Garage metal

Garage Metal is a Rock music fusion genre combining the influences of Garage rock, Metal music, and often other Hard rock genres, that took shape in the Indie (music) underground during the 2020s.

Bands draw heavily from 1980s Arena rock, 1970s Punk rock, 2000s Metalcore, and often incorporate numerous other styles into their approach, such as 1980s pop sensibility, Blues structure, Jazz theory, and Progressive rock guitar stylings.

The style is characterized by memorable melodies played on Electric guitars, often processed thru various effects pedals, and often accompanied by high energy danceable drum rhythms.

Garage Metal Media

The D-Men (later the Fifth Estate) in 1964
The Music Machine, featuring Sean Bonniwell, in 1966
Link Wray, pictured in 1993, who helped pioneer the use of guitar power chords and distortion as early as 1958 with the instrumental "Rumble", has been cited as an early influence on garage rock.
Trade ad for Count Five's single "You Must Believe Me".To better adapt it to his respective Wikipedia article, the ad was cropped and cleaned in a graphics editing program. The original can be viewed at the source below.
The Pleasure Seekers in 1966 (Suzi Quatro far right)
Paul Revere & the Raiders in 1967
The Remains in 1966
Trade ad for The Standells's single "Dirty Water".To better adapt it to his respective Wikipedia article, the ad was cropped and cleaned in a graphics editing program. The original can be viewed on the source below.
The Shadows of Knight in 1966
The Five Americans from Oklahoma had a hit with "Western Union" in 1967.