Aband is an emerging form of horror-genre music that is dark, intense, and highly evocative. It is characterized by heavy synthesizers, extreme distorted guitars, and aggressive vocals. The sound of Aband can be compared to heavy metal, industrial, and ambient. It is generally considered a form of extreme metal, but its sound is much different than most genres within the genre. Aband is often linked to gothic, occult, and horror, but its influences can also come from all over the world such as hip hop, breakcore, and even j-pop.