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it seems that not many people lietsn to metal these days, and im just lookinf for fellowmetal heads to talk about metal with, so, what are your guys's favourite genres and bands from them? I like thrash, death, black, and speed metal. My favourite bands consist of: In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Cannibar Corpse, Heaven Shall Burn, The Acacia Strain (represent local metal!), Shadows fall (again, local metal rules), Killswitch Engage (their old stuff), and CARCASS (they f***ing rule my life) \m/ long live metal \m/

Carcass! Carcass! You Fucking ****! on A sidenote, here are a few of the best metal bands around right now: Isis, Melvins, Thrones, Sunn0))), Reverend Bizarre, pig destroyer, mastodon... does anybody have and questions?

it seems that not many people lietsn to metal these days, and im just lookinf for fellowmetal heads to talk about metal with, so, what are your guys's favourite genres and bands from them? I like thrash, death, black, and speed metal. My favourite bands consist of: In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Cannibar Corpse, Heaven Shall Burn, The Acacia Strain (represent local metal!), Shadows fall (again, local metal rules), Killswitch Engage (their old stuff), and CARCASS (they f***ing rule my life) \m/ long live metal \m/
Dimmu and Killswitch are my favorite out of those you listed

:)

Kyuss and Black Sabbath own metal. Whatever genre you want to call them.

I prefer symphonic metal, because it combines texture with a fast, steady rhythm.

Carcass! Carcass! You Fucking ****! on A sidenote, here are a few of the best metal bands around right now: Isis, Melvins, Thrones, Sunn0))), Reverend Bizarre, pig destroyer, mastodon... does anybody have and questions?


Im taking it you don't like carcass??? and you bring up many good metal bands, how could i forget mastodon and Isis

Im taking it you don't like carcass??? and you bring up many good metal bands, how could i forget mastodon and Isis
no, I love carcass, i'll explain: one time i was at a party with a lot of non-metalheads and they were playing britney or some shit so my friend decided to get a little chant going demanding carcass. That was it.

no, I love carcass, i'll explain: one time i was at a party with a lot of non-metalheads and they were playing britney or some shit so my friend decided to get a little chant going demanding carcass. That was it.

Oh, i was like, woah, thats odd how he likes those awesome metal bands and not carcass.

Trivium

bitches

Trivium

bitches
i'll tell you what I think of trivium:
I think they're awful and I don't much care for them

Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica (early), Judas Priest, Killswitch Engage, bits and pieces from other metal bands.

Still searching for more good stuff.

Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica (early), Judas Priest, Killswitch Engage, bits and pieces from other metal bands.

Still searching for more good stuff.

i feel like such a moron, i forgot all about classics! Maiden, sabbath, early metallica... just wow, i feel like a moron

I think my 3 fav metal bands must be Sore Throat, Coalesce & Dillenger Escape Plan.
I do have a soft spot for Carcass, Cannibal Corpse & Napalm Death though. But I rarely listen to metal (excluding the first 3 I mentioned).

i'll tell you what I think of trivium:
I think they're awful and I don't much care for them

You wern't there when they caused a riot at 11 in the morning

Machine Head, Killswitch Engage, Dimmu, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Tool (even if its not really metal), Motorhead, Sepultura, Slayer...

I need to find more GOOD metal to listen to. I feel so terribly underqualified to answer this post.

Opeth.

You gotta love the classic metal: old Metallica, Iron Maiden, old Ozzy, Black Sabbath. The new stuff is lots of people screaming with powerchords in the background. Nothing compared to the stuff from the 80s and 90s.

Agreed.

Machine Head, Maiden, Metallica, Sepultura, Lamb of God, AC/DC, Damageplan, Drowning Pool, Slayer, Orange Goblin and waaaay too many more to mention.

Sepultura

Yeah, forgot them.

