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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· Into Eternity
· Loudness· Opeth
· Rebellion· Neck
· Twelfth Gate· Queensryche
· Iron Maiden· Fozzy
· Mortician· Legend
· Firewind· Wizard
· Dr. Butcher· Led Zeppelin
· H.I.M.· Brainstorm
· The Chainsaw· Black Sabbath
· Catch 22· Inner Rage of Emotion
· Fireball Ministry· Artension
· Steel Preacher· Stryper
· Eidolon· Vhaldemar
· Stalker· Probot
· Soul Reaper· Doro
· Dreamaker· Node
· Superchrist· Gothic Knights
· UFO· Bleeding Inc
· W.A.S.P.· Low Earth Orbit
· Black Zodiac· Spiral Madness
· House of Lords· Joe Lynn Turner
· Bonfire· Skeletonwitch
· Images of Eden· Potential Threat SF
· Division· Throcult
· Conquestador· Six Feet Under
· Incantation· Haunted By Angels
· Within Temptation· The Last Act
· The Lizards· Jackyl
· Triumph· Scenteria
· Rottweiller· Crionics
· Labyrinth· Shatterpoint
· Vicious Circle· Nevermore
· Mystic Prophecy· Diecast
· Cemetary· Antares
· Kaamos· Oathean
· Bruce Dickinson· Magica
· Debris Inc.· Fire Alley
· System Of A Down· Ignitor
· Burden Of Grief· Shade Empire
· Embraze· Rudra
· Manntis· Python
· Vicious Art· Circus Maximus
· Nuse· Slik Helvetika
· Prowler Inc.· Supagroup
· Gemini 5· Cannon
· Devil Lee Rot· Edenbridge
· Clutch· Redemption
· V:28· Illuminatus
· Orphaned Land· Penetrator
· Mabon· Damnation
· Thrones· Dreamland
· Ram-Zet· Zero Down
· God Forbid· Gorefest
· Vanquished· Absolution
· From This Day· Mental Care Foundation
· Witchery· Across Tundras
· Cardinale· Upwards of Endtime
· Thyrane· Dissection
· Boris· Phoenix Mourning
· Elvenking· Candlemass
· Hirax· Upon Infliction
· Royal Hunt· Michael Orlando
· Smohalla· Azure
· Space Odyssey· She Said Destroy
· Swashbuckle· Psycroptic
· Sahg· Time Requiem
· Burialmound· Wednesday 13
· Pump· Lordi
· Audrey Horne· Winger
· Demise· Quest of Aidance
· Urkraft· Handful of Hate
· Warmachine· Hardcore Superstar
· With Passion· Mindgrinder
· Old Man's Child· White Willow
· Five Finger Death Punch· Transmission 0
· Randy Ellefson· Architect
· Cauldron· Destynation
· Mongrel· Alkemyst
· Averse Sefira· Bible Of The Devil
· Sister Sin