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Music has been greatly influenced by the events of Doomsday and the new hardships it has imposed on humanity. A large swath of musical genres exist, and this page documents the musical landscape now present in the world.

Musical Artists[]

Some of the popular pre-Doomsday musical artists and groups survived Doomsday and still play their music for the world today. Other new artists and groups have appeared since Doomsday. Here's a list of some of the most popular musical artists and groups:

Musical Genres[]

There are many different genres of music, and on the majority of music stations seem to make the general divide between pre-Doomsday and post-Doomsday music. Some of the more unique post-Doomsday musical genres can be found below:

  • Siberian rock music takes its roots both in the Western rock and roll and heavy metal, and in traditions of the Russian bards of Soviet era, like Vladimir Vysotsky and Bulat Okudzhava. Krasnoyarsk, Sovetskaya Gavan and Ulan-ude have become the main centres of development of the rock music.
  • Siberian pop music developed from what was known in the Soviet times as estrada into full-fledged industry, with some performers gaining international recognition.
  • Tibetan Yak Thrash Metal is a style of thrash metal focusing on drum rolls, heavy rifts and band members who usually wear Yak wool clothing; worn originally in order to stay warm in open air concerts in Tibet, but now a lot of the Yak wool is used in creating large hair extensions to emphasize the band's head-banging.
  • Anarcho-Punk Rock, a form of Punk Rock characterized by dark lyrics, abstract guitar solos and emphasis on vocals, while mostly ignoring central beats.
  • Australian Electro, a form of Alt Rock characterized by heavy use of synths, upbeat lyrics and tone, and emphasis on beat, while ignoring vocals, for the most part. Many Australian Electro bands, like Silky Ion and Electric Treason, reference their genre in their name.
  • Pirate Rock, a form of rock or Power Metal, characterized by pirate-like beats.
  • Power Punk, a form of Punk rock which mainly features strong beats with vocals, and little freedom with the guitar. It often uses synths to create other worldly background beats.
  • Newfoundland "Rockaroll", Inspired primarily by 50s/60s rock and roll with a strange mix of accordion, string instruments and (in some cases) "First Nations" vocals, popular mostly in Canada and surrounding region
  • Latin American Pop, a form of pop which is "calming" and is somewhat soft and almost always has a guitar, piano or other quieter musical instrument as the main instrument used to play the song. The music is mainly things about life in the pre doomsday world or directly after the post doomsday world.

Radio Stations[]

Music in the post-Doomsday world is spread mostly by the radio, which is now the dominant media platform, since almost all known nations have some sort of radio network for government or civilian use (or both), and most people have easy, affordable access to both home and portable radios.

An overview of the current state of radio across the globe can be found here here.

Some radio broadcasts can also be found in the Media archive.

Popular Songs sung or listened to Post-Doomsday[]

  • Billie Jean by Micheal Jackson
  • Beat It by Micheal Jackson
  • Photograph by Def Leppard
  • Back in Black by AC/DC
  • Apesar De Voice by Chico Barque
  • Una Manana by Jose Jose
  • You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC
  • Various Beatles songs
  • Various Latin American Music
  • Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) by George Harrison
  • Imagine by John Lennon
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