Emperor
Darkthrone
Immortal
Abigor
Cathedral
Bolt Thrower
Megadeth
Slayer
Iron Maiden
Kreator
Testament
Stormwarrior
Tvangeste
Deicide
Enthroned
Enslaved
Meads of Asphodel
Shining fury
Kovenant
Edguy
Rhapsody
Stratovarious
Sonata Arctica
Dimmu Borgir
Symphony X
Kamelot
Gammaray
Helloween
Ackercoke
Hammerfall
Cannibal Corpse
Strapping young Lad
Opeth
Nile
Battlelore
3 inches of blood
Grave Digger
Limbonic Art
Catamenia
Mago De Oz
Amon Amarth
Green Jelly
Dragonforce
Iced Earth
Napalm Death
Paradise Lost
Wasp
Bathory
Blind Guardian
Annihilator
Sepultura
Manowar
Mayhem
Gwar
Hypocrisy
Epoch of Unlight
V:28
Zyklon

and quite a few others but i can't remember all of them, will have a look at post an update later

You wern't there when they caused a riot at 11 in the morning
this Does not impress me. also, How do you know I wasn't there?

Kotiteollisuus :)

I like ye olde traditionale metal, such as Manowar (if you haven't heard Manowar, you haven't heard metal). I also like deathish bands like Agathodaimon and Dimmu Borgir, but I really love symphonic metal like Nightwish or Therion. Death metal isn't my favourite, it's a fine line between amazing and shite really.

Nightwish, Therion, Dimmu Borgir, Agathodaimon, Hammerfall, Manowar, Rammstein and In Flames I likee.

"Heavy metal! Or no metal at all
Wimps and posers, leave the hall!
Heavy metal! Or no metal at all
Wimps and posers, I said leave the hall!"

I like various forms of metal, some of my top bands...
Mudvayne, Lamb of God, Bloodsimple, Korn, Mushroomhead, American Head Charge, Bury Your Dead, Dimmu Borgir, Static-X, etc...

I've always been partial to tin.

Did anybody say Unearth?

Industrial Metal -- Static-X, Rammstein, Firewerk, Ministry, Godflesh, 16 Volt, Pitchshifter, etc.

Classic Thrash Death Black Folk Power

I like bands from most of the sub genre's


Random band of the day : Wintersun!

I like prog, power, and symphonic:

Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Jag Panzer, Hammerfall, Dream Evil, Symphony X, Savatage (hey, let's make a real nice friendly side project that makes more than we ever will!), Rhapsody, Dream Theater (not really metal, more prog rock, but Petrucci is a god), Power Symphony, and of course, classics like Maiden, old 'tallica, Sabbath, Dio, Megadeth, and the Priest.

Some of my favorites are as follows:

Mastodon, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Element Eighty, Mudvayne, Lamb of God, Fear Factory, Mushroomhead, Napalm Death, Powerman 5000, Disturbed, Rammstein, and Slayer.

EDIT: I forgot Static-X and Soulfly

Isnt it great?? And some people say metal is an outdated genre and noone listens to it anymore!!! Aha little do they know we are working underground till we rise to power and take over the world Mwah ha ha ha!!!!,, Sorry got bit carried away there. :p

Hmmm...I don't like pigeonholing music, but if I was to pick one "subgenre" of metal, it's probably be power metal, like Manowar, Maiden, Priest etc...

...but thrash would be a close second...

I can't name a sub-genre I really like, I'm more of an artist orientated person. I'm partial to anything that utilises harmonic melody in it. I suppose I'd better just give you a list to give you a real idea:

System Of A Down
Unearth
Lamb Of God
Mindsnare
The Agony Scene
Evergreen Terrace
Killswitch Engage
Nodes Of Ranvier
Papa Roach
Rage Against The Machine
Slayer
Shadows Fall
Sakkuth

The only thing I tend to stray away from as a genre is Industrial, I've never been a big fan of it. I don't mind some of it but Static X and stuff like that I don't like in the slightest.

I prefer nu-metal, industrial, and goth. As far as bands go I like
Mudvayne, System of a down, Static X, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage,
Papa Roach (I really liked there earlier songs), Tool, Rammstein,
and Disturbed.

Whatever Sabbath doesnt rule......Mororhead fills the gap.

Ozzy and Lemmy own you.

System Of A Down
Unearth
Lamb Of God
Mindsnare
The Agony Scene
Evergreen Terrace
Killswitch Engage
Nodes Of Ranvier
Papa Roach
Rage Against The Machine
Slayer
Shadows Fall
Sakkuth

congratulations, you listed one metal band

Channel Zero

some people call them the Belgian Metallica.
they split up in 1997 though... :headbang:

Deth Metal, i'm a big Mayhem fan

Lets see:

Metallica (the Cliff era)
Anthrax
Megadeth
Pantera
Slayer
Testament
Iron Maiden
Iced Earth
More that I don't own albums of but listen to at friends houses, like Cannibal Corpse

I like NWOBHM, thrash, power, speed, and the original heavy metal that started in the 70s.

