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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
· Anvil· Into Eternity
· Loudness· Vicious Mary
· Carpathian Forest· Disturbed
· Neck· Narziß
· Deranged· Overkill
· Seether· Nazareth
· Majesty· Ravage
· God Dethroned· Alchemy X
· Byfist· Saint
· Dragonforce· Artension
· The Graveyard Boulevard· Assrockers
· Dream Weaver· Eidolon
· Savatage· Pharaoh
· Doro· Dew Scented
· Tesla· Fear Factory
· Volbeat· Node
· Death Angel· Cryonic Temple
· Jag Panzer· Jaw
· Leash Law· Cans
· Amityville Whore· Gamma Ray
· Velvet Revolver· Zaius
· Judas Priest· Hatework
· De Lirium's Order· Destructor
· Krokus· Meliah Rage
· Final Dawn· Images of Eden
· Potential Threat SF· I.C.E.
· Polterchrist· Internal Bleeding
· House of Shakira· Six Feet Under
· The Lizards· Acheron
· Blind Guardian· Anger
· Jackyl· Karmakanic
· Feared Creation· Of Infinity
· Bloody Sign· Kamelot
· Requiem Aeternam· Astral Doors
· Sabaton· Yyrkoon
· Car Bomb· Carina Alfie
· Ravensthorn· Mystic Prophecy
· Diecast· Argument Soul
· Kaamos· Severe Torture
· Oathean· Alex Skolnick Trio
· Novembers Doom· Swallow The Sun
· Ignitor· Impiety
· Ivory Knight· Groundcrew
· Embraze· Astarte
· Subterranean Masquerade· Dark Funeral
· Resurrecturis· Iron Maidens
· Octavia Sperati· Mercyful Fate
· The Atomic Bitchwax· Black Majesty
· Orphaned Land· Dragonia
· Armored Saint· Crystal Fate
· Penetrator· Forever Slave
· Savage Circus· Ewigkeit
· Paths Of Possession· Phantom X
· Skullshifter· Dogs Of Winter
· Absu· Insense
· Southern Black Sand· Katatonia
· Beyond Fear· Scum
· Steep· Tris Katone
· Degree Absolute· Valhalla
· The Smashup· Speed/Kill/Hate
· The Sword· 8th Sin
· Abysmal Dawn· Non-Human Level
· Ensoph· Royal Hunt
· Gorgoroth· Destruction
· Swashbuckle· Dendura
· Pump· Battle Bratt
· Myon· Thy Majestie
· Amputated· Zoroaster
· Mastodon· Satyricon
· Eyes of Ligeia· Lupara
· Lordi· The Showdown
· Winger· Throne of Katarsis
· Dream Theater· Necrophobic
· Crescent Shield· Cruachan
· Cattle Decapitation· Hacride
· Denial Fiend· Warner Drive
· Transmission 0· Blut Aus Nord
· Hellveto· Keep of Kalessin
· Averse Sefira· I Shalt Become
· Gutted With Broken Glass· Ost Est Ima
· Demonic Symphony· Trivium
· Puscifer· Intolerant
· Uriah Heep· Mar De Grises
· End of Man· Luna Mortis
· Nasty Idols· Mustasch
· Crown The Lost