edge pop

Overly edgy pop /hip hop subgenre usually mistakaken as rock or in some cases metal. Bands/artists iclude Insane Clown Posse, Lil Darkie, Ghost (most common example), Trippie Red, Ken Carson, Playboy Carti, ETC. Popular mainstream artists with an edgy and/or underground origin or fanbase. This was fed through TikTok wannabe metalheads labeling their favorite artists as metal or another hardcore or underground genre for popularity and/or fame.

Jim: “hey did you see that tiktok of a guy saying that ghost was a metal band?”
Jon: “yeah. It’s probably just another edge pop poser.”