What is the difference between rock and metal music?

Rock vs Metal Rock music or simply rock is one of the most revered music genres especially in the west. It evolved from a combination of earlier genres among which is rock and roll and rockabilly in the 1950s. Folk rock emerged in the 1960s as a result of blending folk music with rock, and blues rock was created by. read more

• Rock music originated in the 1950s while metal music was invented in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a sub-genre of rock music. read more

1. Rock is the main music genre while metal is a sub genre of rock. 2. Rock sound’s overdrive has a lighter distortion than metal rock which has strong distortion. 3. Metal rock has a deeper, heavier sound than plain rock or simply rock sound. 4. Rock uses classic drum set without double bass pedal while metal uses double bass pedal for the drum set. read more

There is no doubt that Metal is derived from Rock music. And more distortion doesn't mean metal, and vice versa. Rock music was mostly influenced by blues, country, folk. read more