Metal Is Under Attack: AI Music Must Be Stopped

It's almost the end of 2025 now and this year AI has been rammed down our throats, especially when it comes to the creative industries. Script writers/film makers have been on strike, art has suffered and music has been used to train AI/Large Language Models. AI Music has appeared on Spotify (shock horror) and social media platforms like Facebook have played host to AI profiles that have been learning from human interaction. 

As you've guessed by now, this hastily planned post is about AI and I was yesterday years old when I discovered a Youtube Channel dedicated to artificial metal music, fed by the metal that we know and love. I have the great displeasure of introducing you to MetalgorithmAI.

The channel is from Brazil and it was created in November 2024. To date, it contains 396 videos (of albums and singles) featuring what can only be described as the most derivative, soulless sounding metal that exists. To judge for yourselves, listen here - https://www.youtube.com/@Metalgorithm-g4q.

It's linked to a bandcamp page called HeavyAIRecords. I contacted the owner of both accounts to try to find out a little more about the bands and albums that were used to train the AI models they used to create the music, but rather unsurprisingly, they were reluctant to talk about the subject. Maybe it was because I asked them about permission and royalties! It would be 100x better if people were honest about these things.

Here's the album that first drew my attention. I started to listen to the first "song" before realising it was utter trash:-

The only reason I'm giving this any space on my blog is so that it can be a warning to anybody who might stumble across it in the future. It was composed and performed by a computer (that does not exist to write anything with any originality or feeling). It writes what you ask it to write. For perspective, I can't compose or perform music (I'm not skilful enough), yet I could write with more originality and emotion.

Listeners of pop and dance music may struggle to spot an AI song if it hit them in the face but fans of metal, and hardcore are much more discerning. I have received one or two promos relating to artificially generated music that have been deleted straight away. Hopefully, we can continue to fight the good fight and keep AI out of the music that we love.