[1] The term "reggae rock" has been used to categorize artists such as Eddy Grant, and bands like the Police, Men at Work, Sublime & Sublime with Rome, No Doubt, Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, the Expendables, Iration, Dirty Heads, Rebelution, 311, SOJA, Big Sugar, and, to some extent, heavier bands such as Bad Brains.
Among the earliest examples of the genre are the 1972 songs "D'yer Mak'er" and "C Moon" by the British rock bands Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney and Wings, respectively.
[2][3] The term "reggae metal" has been used to describe bands that combine reggae rock with heavy metal, such as Dub War, Shinobi Ninja, Skindred, Twelve Foot Ninja, and Zeroscape.
[4] Reggae rock found its rise in popularity in the 1990s in Long Beach, California, with the band Sublime.
[5][6] With reggae rock rising in popularity, the genre was included in the inaugural California Roots Music & Arts Festival in 2010.