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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
· Mudvayne· Scanner
· Grave· White Skull
· Vicious Mary· Disturbed
· Solemnity· Rebellion
· Deranged· Kataklysm
· Ring of Fire· Iron Maiden
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Masterplan
· Power of Omens· Black Label Society
· Johnny Lokke· Paragon
· Inner Rage of Emotion· Artension
· Rage· Dream Weaver
· Crystal Eyes· Malstrom
· Guardians Of Time· Eidolon
· Vhaldemar· Primal Fear
· Slayer· Brides of Destruction
· Asperity· Iron Savior
· Soul Reaper· Neverland
· Leash Law· Messiah's Kiss
· Kingcrow· David Shankle Group
· Gamma Ray· Low Earth Orbit
· Gary Moore· Judas Priest
· Brutal Mastication· Hatework
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Krokus
· Chapter VIII· Goatsnake
· Lilitu· After Forever
· Saxon· Aina
· Unearth· Division
· Necrodemon· Jamie. St. James
· Mine· The Project Hate
· Blind Guardian· Behemoth
· Avenue F· Cryme
· John Oliva's Pain· Fifth Cross
· Milkweed· Kinetic
· The Apocalyptic Riders· Veni Domine
· Maze Of Torment· Seige of Hate
· Sabaton· Heartcry
· Boomerang· Derek Sherinian
· Bleed The Sky· Callenish Circle
· Fastkill· Burden Of Grief
· Pro-Pain· Def Leppard
· Graveworm· Unshine
· Horna· Gaia
· Thor· Fates Warning
· Havochate· Edenbridge
· Clutch· The Atomic Bitchwax
· Forever Slave· Twilight
· Avenged Sevenfold· Damnation
· Thrones· Akercocke
· Spellbound· End My Sorrow
· Cardinale· Blackmore's Night
· Cannibal Corpse· 286
· Cryptopsy· Leviathan/Sapthuran
· Royal Hunt· Theater of Tragedy
· Fragments of Unbecoming· Azure
· Psycroptic· Time Requiem
· Mouth of the Architect· Vicious Rumors
· Hurt· Wednesday 13
· The Ruins of Beverast· Pump
· Oblomov· Semargl
· Satyricon· Eighteen Visions
· Audrey Horne· Escape The Fate
· Demise· Middian
· Better Left Unsaid· Kotipelto
· Quest of Aidance· Gaza
· Handful of Hate· Warmachine
· Battered· Terry Sullivan
· Cruachan· Blood of the Black Owl
· Mendeed· Five Finger Death Punch
· The Prophecy· Katrina Johansson
· Wuthering Heights· Trenchfoot
· Blut Aus Nord· Himsa
· Diamond Dogs· Dantesco
· Ride The Sky· Ost Est Ima
· Father Befouled· Demonic Symphony
· The Obsessed· Witchfinder General
· Embalming Theatre· Souls Of We
· Celestia· Bible Of The Devil
· Papa Roach· Faded Hope
· My Dying Bride· Sotajumala
· Raven· Sister Sin