You know you’ve invented a genre or that a genre exists by how specifically one can describe the various elements characteristics, rules and facets within it. I invented #Ghostmetal aka #Ghostrock Just as one can describe death metal as a genre that is notorious for heavy guitar riffs, low growling vocals and lyrics about gruesome or shocking content… my genre Ghost Metal and Ghost Rock is characterized by 1. Verses that have some kind of repetitive loop of a homemade/studio made sound that is etheric and ghostly. Industrial loops as well. This is why backing tracks are required live as you cannot hire 1000 musicians to play each small part within a heavily orchestrated song 2. 8 and 7 string guitars with lots of riffs using octave chords and power chords or droning 3. 6 or 5 string bass bass lines married to piano tracks doing the same thing as the bass an octave lower 4. Industrial, Ancient Ethnic and New Age music elements 5. Spiritual, empowering, sexual, haunting, paranor...