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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
· Anvil· Bathory
· Hate Eternal· Vehemence
· White Skull· BloodDuster
· Dokken· Rebellion
· Regurgitate· Neck
· December· Twisted Tower Dire
· Kataklysm· Kalibas
· Gun Barrel· Helloween
· Nazareth· Iron Maiden
· Sickspeed· Dr. Butcher
· Led Zeppelin· Conquest
· Johnny Lokke· Black Sabbath
· Inner Rage of Emotion· Biomechanical
· Godiva· Dragonforce
· Thunderbolt· Runemagick
· Lanfear· Dream Weaver
· Malstrom· Sludge!
· Sinergy· Beautiful Creatures
· Attacker· Defiled
· Doro· Royal Anguish
· Mother Misery· Fear Factory
· Cryonic Temple· Celesty
· Construcdead· Exodus
· Riot· Ebony Ark
· Messiah's Kiss· Madison Paige
· W.A.S.P.· Epica
· Metalium· U.D.O.
· Marillion· Zaius
· Black Zodiac· House of Lords
· Schenker/ Pattison Summit· Destructor
· Devil In The Kitchen· Meliah Rage
· Imp· Final Dawn
· Theocracy· Age Of Silence
· Trans-Siberian Orchestra· Behemoth
· Cryme· Feared Creation
· Scenteria· Bloody Sign
· Rottweiller· Miles Beyond
· Kamelot· Requiem Aeternam
· Quiet Riot· Labyrinth
· Heartcry· Suidakra
· Apocalyptica· Chuck Schuldiner
· Diecast· Cemetary
· Oathean· Drunkard
· Kinrick· Biss
· Groundcrew· Embraze
· Defleshed· Agents Of Man
· Naglfar· Vicious Art
· Maximum Overdrive· Unchained
· Evemaster· Slik Helvetika
· Monolithe· Sebastian Bach
· Alice Cooper· Devil Lee Rot
· Sheavy· Havochate
· Iron Maidens· Blitzkrieg
· The Scourger· Painmuseum
· Black Majesty· Dragonia
· Violent Storm· Blood Thirsty Demons
· ASG· The Firstborn
· Balatonizer· Cryogen
· Chain Collector· The Classic Struggle
· Sinocence· The Tenth Circle
· Hate· Absu
· Mental Care Foundation· Witchery
· Sepultura· Intronaut
· Ephel Duath· Beyond Fear
· Clawfinger· Event Horizon
· The Smackdown· Hirax
· Stormcrow· Abysmal Dawn
· Spawn of Possession· Dendura
· Psycroptic· Skid Row
· Shadows Within· Woodtemple
· Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers· Pretty Maids
· Setherial· The Abominable Iron Sloth
· Thy Majestie· Satyricon
· The Showdown· Middian
· Quest of Aidance· Phazm
· Blood Tsunami· Threat Signal
· Omnium Gatherum· Dream Theater
· Warbringer· Necrophobic
· Divine Empire· Antigama
· Lipstick Magazine· Temple Of Blood
· Night Ranger· Pathology
· To-Mera· Armory
· Equilibrium· Iron Fire
· Cursed· Ihsahn
· Uli Jon Roth· Sister Sin
· Suffocation· Earthen Grave