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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
· Cave In· Mudvayne
· White Skull· Chaingunn
· Misery Index· Grave Digger
· Twisted Tower Dire· Dirty Power
· Warhorse· Usurper
· Sickspeed· Firewind
· Angel Dust· Vyndykator
· Brainstorm· Circle of Nero
· Shakra· Mourning Beloveth
· Evanesce· Crystal Eyes
· Malstrom· Sinergy
· Stryper· Halloween
· Whitesnake· Slayer
· Dreamaker· Soil
· Death Angel· Jag Panzer
· Deep Purple· W.A.S.P.
· Epica· Graveland
· Gamma Ray· Nova Lex
· Zaius· Dimmu Borgir
· De Lirium's Order· Joe Lynn Turner
· Fireaxe· Goatsnake
· Vox Tempus· Unleashed
· Skeletonwitch· Dream Evil
· After Forever· Wintersun
· Valume Nob· Jungle Rot
· The Project Hate· Arch Enemy
· Blind Guardian· Anger
· John Oliva's Pain· Mercenary
· Feared Creation· Code Black
· Helgrind· The Mighty Nimbus
· Divine Fire· Blood Red Throne
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Hellfueled
· Sabaton· Hellfire
· Icarus Witch· Carina Alfie
· Chuck Schuldiner· the missing:
· Stormwarrior· Derek Sherinian
· Omegalord· Bruce Dickinson
· Sinisthra· Raintime
· Hatesphere· Ivory Knight
· Biss· Rudra
· Ektomorf· Slough Feg
· Unchained· Unshine
· Killing Spree· Thor
· Fates Warning· Scar Symmetry
· Flotsam & Jetsam· Painmuseum
· To The Bone· Pagan's Mind
· Before The Dawn· Overloaded
· Bolt Thrower· Sun O)))
· 1349· Third Degree
· Mabon· Savage Circus
· Avenged Sevenfold· Vinterriket
· The Absence· Spellbound
· Cryogen· Ram-Zet
· Bronx Casket Company· Dismember
· Nocturnal Rites· Sodom
· Naked Beggars· Beyond Fear
· Event Horizon· Pyramaze
· Bal-Sagoth· Elvenking
· Cataract· Jotunspor
· Unsilent Phenomenon· Space Odyssey
· Skid Row· Warface
· Ynis Vitrin· From the Grave
· Hurt· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers
· Pretty Maids· Setherial
· Enochian Crescent· Isis
· E-lane· Middian
· Centinex· Phazm
· Twisted Into Form· Fu Manchu
· Hardcore Superstar· Omnium Gatherum
· Throne of Katarsis· Dezperadoz
· Satariel· Trouble
· Passion· Chrome Division
· Katrina Johansson· Since the Day
· Retrospective· Trenchfoot
· Glorior Belli· Keep of Kalessin
· Temple Of Blood· Ensiferum
· Distorted· Averse Sefira
· Ost Est Ima· Jesus Martyr
· Blood Haven· Armory
· Kreator· Godhead
· Alestorm· The More I See
· Place Of Skulls· UFOmammut
· Papa Roach· Battleroar
· My Dying Bride· Giant Squid
· Sister Sin· Earthen Grave