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AI metal song generator riffs, double-kick and a chorus to scream

Describe the metal you want — power metal about a storm, a heavy anthem, a thrash track with your own lyrics — and the AI writes the riffs, the drums and the vocals in about a minute.

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Smoke and flames over a metal stage seen from behind the drums
  • Metal lyrics written for you
  • Or sing your own
  • Riffs, solos, double-kick
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What is an AI metal song generator?

An AI metal song generator composes a complete metal track, with riffs, drums, solos and vocals, from a text description. In Kenerate AI's Music Studio you name the subgenre (power, heavy, thrash or prog), the vocal style, the drums and a BPM; Song mode writes the lyrics too, and Lyrics mode sings metal lyrics you've written.

Key facts

Subgenres
Power, heavy, thrash, prog and more
Typical tempo
120–200 BPM
Lyrics
AI-written or your own
Free start
Starter credits
Engines
Ken Music, ElevenLabs Music, Mureka, MiniMax Music

Listen first

Four kinds of metal, four engines

Real, unedited generations. The thrash track sings lyrics we wrote for this page — open it to read along.

Power metalSong170 BPM

Into the Storm

Made with Ken Music 1.5 · Lyrics written by the engine

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PromptEpic power metal song about riding into battle against a storm, soaring clean male vocals, galloping double-kick drums, twin guitar harmonies, 170 bpm

Heavy metalSong138 BPM

Break the Chains

Made with MiniMax Music 3.0 · Guitar solo included

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PromptClassic heavy metal anthem about breaking free, crunchy palm-muted riffs, powerful gritty male vocals, shredding guitar solo, pounding drums, 138 bpm

Thrash metalYour lyrics180 BPM

Rise

Made with Ken Music 1.5 · Sung from our lyrics

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PromptFast thrash metal song, aggressive riffs, driving double-kick, shouted gang-vocal chorus, raw powerful male vocals, 180 bpm

Lyrics sung in this demo

Verse 1

Iron sky and a hammer of rain

Engines howling down the midnight lane

They built the walls, they wrote the laws

We tore them down with our bare claws

Chorus

Rise! Out of the fire!

Rise! Higher and higher!

Nothing can hold us, nothing can break

Rise! Till the mountains shake!

Verse 2

Steel in our veins and thunder in our chest

No retreat, no surrender, no rest

Chorus

Rise! Out of the fire!

Rise! Higher and higher!

Nothing can hold us, nothing can break

Rise! Till the mountains shake!

Prog metalInstrumental

Monolith

Made with ElevenLabs Music v2.5 · 75-second instrumental

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PromptProgressive metal instrumental, djent-style syncopated low riffs, atmospheric clean guitar interludes, odd-time grooves, cinematic build

How to

How to use the AI metal song generator

Time needed
Steps
4 steps
  1. Step 1

    Open the Music Studio

    Sign up free, then /app/music.

  2. Step 2

    Pick Song or Lyrics

    Song writes metal lyrics; Lyrics sings yours.

  3. Step 3

    Describe the metal

    Subgenre, vocals, guitars, drums, BPM.

  4. Step 4

    Generate

    A finished track in about a minute.

Kenerate AI Music Studio tool card set to Instrumental, no vocals background music

Open Music Studio and pick a song from a prompt, a song from your lyrics, or an instrumental.

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Chapters

Engines

Engines for metal

Facts from the app's engine list.

  • Ken Music 1.5 title card — a dreamy album-cover-like scene where a photograph dissolves into flowing musical waveforms and notes around a vocalist's microphone

    Kenerate

    Ken Music 1.5

    Length
    Up to ~3 min
    Modes
    Song · Lyrics · Instrumental

    Best for

    Default engine: full songs with vocals in any language; can take an image as inspiration

    Open Ken Music 1.5
  • MiniMax Music 3.0 title card — a song structure shown as glowing coloured blocks of verses and choruses arranged like a city skyline

    MiniMax

    MiniMax Music 3.0

    Length
    Up to 4 min
    Modes
    Song · Lyrics · Instrumental

    Best for

    Follows [Verse]/[Chorus] section tags closely

    Open MiniMax Music 3.0
  • ElevenLabs Music v2.5 title card — a pristine modern recording studio at night

    ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs Music v2.5

    Length
    Exact length, 10 s–10 min
    Modes
    Song · Lyrics · Instrumental

    Best for

    Set the exact duration; clean studio mix

    Open ElevenLabs Music v2.5
  • Mureka V9.5 title card — an open notebook with completely blank pages

    Mureka

    Mureka V9.5

    Length
    Up to 4 min
    Modes
    Song · Lyrics · Instrumental

    Best for

    Writes its own lyrics from a prompt; style chips; MP3/WAV/FLAC

    Open Mureka V9.5

Prompt recipe

Heavy metal song prompts

Each opens the Music Studio with the prompt filled in.

