TL;DR
heavy metal, distorted guitars, powerful drums, aggressive male vocals, epic riffs, double bass drumming, intense
Metal music in Suno spans from classic heavy metal to extreme subgenres. The key is specifying your subgenre, guitar tone, drumming style, and vocal approach. These prompts cover major metal styles with attention to heaviness, technicality, and energy.
heavy metal, powerful guitar riffs, double bass drums, strong male vocals, epic, 80s influenced, galloping rhythms, anthemic
thrash metal, fast aggressive riffs, breakneck speed, harsh vocals, tight drumming, 80s thrash, intense energy, raw
death metal, downtuned guitars, blast beats, growling vocals, brutal, heavy, dark atmosphere, technical
metalcore, heavy breakdowns, screaming vocals, melodic passages, aggressive, modern production, emotional intensity
power metal, soaring vocals, fast double bass, epic melodies, fantasy themes, uplifting, symphonic elements, triumphant
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
Not heavy enough |
Add: 'downtuned', 'heavy', 'crushing', 'brutal', 'low-end heavy' |
Wrong vocal style |
Specify: 'growling', 'screaming', 'harsh vocals', 'clean power vocals', 'death growls' |
Drums too simple |
Add: 'double bass drumming', 'blast beats', 'technical drumming', 'relentless' |
Sounds like hard rock |
Add: 'metal', specific subgenre tag, 'aggressive', 'intense', 'extreme' |
Missing heaviness |
Add: 'crushing riffs', 'wall of guitars', 'heavy as hell', 'massive sound' |
Use: 'distorted guitars', 'downtuned', 'heavy riffs', 'crushing', 'wall of guitars'. Add subgenre for context: 'death metal' or 'metalcore'. Specify tone: 'chugging', 'djent', 'scooped mids', 'high gain'. The more specific, the heavier.
Use: 'death metal', 'downtuned guitars', 'blast beats', 'growling vocals', 'brutal', 'dark', 'technical'. Add: 'raw production', 'aggressive', 'relentless'. For more melodic: add 'melodic death metal', 'Swedish death metal'.
For clean: 'clean power vocals', 'soaring vocals', 'strong male vocals'. For harsh: 'growling', 'screaming', 'harsh vocals', 'death growls'. For mixed: 'clean and harsh vocals', 'screaming verses clean chorus'.
Layer aggression: 'aggressive', 'brutal', 'intense', 'relentless', 'violent'. Add tempo: 'fast', 'thrash tempo', 'breakneck'. Production: 'raw', 'heavy production'. Remove anything soft: 'melodic', 'atmospheric', 'ambient'.
Use: 'metalcore', 'heavy breakdowns', 'chugging riffs', 'screaming vocals', 'melodic passages'. Add: 'modern production', 'djent influence', 'aggressive'. Include: 'emotional', 'intense' for that metalcore balance of heavy and feeling.