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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
· Cathedral· Cave In
· In Flames· LA Guns
· Lost Horizon· Nightwish
· Sinner· Perzonal War
· Neck· Norma Jean
· Dark Moor· Firewind
· Metallica· Byfist
· Black Sabbath· SelfInflicted
· Runemagick· Beautiful Creatures
· Attacker· Lacuna Coil
· Secret Sphere· Fear Factory
· Death Angel· Funerus
· Celesty· Leash Law
· Cans· Messiah's Kiss
· Deep Purple· Kingcrow
· Amityville Whore· Jorn
· Marillion· Zaius
· Black Zodiac· Fabrizio Bonanno
· Joe Lynn Turner· Chapter VIII
· Vox Tempus· Meliah Rage
· Images of Eden· Dio
· Potential Threat SF· Lullacry
· Nashville Pussy· Theocracy
· Scavenger· Marshall Law
· House of Shakira· Arch Enemy
· Within Temptation· The Lizards
· Overlorde· Trans-Siberian Orchestra
· Made of Iron· Tsjuder
· Angra· Azrael's Bane
· Milkweed· Divine Fire
· Blood Red Throne· Maze Of Torment
· Tarot· Icarus Witch
· Darkthrone· Diecast
· Crimson Moonlight· Chaoswave
· Oathean· Fire Alley
· Thunderblast· Ramesses
· Sinisthra· Impiety
· Shade Empire· Slumber
· Pro-Pain· Mirador
· Dark Funeral· Goddess Of Desire
· Monolithe· Leaves Eyes
· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra· Power Quest
· Alice Cooper· Resurrecturis
· Havochate· Morgana Lefay
· Clutch· Blitzkrieg
· The Scourger· Warchild
· Octavia Sperati· Loits
· Dragonia· Dirty Americans
· Ignarus· Shattersphere
· Savage Circus· Even X
· Akercocke· Cryogen
· Gojira· Mastermind
· Celebratum· Sinocence
· Dismember· Beecher
· Decapitated· Machina
· Vader· Craft
· Second Shadow· Southern Black Sand
· Naked Beggars· Tandjent
· Lair Of The Minotaur· Codeon
· Thyrane· Fields Of The Nephilim
· Nightmare· Event Horizon
· The Ocean· Viron
· Manngard· Phoenix Mourning
· The Smackdown· Pyramaze
· Down Factor· Nicodemus
· The Sword· The Strongest Proof
· Non-Human Level· Spawn of Possession
· Fragments of Unbecoming· Jotunspor
· Bloodbound· Destruction
· Skid Row· I
· Thy Majestie· Twinball
· Sathanas· The Showdown
· Extium· Middian
· Starkweather· Kotipelto
· Skullflower· Fu Manchu
· Throne of Katarsis· Warbringer
· Old Man's Child· Dezperadoz
· White Willow· Almah
· The Prophecy· Divine Empire
· Gotthard· Aborted
· Retrospective· Wuthering Heights
· Blut Aus Nord· Lipstick Magazine
· Depressed Mode· Ensiferum
· Cauldron· Glenn Hughes
· Cockpit· Burzum
· SOS· To-Mera
· Kreator· Moonshine
· Nasty Idols· My Dying Bride
· Raven