

Animations: Rock

Alternative

• Example: The Pixies

College

• Example: R.E.M.

Other

• Example: They Might Be Giants

Animations: Rock

Acoustic

• Example: Elizabeth Cotten

Chicago

• Example: Muddy Waters

Classic

• Example: James Booker

Contemporary

• Example: Janis Joplin

Country

• Example: Mississippi Fred McDowell

Delta

• Example: Robert Johnson

Electric

• Example: Stevie Ray Vaughan

Other

• Example: John Spencer Blues Explosion

Animations: Goth

Classical

• Example: Mozart

Animations: Rock

Classic Rock

• Example: Rolling Stones

Animations: Rock

Alternative

• Example: Wilco

Bluegrass

• Example: The Dillards

Contemporary

• Example: Dolly Parton

Honky Tonk

• Example: Gary Stewart

Outlaw

• Example: Willie Nelson

Traditional Folk

• Example: Phil Ochs

Other

• Example: The Wallflowers

Animations: Goth

Emo

• Example: Sunny Day Real Estate

Animations: Rock

Fusion

• Example: Return to Forever

Animations: Goth

Glam

• Example: The Sweet

Goth

• Example: Alice Cooper

Other

• Example: David Bowie

Animations: Metal

Grunge

• Example: Alice in Chains

Animations: Rock

Alternative

• Example: OutKast

Gangsta

• Example: 50 Cent

Hardcore

• Example: Public Enemy

Hip Hop

• Example: Run DMC

Old Skool

• Example: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Rap

• Example: Kendrick Lamar

Trip Hop

• Example: Gorillaz

Underground

• Example: MF Doom

Other

• Example: Death Grips

Animations: Rock

Indie Rock

• Example: Death Cab For Cutie

Lo-Fi

• Example: Neutral Milk Hotel

Math Rock

• Example: This Town Needs Guns

Noise

• Example: Sonic Youth

Post Rock

• Example: Sigur Rós

Shoegaze

• Example: My Bloody Valentine

Other

• Example: The Shaggs

Animations: Goth

Inspirational

• Example: Jars of Clay

Animations: Goth

Acid Jazz

• Example: Jamiroquai

Contemporary

• Example: Branford Marsalis Quartet

Experimental

• Example: Anthony Braxton

Ragtime

• Example: Art Tatum

Smooth

• Example: Sade

Other

• Example: Garage A Trois

Animations: Punk

J-Rock

• Example: B's

Animations: Punk

Music with roots in the traditions of Latin America and Spain, such as Salsa, Flamenco, Mambo and Reggaeton

Latin

• Example: Manu Chao

Animations: Metal

Hard Rock taken to the next step of heaviness, brutality and loudness.

Metal: Even harder Rock than Hard Rock

• Example: Metallica

Alternative: Metal with elements of Alternative Rock, usually in the form of Post-Grunge or Noise Rock

• Example: Alter Bridge

Black: Raw, aggressive and evil Extreme Metal, often with satanic lyrics and lo-fi production

• Example: Darkthrone

Core: A mix of Melodic Death Metal and Post-Hardcore

• Example: Killswitch Engage

Death: Extreme Metal with brutal riffs and growled vocals, often with horror movie lyrics

• Example: Cannibal Corpse

Hair: A mix of Heavy Metal and Glam Rock, huge in the 80's

• Example: Quiet Riot

Industrial: A mix of Metal and Industrial, such as tons distortion, marching rhythms, use of samples, etc.

• Example: Ministry

Power: Gloriously cheesy Heavy Metal with bombastic vocals, often uses synths and writes about fantasy books or old history

• Example: Nightwish

Prog: A mix of Metal in various forms with Prog Rock

• Example: Ayeron

Speed: Heavy Metal performed with constant Punk energy or with really fast guitar solos

• Example: Motörhead

Thrash: Mix of Speed Metal and Hardcore Punk

• Example: Slayer

Other

• Example: Fantomas

Animations: Goth

New Wave

• Example: Talking Heads

Dark Wave

• Example: Depeche Mode

Electroclash

• Example: Ladytron

Synthpop

• Example: Duran Duran

Other

• Example: John Carpenter

Animations: Punk

Novelty

• Example: Weird Al

Animations: Metal

Nu-Metal

• Example: KoRn

Animations: Goth

Ambient

• Example: M83

Breakbeat

• Example: The Prodigy

Chiptune

• Example: Anamanaguchi

Dance

• Example: Galantis

Downtempo

• Example: Röyksopp

Dub

• Example: Spacemonkeyz

Drum And Bass

• Example: Pendulum

Electronica

• Example: The Presets

Garage

• Example: Disclosure

Hardcore Dance

• Example: Justice

House

• Example: Avicii

Industrial

• Example: Aesthetic Perfection

Techno

• Example: The Chemical Brothers

Trance

• Example: Tiesto

Other

• Example: Yello

Animations: Rock

Contemporary

• Example: The Fray

Pop

• Example: Maroon 5

Soft Rock

• Example: Tom Petty

Teen

• Example: The Veronicas

Other

• Example: Jimmy Ray

Animations: Rock

Prog Rock

• Example: Yes

Animations: Punk

Alternative

• Example: Against Me!

Classic

• Example: Sex Pistols

Dance Punk

• Example: Bloc Party

Garage

• Example: Ramones

Hardcore

• Example: Dead Kennedys

Pop

• Example: Blink 182

Other

• Example: Patti Smith

Animations: Rock

Disco

• Example: Lipps Inc

Funk

• Example: James Brown

Motown

• Example: Marvin Gaye

Rhythm and Blues

• Example: TLC

Soul

• Example: Otis Redding

Other

• Example: Funkadelic

Animations: Rock

Reggae

• Example: Bob Marley

Ska

• Example: Reel Big Fish

Other

• Example: Sean Paul

Animations: Rock

Arena

• Example: Van Halen

Blues

• Example: The Black Keys

Folk Rock

• Example: Crosby, Stills, & Nash

Garage

• Example: The White Stripes

Hard Rock

• Example: Wolfmother

Psychedelic

• Example:

Rock

• Example: AC/DC

Rockabilly

• Example: Stray Cats

Rock and Roll

• Example: Bruce Springsteen

Surf

• Example:

Other

• Example: U2

Animations: Rock

Southern Rock

• Example: The Allman Brothers Band

Animations: Rock

World

• Example: Telek

Animations: Rock

A capella

• Example: Pentatonix

Acoustic

• Example: Brushy One String

Contemporary Folk

• Example: Woody Guthrie

Experimental

• Example: Mr Bungle

Oldies

• Example: The Ink Spots

Other

• Example: Invertebrata