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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· Loudness
· Grave· White Skull
· Karaboudjan· Dokken
· Disturbed· Deceased
· Anthrax· Gun Barrel
· Fozzy· Agoraphobic Nosebleed
· Liege Lord· Dark Moor
· Sickspeed· Conquest
· Pyn Siren· H.I.M.
· Brainstorm· Agony Divine
· Shakra· Sevendust
· King Diamond· Rob Rock
· Nordheim· Drillpoint
· Whitesnake· Primal Fear
· Slayer· Devil To Pay
· Babylon Mystery Orchestra· W.A.S.P.
· Outworld· Highlord
· Iron Angel· Brutal Mastication
· Chapter VIII· Scorpions
· Joey Belladonna· Black Destiny
· Imp· Medusa
· Valume Nob· Jungle Rot
· Tartharia· Agnostic Front
· Rush· Azrael's Bane
· Bloody Sign· Cradle To Grave
· Gods Of Fire· Miles Beyond
· Kamelot· Maze Of Torment
· Soilwork· Dirt
· Quiet Riot· Necrophagia
· Tarot· Carina Alfie
· Ravensthorn· Darkthrone
· Severe Torture· Drunkard
· Chastain· Neil Turbin
· Babylon· Grand Magus
· Impiety· Slumber
· Vicious Art· Brand New Sin
· Unshine· Secrets She Kept
· Evemaster· Thor
· A Lower Deep· Loits
· Mercyful Fate· Illuminatus
· Eternal Reign· Orphaned Land
· Penetrator· Winterfell
· Overloaded· Algol3
· Savage Circus· Vinterriket
· Damnation· Akercocke
· Overmars· Infliction
· Urizen· Skullshifter
· Celebratum· Dragonlord
· Zero Down· The Tenth Circle
· Gorefest· Detonation
· Vanquished· Absolution
· Brother Hawk· End My Sorrow
· Pile of Heads· Powerglove
· Naked Beggars· Tandjent
· Blackmore's Night· Poison
· Dissection· The Ocean
· Ampast· Down Factor
· Nicodemus· Bludgeon
· Hate Profile· The Furor
· The Strongest Proof· Jotunspor
· Sahg· Scary Manilow
· Ynis Vitrin· Vicious Rumors
· Hurt· Anata
· Zoroaster· Isis
· Satyricon· Eyes of Ligeia
· Lupara· Obtest
· Audrey Horne· Extium
· Celtic Frost· Lecherous Nocturne
· Quest of Aidance· Centinex
· Stonegard· Throne of Katarsis
· Warbringer· Merciless Death
· Nagelfar· Incrave
· Cattle Decapitation· White Willow
· White Wizzard· Since the Day
· Blut Aus Nord· Malevolent Creation
· Temple Of Blood· Ensiferum
· Frosthardr· Dantesco
· 40 Below Summer· Gutted With Broken Glass
· The Obsessed· Aetherius Obscuritas
· Last Stone Cast· Vulture Industries
· Hacksaw Surgery· Godhead
· Souls Of We· Bullet For My Valentine
· Medieval Steel· Iron Fire
· Faded Hope· Eighteen Wheels Burning
· Mustasch· Suspyre
· Earthen Grave