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Metal Styles Charted Against Listener Reaction
4/1/2011 3:25:13 PM by Frank




Every now and then, some of my non-metal friends ask me what I'm listening to. Here's an ascending chart of how the music style influenced the listeners' reactions. It's fairly predictable, but Glam wins out as the friendliest where Black and Death tie for the most displeasing reactions. Let it be your Maximum Metal guide to attracting or repulsing your visitors.

Typical Bands Played
· Glam - Poison
· Hard Rock - AC\DC
· Progressive - Rush
· NWOBHM - Iron Maiden
· Power - Helloween
· Nu - Korn
· Industrial - Ministry
· Doom - Black Sabbath
· Gothic - Therion
· NWOAHM - Killswitch Engage
· Thrash - Overkill
· Metalcore - Hatebreed
· Black - Emperor
· Death - Cannibal Corpse




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RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Cave In· Leng Tch'e
· Racer X· Loudness
· Scanner· Children Of Bodom
· Big Dumb Face· Mondo Generator
· Poisonblack· Anthrax
· Twelfth Gate· Kalibas
· Overkill· Iron Maiden
· God Dethroned· Cage
· Conquest· Goat Horn
· Ion Vein· Saint
· Biomechanical· Runemagick
· Crystal Eyes· Rob Rock
· Sludge!· Silent Scythe
· Whitesnake· Edguy
· Brides of Destruction· Deivos
· Dew Scented· Dreamaker
· Hard Echo· Node
· Freakhouse· UFO
· Judas Priest· Schenker/ Pattison Summit
· Fireaxe· Chapter VIII
· After Forever· Dio
· Tearabyte· Katagory V
· Age Of Silence· Chris Caffery
· Necrodemon· Internal Bleeding
· Slowlife· Mine
· Witchburner· Arch Enemy
· Within Temptation· The Last Act
· Overlorde· Mirror of Deception
· Angra· Cryme
· Creed· Napalm Death
· John Oliva's Pain· Legion
· Of Infinity· Emerald Sun
· Ligeia· Audiovision
· The Mighty Nimbus· Entombed
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Loudblast
· Necrophagia· Sabaton
· Car Bomb· Apocalyptica
· Darkthrone· Diecast
· Crimson Moonlight· Kaamos
· Severe Torture· Boomerang
· Drunkard· Kinrick
· Thunderblast· System Of A Down
· Babylon· Pro-Pain
· Hatesphere· God Among Insects
· Dynamic Lights· Gemini 5
· Alice Cooper· Fates Warning
· Mercyful Fate· Lake Of Tears
· Dragonia· Running Wild
· Savage Circus· Arthemis
· Paths Of Possession· Crystal Ball
· Spellbound· Avulsed
· God Forbid· Vanquished
· Nocturnal Rites· Sodom
· Totalisti· Across Tundras
· Katatonia· Cannibal Corpse
· 286· Moonspell
· Abysmal Dawn· Sun Descends
· Ensoph· Dawn of Azazel
· Royal Hunt· Jotunspor
· Bloodbound· Smohalla
· Azure· War Within
· Psycroptic· Scary Manilow
· Skid Row· Mouth of the Architect
· Hurt· Belphegor
· Sathanas· E-lane
· Lecherous Nocturne· Centinex
· Skullflower· Warmachine
· Stonegard· Southern Gentleman
· Onslaught· Battered
· Omnium Gatherum· Nagelfar
· Almah· Mendeed
· Mithras· The Prophecy
· Divine Empire· Blut Aus Nord
· Throneum· Funeral
· Depressed Mode· Cauldron
· Frosthardr· Spheric Universe Experience
· Dantesco· Orthodox
· Bilocate· Witchfinder General
· SOS· To-Mera
· Moonshine· Intolerant
· Medieval Steel· Bible Of The Devil
· Iron Fire· Nasty Idols
· Mustasch· Sotajumala