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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
· HammerFall· Into Eternity
· Leng Tch'e· Scanner
· Vicious Mary· Carpathian Forest
· Misery Index· Mondo Generator
· Dokken· Disturbed
· Neck· Twelfth Gate
· Deranged· Majesty
· Abigor· Alchemy X
· Agony Divine· Nicta
· Stryper· Drillpoint
· Edguy· Wicked Sensation
· Deivos· Secret Sphere
· Volbeat· Death Angel
· Black Stone Cherry· Funerus
· Riot· Evanescence
· Leash Law· Messiah's Kiss
· Madison Paige· Deep Purple
· Kingcrow· David Shankle Group
· Donnerkopf· Velvet Revolver
· Ministry· Fabrizio Bonanno
· Schenker/ Pattison Summit· Meliah Rage
· Imp· Medusa
· Z02· Slowlife
· Conquestador· The Project Hate
· Acheron· Negative Creeps
· Twisted Sister· Napalm Death
· Scenteria· Motley Crue
· Image· Audiovision
· Loudblast· Quiet Riot
· Sabaton· Heartcry
· Boomerang· Axis Of Perdition
· Frantic Bleep· Lord Gore
· Axel Rudi Pell· System Of A Down
· Neil Turbin· Burden Of Grief
· Nightrage· Defleshed
· God Among Insects· Leaves Eyes
· Alice Cooper· Devil Lee Rot
· Impaled Nazarene· Havochate
· To The Bone· Pagan's Mind
· Monster Magnet· Dirty Americans
· 1349· Vinterriket
· Damnation· Balatonizer
· Mistress· Cryogen
· Ram-Zet· Wolfmother
· Chain Collector· Dragonlord
· Early Man· Grimfist
· Nobody's Fool· Fallen Wisdom
· Second Shadow· Beyond Fear
· Wolves in the Throne Room· Nightmare
· Daylight Dies· Scum
· Event Horizon· Silver Dirt
· The Strongest Proof· Apiary
· Ensoph· Bloodbound
· Psycroptic· Scary Manilow
· Fleshgore· Abominant
· Pretty Maids· The Abominable Iron Sloth
· Enochian Crescent· Oblomov
· Zoroaster· Mastodon
· Biolich· Escape The Fate
· Winger· Darkness Eternal
· Handful of Hate· Melechesh
· Stonegard· Hardcore Superstar
· Southern Gentleman· Onslaught
· Lord Belial· Mindgrinder
· The Chronicles of Israfel· Crescent Shield
· Old Man's Child· Blood of the Black Owl
· Cattle Decapitation· White Wizzard
· Satariel· Chrome Division
· Since the Day· Antigama
· Tears· Kruger
· David Galas· Hearse
· Himsa· Keep of Kalessin
· Frosthardr· Mongrel
· Distorted· Shining Star
· I Shalt Become· Bilocate
· Cockpit· Gutted With Broken Glass
· Last Stone Cast· Hacksaw Surgery
· Deadsea· Kiuas
· Place Of Skulls· UFOmammut
· Faded Hope· Ihsahn
· Nasty Idols· Suspyre
· Dark Castle