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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
· In Flames· Nightwish
· The Haunted· Dokken
· Anthrax· Twisted Tower Dire
· Celestial Ode· Seether
· Steel Attack· Rawhead Rexx
· Fozzy· Agoraphobic Nosebleed
· Liege Lord· Black Label Society
· Evolution· Shakra
· Iced Earth· Inner Rage of Emotion
· Biomechanical· Godiva
· Victory· Stryper
· Body Count· Dew Scented
· Royal Anguish· Soil
· I Hate Sally· Drowning Pool
· Killik· Devil To Pay
· UFO· Madison Paige
· Kingcrow· Wolf
· Graveland· Van Helsing’s Curse
· Velvet Revolver· Jorn
· Brutal Mastication· Destructor
· Mob Rules· Ungodly
· Dream Evil· Saxon
· Potential Threat SF· Medusa
· Division· Megadeth
· Polterchrist· GWAR
· Ironhorse· Agnostic Front
· Anger· Seventh One
· Behemoth· Avenue F
· Crowbar· Rottweiller
· Entombed· Belef
· Loudblast· Labyrinth
· Mechanical Poet· Suidakra
· the missing:· Diecast
· Cemetary· Marduk
· Chaoswave· Derek Sherinian
· Fire Alley· Kryoburn
· Swallow The Sun· Raintime
· Throes of Dawn· Astarte
· Amorphis· Testament
· Dark Funeral· Unshine
· Circus Maximus· Horna
· Gemini 5· Ritual Killer
· Killing Spree· Power Quest
· Alice Cooper· Nightvision
· Cannon· Love Forsaken
· Resurrecturis· Clutch
· Nuclear Assault· To The Bone
· The Atomic Bitchwax· Monster Magnet
· Dirty Americans· Casus Belli
· Mabon· Algol3
· Shattersphere· Avenged Sevenfold
· Ewigkeit· Arthemis
· The Absence· Dreamland
· Infliction· Wolfmother
· Mastermind· The Tenth Circle
· Motorhead· Virgin Steele
· End of Level Boss· Early Man
· From This Day· Sodom
· Mental Care Foundation· Second Shadow
· Blackmore's Night· Thyrane
· Fields Of The Nephilim· Steep
· Event Horizon· The Ocean
· Viron· Ampast
· Down Factor· The Sword
· Royal Hunt· Jotunspor
· Hydrogyn· War Within
· Paul Bonrud· Amon Amarth
· Vicious Rumors· Skyforger
· Wednesday 13· Isis
· Cult of Daath· Sathanas
· The Showdown· Darkness Eternal
· Middian· Starkweather
· Quest of Aidance· Centinex
· Twisted Into Form· Onslaught
· The Chronicles of Israfel· Blood of the Black Owl
· Trouble· Mithras
· Katrina Johansson· Architect
· Temple Of Blood· Deceiver
· Trivium· Blood Haven
· SOS· Hacksaw Surgery
· Celestia· Mar De Grises
· Iron Fire· Kiuas
· Luna Mortis· Coffins
· Something Beautiful· Battleroar
· Raven