{
  "name": "Death Metal",
  "description": "Heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, palm-muted, tremolo-picked riffs, double-kick and blast beat percussion, chromatic chord progressions, minor keys, abrupt changes in tempo, and guttural vocals.",
  "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/death-metal/",
  "parent": "Metal",
  "level": "sub",
  "children_count": 10,
  "children": [
    {
      "name": "Brutal Death Metal",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/brutal-death-metal/",
      "description": "Emphasizes abrasiveness, chunky rhythmic atonal riffs, and low guttural vocals.",
      "level": "sub-2",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Brutal Death Metal",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/brutal-death-metal/",
      "description": "Emphasizes abrasiveness, chunky rhythmic atonal riffs, and low guttural vocals.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Death 'n' Roll",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/death-n-roll/",
      "description": "Incorporates a groove-oriented, Hard Rock-influenced approach while retaining heavily distorted rhythm guitars and gruff or occasionally growled vocals.",
      "level": "sub-2",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Death 'n' Roll",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/death-n-roll/",
      "description": "Incorporates a groove-oriented, Hard Rock-influenced approach while retaining heavily distorted rhythm guitars and gruff or occasionally growled vocals.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Deathgrind",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/deathgrind/",
      "description": "Combines the intensity and high-pitched screams of Grindcore with the technicality and low guttural vocals of Death Metal.",
      "level": "sub-2",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Deathgrind",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/deathgrind/",
      "description": "Combines the intensity and high-pitched screams of Grindcore with the technicality and low guttural vocals of Death Metal.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Melodic Death Metal",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/melodic-death-metal/",
      "description": "Utilizes the guitar harmonies and melodic focus of Heavy Metal while generally retaining down-tuned, heavily distorted guitars and a harsh, aggressive sound.",
      "level": "sub-2",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Melodic Death Metal",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/melodic-death-metal/",
      "description": "Utilizes the guitar harmonies and melodic focus of Heavy Metal while generally retaining down-tuned, heavily distorted guitars and a harsh, aggressive sound.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Technical Death Metal",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/technical-death-metal/",
      "description": "Focuses on challenging, demanding songwriting and instrumental skill.",
      "level": "sub-2",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Technical Death Metal",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/technical-death-metal/",
      "description": "Focuses on challenging, demanding songwriting and instrumental skill.",
      "level": "sub-3",
      "parent": "Death Metal"
    }
  ]
}