Underground music is music which has developed a cult following, independent of commercial success. This music generally speaking has little or no mainstream appeal, visibility or commercial presence. The term is also currently used to describe contemporary music of non-mainstream musical exponents with actual specific genre or style being unimportant in determining the "underground" status. // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up mainstream in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up mainstream in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The term underground music has been applied to several artistic movements, such as the psychedelic music movement of the mid 1960s, punk rock and hardcore, hip hop, alternative rock, various forms of heavy metal including black metal, psytrance and its electronica, outsider music, and experimental music, plus many more. Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Black metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. ... Raja Ram has been experementing with psychedelic trance as early as the 1980s. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... Music sample: True Love will Find You in the End ( file info) — Sample of Daniel Johnstons True Love will Find You in the End Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ...

See also

• Psytrance
• Alternative rock
• DIY punk ethic
• Indie (music)
• Filk (music)
• Underground culture