Subgenre
Power, heavy, thrash, metalcore, prog, doom.
Vocals
Soaring clean, gritty, gang vocals — or instrumental.
Guitars
Palm-muted riffs, twin harmonies, djent chugs, a solo.
Drums
Galloping double-kick, pounding, half-time breakdown.
Tempo
A BPM from the chart.
  • Power metal

    Epic power metal about riding into a storm, soaring clean vocals, galloping double-kick, twin guitar harmonies, 170 bpm

  • Heavy metal

    Classic heavy metal anthem about breaking free, crunchy riffs, gritty vocals, guitar solo, 138 bpm

  • Thrash

    Fast thrash metal, aggressive riffs, driving double-kick, gang-vocal chorus, 180 bpm

  • Metalcore

    Metalcore song about fighting your demons, clean sung chorus, heavy half-time breakdown, 150 bpm

More prompts (3)
  • Doom

    Slow doom metal, crushing down-tuned riffs, haunting clean vocals, 60 bpm

  • Prog (instrumental)

    Progressive metal instrumental, djent riffs, clean interludes, odd-time grooves

  • Your lyrics

    Fast thrash metal, aggressive riffs, gang-vocal chorus, raw vocals, 180 bpm

Song structure

The shape of a metal song

Most metal keeps the verse–chorus core and adds riff sections and a solo.

  1. Intro riff · 8 barsThe main riff, often alone
  2. Verse · 8 barsPalm-muted, driving
  3. Pre-chorus · 4 barsThe build
  4. Chorus · 8 barsBig, open, sung or shouted
  5. Verse 2 · 8 bars
  6. Chorus · 8 bars
  7. Solo / breakdown · 8 barsGuitar solo or half-time breakdown
  8. Final chorus · 8 bars
  9. Outro · 4 barsRiff returns, hard stop

Ask for the sections by name — 'shredding guitar solo', 'half-time breakdown', 'gang-vocal chorus' — and engines follow.

Tempo

Metal tempos by subgenre

Metal covers a huge tempo range — the BPM does a lot of the steering.

  • Doom / sludge

    50–80 BPM · Slow, crushing

  • Heavy metal

    110–145 BPM

  • Metalcore

    130–170 BPM · Breakdowns at half-time

  • Power metal

    150–190 BPM · Galloping double-kick

  • Thrash

    160–210 BPM

Tips

Heavier, tighter AI metal

From making the demos above.

  • Name the subgenre first — 'metal' alone comes out generic.

  • Ask for the solo or breakdown explicitly.

  • Short, punchy lines work best for shouted choruses.

  • Want no vocals? Use Instrumental mode rather than asking in the prompt.

  • Try MiniMax for classic heavy metal and Ken Music for epic power metal.

Example uses

How creators use AI metal song generator

Illustrative examples of typical workflows, not customer reviews.

  • Monitor showing a fiery boss arena with a guitar beside the desk

    Game developer

    A game developer could make a progressive metal instrumental with djent riffs for a boss fight.

  • Garage rehearsal room with drums and amps under a hanging bulb

    Garage band

    A garage band could hear a thrash track with a gang-vocal chorus before rehearsing their own version.

  • Gym with heavy weights under red light and earbuds on a bench

    Fitness creator

    A fitness creator could make a heavy anthem at 138 BPM for a workout video.

FAQ

AI Metal Song Generator questions

Can AI make metal music?

Yes. Describe the subgenre, vocals, guitars, drums and tempo in the Music Studio and it generates a full metal track — riffs, drums, solo and vocals — in about a minute.

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Is there a metal lyrics generator?

Song mode writes metal lyrics for you from a one-line idea. If you already have lyrics, Lyrics mode sings them.

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Is the AI metal song generator free?

Yes, to start: new Kenerate accounts get free credits for their first metal songs, with lyrics written for you or your own, and every song made with them can be downloaded.

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What BPM is metal?

It ranges widely: doom around 50–80 BPM, heavy metal 110–145, power metal 150–190 and thrash 160–210.

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Can I make instrumental metal?

Yes — switch to Instrumental mode for riffs and solos without vocals.

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How do I compose a rock or metal song?

Start with a main riff, build a verse and a big chorus, add a solo or breakdown, then bring the chorus back. In the studio, name those sections in your prompt.

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In depth

AI Metal Song Generator, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how the pieces fit.

Writing metal lyrics

Metal lyrics lean on strong images — fire, storms, steel — and short, rhythmic lines that can be shouted. Keep chorus lines to a few words and repeat them; that's what a crowd sings back.

By Last updated and reviewed

We build and run the Kenerate Music Studio. Every demo on this page is a real output of the engine named on it, made from the prompt shown; engine facts were checked against the app's code.

Sources: Kenerate Music Studio — engine list and modes

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