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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
· Nightwish· Sinner
· Slipknot· The Haunted
· Vehemence· White Skull
· Misery Index· Perzonal War
· Narziß· Deranged
· Twisted Tower Dire· Kalibas
· Helloween· Godsmack
· Queensryche· Ring of Fire
· Rawhead Rexx· Sickspeed
· Crematorium· Late Nite Romeo
· Alchemy X· Vyndykator
· Brainstorm· Tungsten
· Byfist· Biomechanical
· Godiva· The Graveyard Boulevard
· Morbid Angel· Kilfast
· Rage· Sludge!
· Attacker· Pharaoh
· Krisiun· Slayer
· Project: Failing Flesh· Doro
· Fairyland· Soil
· Drowning Pool· Cryonic Temple
· Jaw· Outworld
· David Shankle Group· Gary Moore
· Spiral Madness· Estuary
· Therion· Fireaxe
· Meliah Rage· Black Destiny
· Dio· Unearth
· Medusa· Theocracy
· House of Shakira· Tartharia
· Throcult· Mine
· The Project Hate· Anger
· Jackyl· The Mighty Nimbus
· Miles Beyond· Lost Soul
· Maze Of Torment· Vicious Circle
· Strikelight· Hellfire
· Ravensthorn· John Sykes
· Stormwarrior· Severe Torture
· Chaoswave· Chastain
· Holy Moses· Operatika
· Strapping Young Lad· Gizmachi
· Fastkill· Burden Of Grief
· Hatesphere· Blind Stare
· Manntis· Graveworm
· Naglfar· Ektomorf
· Subterranean Masquerade· Taake
· Nuse· Holy Blood
· Mercyful Fate· V:28
· Orphaned Land· Evergrey
· The Firstborn· Algol3
· Running Wild· Paths Of Possession
· Thrones· Crystal Ball
· Wolfmother· Decapitated
· Machina· Vader
· End of Level Boss· Insense
· Brother Hawk· Craft
· Pile of Heads· Katatonia
· Tandjent· Blackmore's Night
· Nikki Puppet· Nightmare
· Hell-Born· Scum
· Steep· Tris Katone
· Vore· Ampast
· Elvenking· Vreid
· The Sword· Dreams of Damnation
· Black Crucifixion· Royal Hunt
· Michael Orlando· Jotunspor
· Destruction· She Said Destroy
· Swashbuckle· Hydrogyn
· Agalloch· Wastefall
· Mastodon· Teeth of the Hydra
· Biolich· Obtest
· Lordi· Extium
· Lecherous Nocturne· Urkraft
· Warmachine· Fu Manchu
· Stonegard· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr
· Threat Signal· Omnium Gatherum
· Zyklon· Almah
· Pantera· Five Finger Death Punch
· Glorior Belli· Kruger
· Ulcerate· Hearse
· Randy Ellefson· Temple Of Blood
· Ensiferum· Destynation
· Diamond Dogs· Alkemyst
· 40 Below Summer· Pop Evil
· Vulture Industries· Equilibrium
· Faded Hope