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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
· Hate Eternal· Slipknot
· Mondo Generator· Regurgitate
· Stratovarius· Seven Witches
· Seether· Crematorium
· Abigor· Power of Omens
· Ion Vein· Tungsten
· Evolution· Sevendust
· Thunderbolt· Steel Preacher
· Malstrom· Sinergy
· Axenstar· Hypocrisy
· Primal Fear· DevilDriver
· Body Count· Doro
· Dew Scented· Node
· Funerus· Ebony Ark
· Cans· Graveland
· Zaius· Dimmu Borgir
· Acrid· Therion
· Bonfire· After Forever
· Metal Church· Final Dawn
· Dark Age· Polterchrist
· Necrodemon· Slowlife
· Mine· Blind Guardian
· Trans-Siberian Orchestra· Anger
· Jackyl· Behemoth
· Karmakanic· Cryme
· Rush· Twisted Sister
· Betrayer· Ligeia
· Kamelot· Requiem Aeternam
· Labyrinth· Shatterpoint
· Hellfire· Mechanical Poet
· Soulscar· Car Bomb
· Nevermore· Samael
· Stormwarrior· Oathean
· Freedom Call· Chastain
· Holy Moses· Operatika
· Shade Empire· Ivory Knight
· Naglfar· Vicious Art
· Maximum Overdrive· Supagroup
· Nightvision· Resurrecturis
· Holy Blood· Iron Maidens
· Scar Symmetry· To The Bone
· Mercyful Fate· Dragonia
· Monster Magnet· Armored Saint
· Violent Storm· ASG
· Sun O)))· Forever Slave
· Barcode· Twilight
· Paths Of Possession· Dechrist
· Urizen· Define Divine
· Celebratum· The Tenth Circle
· Absolution· Second Shadow
· Thryfing· Ephel Duath
· 286· Nikki Puppet
· Nightmare· Clawfinger
· Cryptopsy· The Smashup
· Pyramaze· Nicodemus
· Abysmal Dawn· Gorgoroth
· Unsilent Phenomenon· Amon Amarth
· Sahg· Scary Manilow
· Warface· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers
· Abominant· Semargl
· Satyricon· Twinball
· Venom· Panzerchrist
· Middian· Quest of Aidance
· Centinex· Melechesh
· Fu Manchu· Lost Eden
· In This Moment· Warbringer
· Static-X· Mindgrinder
· Madking Ludwig· Zyklon
· Chrome Division· Pantera
· Textures· Since the Day
· JR Ewing· Faith And Fire
· Shining Star· Aetherius Obscuritas
· Blood Haven· SOS
· The Lamp of Thoth· Trinacria
· Iron Fire· Deadsea
· Battleroar· Sotajumala