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Metal Styles Charted Against Listener Reaction!
7/17/2015 1:50:57 PM by Frank Hill






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 horrific reactions of this non-scientific study of hard rock and metal styles plotted against listener reaction.

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

Let it be your Maximum Metal guide to attracting your visitors or even for getting rid of a few!



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RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Cave In· HammerFall
· Into Eternity· Loudness
· Grave· Tiamat
· Disturbed· Grave Digger
· Norma Jean· Iron Maiden
· Firewind· Late Nite Romeo
· Black Label Society· Carnal Forge
· Alchemy X· Johnny Lokke
· Circle of Nero· Endless Time
· Saint· Paragon
· Wycked Synn· Evanesce
· Axenstar· Tad Morose
· Pink Cream 69· Defiled
· Project: Failing Flesh· Secret Sphere
· Fairyland· Three Inches of Blood
· Yngwie Malmsteen· Funerus
· Jag Panzer· Bleeding Inc
· Kingcrow· Epica
· Donnerkopf· Van Helsing’s Curse
· Ministry· Zaius
· Black Zodiac· Spiral Madness
· Estuary· Mob Rules
· Insomnium· Shadows Fall
· Megadeth· Z02
· Marshall Law· Slowlife
· Six Feet Under· Anger
· The 7 Method· Cryme
· Rush· Twisted Sister
· Sonata Arctica· Fifth Cross
· Legion· Crowbar
· Motley Crue· Entombed
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Korpiklaani
· Quiet Riot· Mechanical Poet
· Soulscar· Nevermore
· God Fear None· Boomerang
· Bleed The Sky· Bruce Dickinson
· Meshuggah· Magica
· Fire Alley· Kryoburn
· Thunderblast· Neil Turbin
· Gizmachi· Sinisthra
· Slumber· Nightrage
· Blind Stare· God Among Insects
· Sentenced· Secrets She Kept
· Prowler Inc.· Frameless Scar
· Cannon· Widow
· Resurrecturis· Edenbridge
· Clutch· Blitzkrieg
· Scar Symmetry· Lake Of Tears
· Pagan's Mind· Evergrey
· Armored Saint· Overloaded
· Twilight· Shattersphere
· Running Wild· Dechrist
· Detonation· Nocturnal Rites
· Hate· Vader
· Nobody's Fool· Katatonia
· Ephel Duath· Beyond Fear
· Dissection· Vore
· Warrant (Amer)· Pyramaze
· Elvenking· Athanator
· Nicodemus· Speed/Kill/Hate
· The Sword· The Strongest Proof
· Theater of Tragedy· Jotunspor
· Vengeance· Azure
· She Said Destroy· Nachtmystium
· Ynis Vitrin· Fleshgore
· Setherial· The Abominable Iron Sloth
· The Finals· Thy Majestie
· Twinball· Venom
· Kotipelto· Melechesh
· Onslaught· Terry Sullivan
· In This Moment· Necrophobic
· Madking Ludwig· Zyklon
· Marc Sasso· Mendeed
· Trouble· Passion
· Pantera· Trenchfoot
· Himsa· Demonic Symphony
· Pop Evil· Witchfinder General
· Hacksaw Surgery· Godhead
· Bible Of The Devil· Deadsea
· End of Man· Luna Mortis
· Wolfgate· Ihsahn
· Sotajumala· Caliban