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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
· Cathedral· Cave In
· Demons and Wizards· Racer X
· Vehemence· Children Of Bodom
· Misery Index· Dokken
· Perzonal War· Anthrax
· Impellitteri· Twisted Tower Dire
· Kataklysm· Helloween
· Nazareth· Mark Boals
· Fozzy· Widowmaker
· Wizard· Power of Omens
· Valley's Eve· October 31
· Brainstorm· Black Sabbath
· Catch 22· Victory
· Evanesce· Assrockers
· Dream Weaver· Crystal Eyes
· Malstrom· Sinergy
· Drillpoint· Edguy
· DevilDriver· Wicked Sensation
· Defiled· Tesla
· Force Of Evil· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Killik· Graveland
· Icon And The Black Roses· Disarmonia Mundi
· Van Helsing’s Curse· Metalium
· Lonewolf· Black Zodiac
· Therion· Mob Rules
· Skeletonwitch· Lilitu
· Potential Threat SF· Aina
· Unearth· Polterchrist
· Chris Caffery· Marshall Law
· Jungle Rot· Jamie. St. James
· Dark Ruin· Negative Creeps
· Mirror of Deception· Made of Iron
· Sonata Arctica· Fifth Cross
· Feared Creation· Emerald Sun
· Rottweiller· The Apocalyptic Riders
· Soilwork· Carina Alfie
· Nevermore· Chuck Schuldiner
· Samael· Kaamos
· Chaoswave· Pure Inc
· Meshuggah· Axis Of Perdition
· Gizmachi· Ramesses
· Pro-Pain· Def Leppard
· Hatesphere· Ivory Knight
· Graveworm· Vicious Art
· Communic· Testament
· Unchained· Dynamic Lights
· Nuse· Slik Helvetika
· Leaves Eyes· Alice Cooper
· Resurrecturis· Clutch
· Blitzkrieg· Monster Magnet
· Russell Allen· Barcode
· Algol3· Ewigkeit
· Akercocke· Skullshifter
· Bronx Casket Company· Vanquished
· End of Level Boss· Enforsaken
· Craft· Thryfing
· Powerglove· Blackmore's Night
· Nightmare· Daylight Dies
· The Smashup· Elvenking
· Athanator· Speed/Kill/Hate
· Black Crucifixion· Destruction
· Dendura· Amon Amarth
· Time Requiem· Skyforger
· Hurt· Zero Hour
· Pump· Battle Bratt
· Isis· Twinball
· Cult of Daath· Winger
· Extium· Twisted Into Form
· Blood Tsunami· Melechesh
· Fu Manchu· Hardcore Superstar
· Terry Sullivan· In This Moment
· Lord Belial· The Chronicles of Israfel
· Old Man's Child· Blood of the Black Owl
· Chrome Division· Gotthard
· Since the Day· Transmission 0
· Trenchfoot· The Wonderfools
· Faith And Fire· Randy Ellefson
· Dantesco· Blood Haven
· Manilla Road· Hacksaw Surgery
· Virgin Black· Medieval Steel
· Alestorm· Nasty Idols
· Something Beautiful· My Dying Bride
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