Music Video Genre Research (Metal)

Metal

·         The music videos are very fast paced – this goes with the theme of anarchy.

·         The music videos are very dark – this is to make the video look “dangerous” and “edgy”.

·         A lot of the shots revolve around the band or singers performance.

·         There is sometimes a narrative.

·         If there is a narrative, it is sad or dark to go with the theme of the song.

·         The videos usually try to look scary

·         The band members usually wear very dark clothes and have long messy hair.

·         They usually have visible tattoos, piercings etc.