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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· Leng Tch'e
· Racer X· Slipknot
· The Great Deceiver· Immolation
· Dokken· Neck
· Goatwhore· Symphorce
· Machine Head· Godsmack
· Majesty· Ring of Fire
· Widowmaker· Masterplan
· Powergod· Power of Omens
· Carnal Forge· Nicta
· Saint· SelfInflicted
· Dragonforce· Wycked Synn
· Runemagick· Nordheim
· Stryper· Guardians Of Time
· Tad Morose· Thunderstone
· Primal Fear· Doro
· Royal Anguish· TNA
· U.D.O.· Ministry
· Dream Evil· Images of Eden
· Beaten Back To Pure· Scavenger
· Z02· House of Shakira
· Arch Enemy· Ironhorse
· Agnostic Front· Trans-Siberian Orchestra
· Mirror of Deception· Hanzel Und Gretyl
· Karmakanic· Cryme
· Mercenary· Paradise Lost
· Bloody Sign· The Apocalyptic Riders
· Entombed· Kamelot
· Hibria· Sabaton
· Shatterpoint· Vicious Circle
· Strikelight· Tarot
· Icarus Witch· Mystic Prophecy
· Wolverine· the missing:
· Samael· Cemetary
· Boomerang· Frantic Bleep
· Drunkard· Holy Moses
· Neil Turbin· Fastkill
· Ivory Knight· Sothis
· Amorphis· God Among Insects
· Ektomorf· Darkane
· Testament· Dark Funeral
· Unshine· Evemaster
· Leaves Eyes· Sebastian Bach
· Dam· Fates Warning
· Impaled Nazarene· Warchild
· Illuminatus· Monster Magnet
· Blood Thirsty Demons· Penetrator
· Barcode· Damnation
· Balatonizer· Dechrist
· Chain Collector· Zero Down
· Torture Killer· Beecher
· Brother Hawk· Naked Beggars
· Cannibal Corpse· Poison
· Ephel Duath· Nikki Puppet
· Nightmare· Steep
· The Berzerker· Manngard
· Warrant (Amer)· Imagika
· Speed/Kill/Hate· Upon Infliction
· Fragments of Unbecoming· Space Odyssey
· Amon Amarth· Agalloch
· Shadows Within· Woodtemple
· Wednesday 13· The Finals
· Rotting Christ· Eyes of Ligeia
· Biolich· Extium
· Starkweather· Deicide
· Better Left Unsaid· Kotipelto
· Urkraft· Twisted Into Form
· Melechesh· Fu Manchu
· Threat Signal· Lord Belial
· Madking Ludwig· Cruachan
· Marc Sasso· Passion
· Aborted· Wuthering Heights
· Fight· Sworn Enemy
· Hellveto· Mongrel
· Dantesco· Shining Star
· Mortiis· Jesus Martyr
· Pop Evil· Witchfinder General
· Last Stone Cast· Virgin Black
· Trinacria· Celestia
· Sotajumala· Uli Jon Roth