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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· HammerFall
· Leng Tch'e· Mudvayne
· Sinner· Steel Prophet
· The Great Deceiver· Children Of Bodom
· Twilight Odyssey· Tiamat
· Solemnity· Anthrax
· Deranged· Symphorce
· Machine Head· Norma Jean
· Seven Witches· Ring of Fire
· Liege Lord· Legend
· Crematorium· Masterplan
· Powergod· Pelican
· Ion Vein· Byfist
· Black Sabbath· Dragonforce
· Bloodbath· Assrockers
· Beautiful Creatures· Eidolon
· Pharaoh· Out of the Lair
· Dreamaker· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Madison Paige· Outworld
· David Shankle Group· Iron Angel
· Joe Stump· Estuary
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Devil In The Kitchen
· Mob Rules· Lilitu
· Black Destiny· Rhapsody of Fire
· Scavenger· House of Shakira
· Neurosis· Conquestador
· Overlorde· Avenue F
· Triumph· Napalm Death
· Sonata Arctica· John Oliva's Pain
· Feared Creation· Code Black
· Helgrind· Entombed
· Blood Red Throne· Kings X
· Labyrinth· Hellfire
· Suidakra· Car Bomb
· Mystic Prophecy· Samael
· Omegalord· Frantic Bleep
· Swallow The Sun· Grand Magus
· Pro-Pain· Embraze
· Raging Speedhorn· Agents Of Man
· Mirador· Circus Maximus
· Dynamic Lights· Voyager
· Prowler Inc.· Gemini 5
· Alice Cooper· Thor
· Wetwork· Holy Blood
· Clutch· Warchild
· Mercyful Fate· Redemption
· V:28· Orphaned Land
· Dragonia· Overloaded
· Running Wild· Savage Circus
· Ghost Machinery· Phantom X
· Overmars· Mastermind
· Zero Down· Decapitated
· Mental Care Foundation· Second Shadow
· Witchery· Nikki Puppet
· Boris· Cryptopsy
· Leviathan/Sapthuran· The Ocean
· Dawn of Azazel· Michael Orlando
· Jotunspor· Bloodbound
· Azure· Psycroptic
· Hurt· Zero Hour
· Anata· Isis
· Lupara· Audrey Horne
· Winger· Middian
· Kotipelto· Blood Tsunami
· The Gathering· Hardcore Superstar
· Onslaught· Dream Theater
· Mindgrinder· Merciless Death
· Five Finger Death Punch· Mithras
· Pentacle· Tears
· Trenchfoot· Blut Aus Nord
· Kruger· Nation Beyond
· Heresi· Pathology
· Glenn Hughes· Deceiver
· Aetherius Obscuritas· Pop Evil
· To-Mera· Kreator
· Embalming Theatre· Intolerant
· Celestia· Deadsea
· Coffins· Winterfylleth
· Eighteen Wheels Burning· My Dying Bride