Bands: Helloween, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Van Halen, Iced Earth, Metallica, Stratovarius, and Bruce Dickinson's solo stuff.

OMG People, Guns and Roses!!!! Can't believe no one has said them yet!

Metallica (80s like most people) were amazing, Pantera especially Cowboys from Hell, Chimaira for Death Metal! SOAD is OK but can get a bit repetitive, and no guitar solos (or at least very small), although Mesmerize is a good album.

Velvet Revolver
Rammstein
AHC
Creed
In Flames are amazing
Lamb of God!
Machine Head
Motorhead?
Rage Against the Machine
Seether

So i like a bit of a mixture between old heavy metal and the new generation, however i do feel that the new stuff is very similar, which is why 70s and 80s metal will also kick ass.

Heavy and Death Metal all the way.

Personally, I consider GnR to be Hard Rock, not metal. Still like 'em, though.

congratulations, you listed one metal band

Lol, which one are you referring to specifically?

The millions of subgenres are one of the things that makes metal look stupid to us outsiders. You should condense them into maybe 3 or 4. Do there really need to be two kinds of "batttle metal?" Granted, I don't know a whole lot about the genre, but something tells me that they can't be so different as to warrant different names.

I like all metal (except most nu metal and almost all gore metal (yes nu metal as a genre is better than gore metal as a genre)) but lately I've been getting into doom. And here's my short list of bands I like, in no particular order:

Metallica, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Death, Slayer, Napalm Death, Carcass, Cathedral, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Venom, Voivod, White Zombie, Megadeth, Darkthrone, Yob, Paradise Lost, Sunn 0))), Earth, the Melvins, Opeth, Obituary, Repulsion, Bathory, Pentagram, Rhapsody, Dark Tranquillity, My Dying Bride, Testament, Tiamat, Sentenced, Iced Earth, Black Sabbath, Hypocrisy, Biohazard, Misery Loves Co., Judas Priest, Candlemass, the Plasmatics (their last two albums were metal) Orphaned Land, Into Eternity, Amorphis, the Haunted, Bolt Thrower, Sleep, Usurper, Pitchshifter, Vader, Godflesh, Ministry, Amon Amarth, Lacuna Coil, Kataklysm, Fear Factory, Kittie, Crisis, Extreme Noise Terror, Extra Fancy...there are more I'm sure, but I hope I didn't forget one I really like.

Skyclad haven't been mentioned yet!

I grew up with Metallica, so they have to be there, of course, but I also happen to like what they did af ... And Justice For All.
I'm tired of all that "sellout" nonsense. How hard is it to believe that they actually make that kind of music because they like it?

Anyway, I don't want to turn this into another one of those neverending Metallica discussions :)

all metal except death metal is fine and dandy by me
my favo's
A Perfect Circle (it ain't rock, bitches)
Rammstein (feuer frei!)
Tool (Schism)
Within Temptation (dutch)
After Forever (also dutchies)
Lacuna Coil (what a beauty of a singer)
Nightwish
Blind Guardian (Nightfall!)
Metallica (who's your daddy?)

mostly gothic actually

So many little known bands not mentioned... CIA, Drown, Drain STH...

all metal except death metal is fine and dandy by me
my favo's
A Perfect Circle (it ain't rock, bitches)
Rammstein (feuer frei!)
Tool (Schism)
Within Temptation (dutch)
After Forever (also dutchies)
Lacuna Coil (what a beauty of a singer)
Nightwish
Blind Guardian (Nightfall!)
Metallica (who's your daddy?)

mostly gothic actually



A Perfect Circle is not metal....

Skyclad haven't been mentioned yet!

I grew up with Metallica, so they have to be there, of course, but I also happen to like what they did af ... And Justice For All.
I'm tired of all that "sellout" nonsense. How hard is it to believe that they actually make that kind of music because they like it?

