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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· LA Guns
· Lost Horizon· Racer X
· Vehemence· Vicious Mary
· Chaingunn· Twilight Odyssey
· Commit Suicide· Nazareth
· Mark Boals· Usurper
· Advent· Liege Lord
· Widowmaker· Sickspeed
· Wizard· Ion Vein
· Exawatt· Biomechanical
· Evanesce· Crystal Eyes
· Sludge!· Tad Morose
· Pink Cream 69· DevilDriver
· Wicked Sensation· Project: Failing Flesh
· Soul Reaper· Fairyland
· Force Of Evil· Soil
· Drowning Pool· Construcdead
· Leash Law· Epica
· David Shankle Group· Edge Of Forever
· Zaius· Dragonspoon
· Juggernott· Feinstein
· Schenker/ Pattison Summit· Therion
· Rhapsody of Fire· Final Dawn
· Age Of Silence· Z02
· Internal Bleeding· Neurosis
· GWAR· Throcult
· Arch Enemy· Acheron
· Ironhorse· Anger
· Seventh One· Jackyl
· Avenue F· Cryme
· Creed· Milkweed
· Kinetic· Code Black
· Ligeia· The New Breed
· Belef· Crionics
· Hellfueled· Impaled
· Vicious Circle· Strikelight
· Tarot· Mechanical Poet
· Icarus Witch· Nevermore
· Apocalyptica· Wolverine
· Crimson Moonlight· Kaamos
· Chaoswave· God Fear None
· Boomerang· Derek Sherinian
· Drunkard· Fire Alley
· System Of A Down· Burden Of Grief
· Biss· Python
· Maximum Overdrive· Taake
· Horna· Sebastian Bach
· Frameless Scar· Fates Warning
· Resurrecturis· Impaled Nazarene
· Warchild· Nuclear Assault
· Octavia Sperati· Lake Of Tears
· Redemption· Illuminatus
· Dragonia· ASG
· Barcode· Vinterriket
· Arthemis· Ghost Machinery
· Damnation· Doomfoxx
· Ram-Zet· Wolfmother
· Avulsed· Insense
· Fallen Wisdom· Poison
· Codeon· Fields Of The Nephilim
· Cryptopsy· Degree Absolute
· Vore· Phoenix Mourning
· Elvenking· Nicodemus
· The Strongest Proof· Abysmal Dawn
· Fragments of Unbecoming· She Said Destroy
· Skid Row· Hurt
· Zero Hour· The Finals
· Thy Majestie· Teeth of the Hydra
· Eighteen Visions· Cult of Daath
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· Winger· Starkweather
· Steve Cone· Gaza
· Melechesh· Fu Manchu
· Throne of Katarsis· Grenouer
· Incrave· The Prophecy
· Rob Zombie· Aborted
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· The Obsessed· Manilla Road
· Medieval Steel· Deadsea
· Kiuas· Winterfylleth
· Mustasch· DC4
· Giant Squid· Suspyre