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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
· In Flames· LA Guns
· Leng Tch'e· Sinner
· Vehemence· Children Of Bodom
· White Skull· Twilight Odyssey
· Carpathian Forest· Regurgitate
· Symphorce· Seven Witches
· Helloween· Steel Attack
· Power of Omens· Goat Horn
· Evolution· Agony Divine
· Supervillain· Shakra
· Saint· Catch 22
· Fireball Ministry· Sevendust
· Curriculum Mortis· Runemagick
· Lanfear· Malstrom
· Thunderstone· Whitesnake
· Slayer· Asperity
· Secret Sphere· Dreamaker
· Mother Misery· TNA
· Drowning Pool· Jag Panzer
· Bang The Union· Deep Purple
· Metalium· U.D.O.
· Iron Angel· Brutal Mastication
· Estuary· Krokus
· Imp· Dio
· Aina· Scavenger
· Valume Nob· Dark Ruin
· Conquestador· Witchburner
· Ironhorse· Trans-Siberian Orchestra
· Made of Iron· Bloody Sign
· Cradle To Grave· The New Breed
· Entombed· Blood Red Throne
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Requiem Aeternam
· Loudblast· Vicious Circle
· Heartcry· Ravensthorn
· Chuck Schuldiner· Backyard Babies
· Kaamos· Alex Skolnick Trio
· Holy Moses· Gizmachi
· Defleshed· Blind Stare
· Manntis· Naglfar
· Kult ov Azazel· Dynamic Lights
· Prowler Inc.· Ritual Killer
· Killing Spree· Devil Lee Rot
· Blitzkrieg· Flotsam & Jetsam
· The Scourger· Painmuseum
· Redemption· Orphaned Land
· Before The Dawn· ASG
· Ignarus· Algol3
· Arthemis· Ghost Machinery
· Akercocke· Cryogen
· Doomfoxx· Ram-Zet
· Midnight Idols· Skullshifter
· Celebratum· Bronx Casket Company
· Virgin Steele· Early Man
· Thryfing· Sepultura
· Blackmore's Night· Poison
· Lair Of The Minotaur· Scum
· Tris Katone· The Smashup
· Elvenking· Hirax
· Hate Profile· Michael Orlando
· Fragments of Unbecoming· Gorgoroth
· Suzukiton· Warface
· Amputated· Semargl
· Cult of Daath· Escape The Fate
· Starkweather· Skullflower
· Twisted Into Form· Warmachine
· Hardcore Superstar· Southern Gentleman
· Terry Sullivan· Static-X
· The Chronicles of Israfel· Madking Ludwig
· Old Man's Child· Chrome Division
· Katrina Johansson· Denial Fiend
· Kruger· JR Ewing
· Faith And Fire· Randy Ellefson
· Spheric Universe Experience· Heresi
· Orthodox· Shining Star
· 40 Below Summer· Father Befouled
· Trivium· Straight Line Stitch
· SOS· Vulture Industries
· Armory· Moonshine
· Medieval Steel· Alestorm
· Place Of Skulls· Mustasch
· My Dying Bride· Caliban
· Raven· Sister Sin
· Suffocation