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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
· Demons and Wizards· Hate Eternal
· Slipknot· Solemnity
· Rebellion· Grave Digger
· Stratovarius· Cradle of Filth
· Deranged· Solace
· Seether· Mark Boals
· Ring of Fire· Abigor
· Late Nite Romeo· Endless Time
· Agony Divine· Black Sabbath
· SelfInflicted· Bloodbath
· Chainsnap· Wycked Synn
· Nordheim· Stryper
· Duke· Eidolon
· Vhaldemar· Pharaoh
· Primal Fear· Body Count
· Hard Echo· Force Of Evil
· TNA· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Cryonic Temple· Babylon Mystery Orchestra
· Freakhouse· Graveland
· Disarmonia Mundi· Edge Of Forever
· Gamma Ray· Marillion
· Destructor· Unleashed
· Killswitch Engage· Imp
· Dio· Potential Threat SF
· Occult· Aina
· Z02· Polterchrist
· Chris Caffery· Marshall Law
· Necrodemon· Haunted By Angels
· Within Temptation· The Last Act
· Hanzel Und Gretyl· Tristania
· Betrayer· Sonata Arctica
· Feared Creation· Image
· Audiovision· Kamelot
· Veni Domine· Loudblast
· Mechanical Poet· Wolverine
· Darkthrone· Antares
· Kaamos· Omegalord
· Drunkard· Thunderblast
· Impiety· Throes of Dawn
· Ivory Knight· Biss
· Agents Of Man· Vicious Art
· Unshine· Gaia
· Devil Lee Rot· Wetwork
· Impaled Nazarene· Agents Of The Sun
· Scar Symmetry· Warchild
· To The Bone· V:28
· The Atomic Bitchwax· Illuminatus
· Before The Dawn· Violent Storm
· ASG· 1349
· Forever Slave· The Firstborn
· The Absence· Bronx Casket Company
· The Tenth Circle· Taunusheim
· Totalisti· Sepultura
· Naked Beggars· Beyond Fear
· Firehouse· The Smackdown
· Vreid· Nicodemus
· Apiary· Jotunspor
· Vengeance· Azure
· Swashbuckle· Nachtmystium
· Agalloch· From the Grave
· Zero Hour· Abominant
· Anata· Belphegor
· Amputated· Rotting Christ
· Cheva· Deicide
· Kotipelto· Urkraft
· Manticore· Mindgrinder
· Crescent Shield· Nagelfar
· White Willow· Mendeed
· Passion· Textures
· Manes· Warner Drive
· Retrospective· Wuthering Heights
· Trenchfoot· Throneum
· The Wonderfools· Nation Beyond
· Faith And Fire· Sworn Enemy
· Echoes of Eternity· Shining Star
· Gutted With Broken Glass· Mortiis
· Trivium· Equilibrium
· Virgin Black· Intolerant
· Celestia· Mar De Grises
· Deadsea· Coffins
· Nasty Idols· Suspyre