Anyway, I don't want to turn this into another one of those neverending Metallica discussions :)

Agreed St. Anger is shit, what were they thinking!?

Back to grass roots please Metallica!! Seek And Destroy, Fade to Black, One, Come on!

My favourite genre is Power Metal, but I also like New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Trash Metal, Speed Metal and you have to love Traditional Metal.

I really don't like any of the Black Metal, Death Metal, Nu Metal, Doom Metal or Grindcore. But there are always exceptions to the rule. Though I still have to agree with what Bruce Dickinson shouted at Graspop this year. "Death to false Metal!"

My absolute favourite bands are: Blind Guardian, Sonata Arctica, Dragonforce and Megadeth.
Other bands I like are: Iron Maiden (Of course), Kamelot, Dimmu Borgir (Only respectable Black Metal band in my oppinion. Because all their songs don't sound alike and, you can hear the lyrics and they're extremely original.), Rhapsody, Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, Powerman 5000 and Ariya (They're Russian)

I like a fast rythem and well written lyrics that are more then simply repeating the chorus over and over. Of course I enjoy it all the more if I can connect to the lyrics in some way. I also prefer for lyrics to be good. So not all about devil worship and killing for the powers of Hell. To be perfectly honest, I find that laughable. But most important, a band has to be original. If it sounds like any other band, or every other song of theirs, then it's just... well crud really.

My favourite metal band of all time are Nightwish, they are really unique and Tarja is beautiful and sounds amazing! i also like:

Lacuna Coil
Iron Maiden
Early Metallica
Rammstein
Within Temptation
Blind Guardian
(Evanescence, im not entirely sure most people would class them as metal but i like em)
Megadeth
Pantera.

Im sure there are lots more but cant think of them at the moment

also *kind* of like rap metal, Linkin Park/Papa Roach but kinda gone of it recently

Classic (NWOBHM and Roots of Metal) and Power, generally; as it's like classic metal, but with thrash elements, and I do like speed.

The millions of subgenres are one of the things that makes metal look stupid to us outsiders. You should condense them into maybe 3 or 4. Do there really need to be two kinds of "batttle metal?" Granted, I don't know a whole lot about the genre, but something tells me that they can't be so different as to warrant different names.

I agree. And the whole argument over what is metal and what isn't pisses me off. It's all music.

Nightwish best represent my taste in metal, and I'm looking for other bands with a similar sound, particularly with female vocalists. I'm more into symphonic metal, than the really aggressive stuff which, frankly, hurts my ears.

the Melvins .

Yeeaaah!!! Melvins! Melvins! Melvins! The best band on the planet. i Also saw sunn0))) live, 'twas pretty awesome. Melvins!

I agree. And the whole argument over what is metal and what isn't pisses me off. It's all music.

Yes it is all music. But its a specific sound of music, I'm glad we have genre's of music so if someone says "Wanna go see so Mayhem tomorrow?" And I said what kind of music are they, they can say black metal instead of "Uhh they are music..."

I tend to be more band orientated and just think of it all as Metal. Never cared for the specifics of various sub genres.

Dream Theater, Ayreon (not a band, but the music is still great), The Gathering, Blind Guardian, Apocalyptica, JBO, Opeth, Nightwish..... but I also often listen to non-metal-music, whichs makes my brother angry.... ;)

THE MELVINS

They are a Genre unto themselves. That and the sound so fucking EVIL

Yes it is all music. But its a specific sound of music, I'm glad we have genre's of music so if someone says "Wanna go see so Mayhem tomorrow?" And I said what kind of music are they, they can say black metal instead of "Uhh they are music..."

Granted, but my problem is with scenarios like this:

"Wanna go see Mayhem tomorrow?"
"What kind of music are they?"
"Oh, they're metal"
"Oh, but i'm seeing System of a Down tomorrow. They're metal too."
"OMG NO THEY ARENT!!!!111!!1 THEY DONT CONFORM TO MY NARROW SELF RIGHTEOUS VIEW OF WHAT METAL IS!!! YOU SUCK!!"

Etc.

Well, I like almost all metal to a certain extent, so I'll just list favorites:

Genre-wise, I'm in love with Epic Metal. Especially Epic Metal with symphonic leanings. Band wise, my three favorite bands in the entire world are Symphony X, Manowar (I 100% agree with the guy who said you haven't heard metal until you've heard Manowar), and Nightwish.

