It mixes the sounds of hard punk and heavy metal rock and roll.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

You'll also be hearing a lot of use of the word "grunge, " a label used -- typically to the labeled party's chagrin -- to describe purveyors of the raw fusion of heavy metal and punk rock that emerged from the Pacific Northwest.

CNN: Commentary: The roots of grunge run deep

Even though I grew up on metal, punk and hard rock and the majority of my listening to this day takes place within those genres, I still keep a heavy dose of pop music in rotation.

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