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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
· HammerFall· Scanner
· Grave· Immolation
· Misery Index· Stratovarius
· Circle II Circle· Usurper
· Steel Attack· Rawhead Rexx
· Liege Lord· Masterplan
· Abigor· Power of Omens
· Pelican· Circle of Nero
· Evolution· Nicta
· Supervillain· Catch 22
· Evanesce· Beautiful Creatures
· Eidolon· Edguy
· Defiled· Asperity
· Soul Reaper· Dew Scented
· Royal Anguish· Mother Misery
· Fear Factory· Killik
· W.A.S.P.· Skyfire
· Donnerkopf· Gamma Ray
· U.D.O.· Iron Angel
· Black Zodiac· Insomnium
· Ungodly· Vox Tempus
· Metal Church· Saxon
· Medusa· Nashville Pussy
· Otep· Division
· Age Of Silence· Slowlife
· Throcult· Rush
· Dark Tranquillity· Fifth Cross
· Milkweed· Helgrind
· Requiem Aeternam· Hibria
· Sabaton· Hellfire
· Ravensthorn· Chuck Schuldiner
· the missing:· Oathean
· Novembers Doom· God Fear None
· Axel Rudi Pell· Debris Inc.
· Strapping Young Lad· Ramesses
· Callenish Circle· Disbelief
· Vicious Art· Maximum Overdrive
· Darkane· Sentenced
· Circus Maximus· Taake
· Secrets She Kept· Leaves Eyes
· Fates Warning· Widow
· Morgana Lefay· The Scourger
· Warchild· Mercyful Fate
· Illuminatus· Black Majesty
· Overloaded· Ignarus
· Barcode· Algol3
· Ewigkeit· Vinterriket
· Arthemis· Phantom X
· Even X· Doomfoxx
· Avulsed· Urizen
· Asrai· Mastermind
· Dogs Of Winter· Khold
· Nocturnal Rites· Beecher
· Sodom· Nobody's Fool
· Mental Care Foundation· Witchery
· Sepultura· Southern Black Sand
· Intronaut· Beyond Fear
· Wolves in the Throne Room· Daylight Dies
· Hell-Born· Scum
· Steep· Boris
· Phoenix Mourning· Elvenking
· The Sword· Stormcrow
· Theater of Tragedy· Before Silence
· Cult of Luna· Unsilent Phenomenon
· Destruction· She Said Destroy
· Amon Amarth· Hurt
· The Ruins of Beverast· Pretty Maids
· Wastefall· Isis
· Eyes of Ligeia· Eighteen Visions
· Twinball· Venom
· Lordi· The Showdown
· Winger· Cheva
· Deicide· Battered
· In This Moment· Static-X
· Manticore· Cruachan
· Nagelfar· Incrave
· Cattle Decapitation· Almah
· Mithras· Spit Like This
· Manes· Warner Drive
· Glorior Belli· Blut Aus Nord
· Malevolent Creation· Hearse
· Depressed Mode· Echoes of Eternity
· Hell N' Diesel· Diamond Dogs
· Mass Extinction· Trivium
· Godhead· Papa Roach
· Nasty Idols· Crown The Lost
· Dark Castle