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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
· Demons and Wizards· Hate Eternal
· In Flames· LA Guns
· Opeth· Grave
· BloodDuster· Immolation
· Mondo Generator· Dokken
· Deranged· Circle II Circle
· Lamb of God· Widowmaker
· Abigor· God Dethroned
· Power of Omens· Carnal Forge
· Brainstorm· The Chainsaw
· Circle of Nero· Ion Vein
· Endless Time· Byfist
· Black Sabbath· Paragon
· Victory· Sinergy
· Hypocrisy· Whitesnake
· Edguy· Primal Fear
· Project: Failing Flesh· Deivos
· Doro· Force Of Evil
· Soil· Killik
· Highlord· Hatework
· Joe Lynn Turner· Unleashed
· Lilitu· Rhapsody of Fire
· Imp· Shadows Fall
· Wintersun· I.C.E.
· Polterchrist· Marshall Law
· The Project Hate· Incantation
· The Last Act· Made of Iron
· Seventh One· Hanzel Und Gretyl
· Cryme· Sonata Arctica
· Of Infinity· Milkweed
· The Apocalyptic Riders· Lost Soul
· Mechanical Poet· Suidakra
· Mystic Prophecy· Argument Soul
· Marduk· Derek Sherinian
· Holy Moses· Kryoburn
· Swallow The Sun· Thunderblast
· Neil Turbin· Hatesphere
· Brand New Sin· Prowler Inc.
· Leaves Eyes· Gaia
· Frameless Scar· Cannon
· Wetwork· Impaled Nazarene
· Loits· Redemption
· V:28· Black Majesty
· Eternal Reign· Overloaded
· Twilight· Urizen
· Skullshifter· Zero Down
· The Tenth Circle· Absolution
· Early Man· Mental Care Foundation
· Southern Black Sand· Blackmore's Night
· Cannibal Corpse· Nightmare
· The Berzerker· Clawfinger
· The Ocean· Vore
· The Smashup· Bal-Sagoth
· Cataract· Stormcrow
· The Strongest Proof· Abysmal Dawn
· Before Silence· Unsilent Phenomenon
· Space Odyssey· Fleshgore
· Mouth of the Architect· Shadows Within
· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers· Pump
· Anata· Myon
· Lesbian Bed Death· Lordi
· Escape The Fate· Darkness Eternal
· Better Left Unsaid· Steve Cone
· Centinex· Hardcore Superstar
· Battered· Static-X
· Lord Belial· Zyklon
· Nagelfar· White Wizzard
· The Prophecy· Gotthard
· Hacride· Spit Like This
· Aborted· Trenchfoot
· Ulcerate· David Galas
· Throneum· JR Ewing
· Hearse· Sworn Enemy
· Depressed Mode· Keldian
· Mass Extinction· Alkemyst
· Shining Star· Aetherius Obscuritas
· Trivium· To-Mera
· Kreator· Equilibrium
· Trinacria· The More I See
· Iron Fire· Deadsea
· Luna Mortis· UFOmammut
· Ihsahn· DC4
· Sister Sin