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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
· Bathory· Hate Eternal
· Nightwish· Children Of Bodom
· Exmortem· Machine Head
· Queensryche· Iron Maiden
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Powergod
· Late Nite Romeo· Dr. Butcher
· Brainstorm· Ion Vein
· Catch 22· Paragon
· Kilfast· Steel Preacher
· Silent Scythe· Stalker
· Attacker· Hypocrisy
· Pharaoh· Krisiun
· Wicked Sensation· Probot
· Dew Scented· Hard Echo
· Three Inches of Blood· Cryonic Temple
· Devil To Pay· Babylon Mystery Orchestra
· downBleed· Disarmonia Mundi
· Donnerkopf· Nova Lex
· Gary Moore· Brutal Mastication
· De Lirium's Order· Destructor
· Acrid· Krokus
· Therion· Ungodly
· Goatsnake· Unleashed
· Shadows Fall· Tearabyte
· Scavenger· GWAR
· Throcult· Witchburner
· Six Feet Under· Blind Guardian
· Jackyl· Behemoth
· Dark Tranquillity· John Oliva's Pain
· Mercenary· Feared Creation
· Milkweed· Entombed
· Hellfueled· Kamelot
· Requiem Aeternam· Impaled
· Dirt· Labyrinth
· Hibria· Shatterpoint
· Tarot· Suidakra
· Icarus Witch· Apocalyptica
· the missing:· Darkthrone
· Stormwarrior· Chaoswave
· Alex Skolnick Trio· Boomerang
· Soul SirkUS· Fire Alley
· Strapping Young Lad· Callenish Circle
· Fastkill· Babylon
· Green Carnation· Hatesphere
· Rudra· Maximum Overdrive
· Circus Maximus· Dynamic Lights
· Slik Helvetika· Supagroup
· Gemini 5· Dam
· Alice Cooper· Impaled Nazarene
· Clutch· Agents Of The Sun
· The Scourger· Mercyful Fate
· Redemption· V:28
· Before The Dawn· Bolt Thrower
· Sun O)))· Barcode
· Arthemis· Gojira
· Chain Collector· Zero Down
· Motorhead· Virgin Steele
· Decapitated· Vader
· From This Day· Fallen Wisdom
· Second Shadow· Thryfing
· Powerglove· Upwards of Endtime
· Wolves in the Throne Room· The Berzerker
· Clawfinger· Event Horizon
· Ampast· Bal-Sagoth
· Ensoph· Upon Infliction
· Suzukiton· Mouth of the Architect
· Wednesday 13· Abominant
· Thy Majestie· Zoroaster
· Isis· Teeth of the Hydra
· Escape The Fate· Deicide
· Better Left Unsaid· Lost Eden
· Threat Signal· Omnium Gatherum
· Manticore· Dezperadoz
· White Wizzard· Pantera
· Spit Like This· JR Ewing
· Cauldron· Destynation
· Frosthardr· Alkemyst
· Burzum· Manilla Road
· Trinacria· Bullet For My Valentine
· Celestia· Alestorm
· End of Man· Luna Mortis
· Ihsahn· Battleroar
· Crown The Lost· Caliban
· Giant Squid