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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· Racer X
· Scanner· Slipknot
· Chaingunn· Twilight Odyssey
· Carpathian Forest· Disturbed
· Narziß· Twelfth Gate
· Machine Head· Norma Jean
· Overkill· Circle II Circle
· Usurper· Fozzy
· Liege Lord· Crematorium
· Power of Omens· Dr. Butcher
· Tungsten· Agony Divine
· Shakra· Iced Earth
· Biomechanical· Fireball Ministry
· King Diamond· Evanesce
· Nordheim· Sludge!
· Axenstar· Tad Morose
· Silent Scythe· Tesla
· Volbeat· Force Of Evil
· Black Stone Cherry· Cans
· Messiah's Kiss· Deep Purple
· Kingcrow· Outworld
· Wolf· Donnerkopf
· Highlord· Lonewolf
· Dragonspoon· Brutal Mastication
· Spiral Madness· Estuary
· Fireaxe· Dream Evil
· Metal Church· Psychotron
· Final Dawn· Tearabyte
· Unearth· Annihilator
· Scavenger· Marshall Law
· Mine· Six Feet Under
· Creed· Sonata Arctica
· Feared Creation· Code Black
· Helgrind· Entombed
· Sabaton· Vicious Circle
· Icarus Witch· Angtoria
· Nevermore· Apocalyptica
· Derek Sherinian· Axis Of Perdition
· Frantic Bleep· Chastain
· Ignitor· Gizmachi
· Grand Magus· Embraze
· Sothis· Graveworm
· Vicious Art· Kult ov Azazel
· Taake· Alice Cooper
· Love Forsaken· Morgana Lefay
· Octavia Sperati· Loits
· Redemption· Russell Allen
· Penetrator· Winterfell
· Ignarus· Third Degree
· Avenged Sevenfold· Infliction
· Midnight Idols· Khold
· Detonation· Virgin Steele
· Machina· Second Shadow
· Totalisti· Nikki Puppet
· Beyond Fear· Wolves in the Throne Room
· Fields Of The Nephilim· Scum
· Cryptopsy· Event Horizon
· Vore· The Smackdown
· Ampast· Hirax
· The Furor· Apiary
· Upon Infliction· Jotunspor
· Shadows Within· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers
· Belphegor· Biolich
· Venom· E-lane
· Cheva· Celtic Frost
· Southern Gentleman· Dream Theater
· Mindgrinder· Old Man's Child
· Trouble· Gotthard
· Denial Fiend· Retrospective
· Malevolent Creation· Kruger
· Ulcerate· Throneum
· Sworn Enemy· Mass Extinction
· Rosetta· Pop Evil
· Last Stone Cast· Puscifer
· Armory· Godhead
· Luna Mortis· UFOmammut
· Papa Roach· My Dying Bride
· DC4· Raven
· Suspyre