I do, however, like to listen to metal-corish metal on occasion, such as Trivium and (the band that got me into metal) Machine Head.

Of course, NWOBHM will always be a sort of side-love of mine. Priest and Iron Maiden are like Zues and Hades when it comes to metal.

Lastly, the two originators of metal as a genre, Sabbath and Deep Purple, will once and always be like gods among men. I was at Ozzfest on Tuesday and, while every other band there rocked like no other ('specially Zakk Wylde, I love that guy, he's an awesome that mainstream metal has been missing since 'tallica cut their hair), the entire fucking crowd went fucking crazy when Ozzy first spoke from behind the curtain and didn't sit down until long after Geezer stepped off the stage.

Not to mention that Iommi is just plain the coolest looking guitarist since BB King.

Metal's got nothing on grindcore. ;)

Slayer and Sepultura are pretty good though.

And Dark Throne, Satyricon, Burzum and Emperor are four good reasons to burn down churches. ;)

More people should check out the Locust, as they're the best band ever.

I like ye olde traditionale metal, such as Manowar (if you haven't heard Manowar, you haven't heard metal). I also like deathish bands like Agathodaimon and Dimmu Borgir, but I really love symphonic metal like Nightwish or Therion. Death metal isn't my favourite, it's a fine line between amazing and shite really.

Nightwish, Therion, Dimmu Borgir, Agathodaimon, Hammerfall, Manowar, Rammstein and In Flames I likee.

"Heavy metal! Or no metal at all
Wimps and posers, leave the hall!
Heavy metal! Or no metal at all
Wimps and posers, I said leave the hall!"

all hail nightwish!

Granted, but my problem is with scenarios like this:

"Wanna go see Mayhem tomorrow?"
"What kind of music are they?"
"Oh, they're metal"
"Oh, but i'm seeing System of a Down tomorrow. They're metal too."
"OMG NO THEY ARENT!!!!111!!1 THEY DONT CONFORM TO MY NARROW SELF RIGHTEOUS VIEW OF WHAT METAL IS!!! YOU SUCK!!"

Etc.

Yeah, I was about to say that. If some one said to me "Black Metal", I'd nod sagely in a vain attempt to not look ignorant. Admittedly, I don't listen to Metal, so it all looks a bit odd to myself. What one genre is to one, is completely different to another.

Progressive death metal (ie. Opeth, Katatonia)

Hmm, first i would like to say: Killswitch Engage is Metalcore... i dont think of it as "metal". but i listened to them long time ago ^^. still a god band.
Dimmu is the untruest black metal band ^^

So my favourites are:

Pain of Salvation
Dream Theater
Tool
Opeth

I haven't heard much symphonic metal but one band that comes to mind is Apocalyptica. Nice sound, especially with the violin.

I really don't care for sub-genres, so here's a brief list of my favourite metal bands:

Isis, Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Norma Jean, The Acacia Strain, Unearth, Caliban, The Black Dahlia Murder, In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Premonitions of War. \m/

I'm a closet metal freak. Going to high school in Seattle in the early 90s... anyone who listened to anything at all except for pearl jam, soundgarden and nirvana was stoned to death in the street. Don't get me wrong, I like their music, but I'm still sort of hesitant to admit to listening to hawt guys grunt and scream about eating dead people and I've been out of high school for almost a decade.

Anyway, so here's some of my choices, in various kinds of metal genres in no particular order. Disagree if you will, this is what I like.

Very early Manson. All of Metallica. Disturbed. Very early Korn. NIN. Type O Negative. Rammstein. Pantera. Rob & White Zombie. Coal Chamber. Cannibal Corpse. Morbid Angel. Static-X.

There are, of course, others ... and I listen to stuff outside of the metal category, but those are the ones I have in my daily playlist, so I guess they're my favs.

BTW I think that all the subcategories are because metal is such an underpopular/undervalued musical category that the people involved turn into some kind of afficionado/geek type mindset where they can sit around and talk about which 'type' of metal it is while listening to it for HOURS sometimes even days on end - kind of like the people you'll find at conventions arguing whether that's a futuristic rpg board/cardgame or a sci-fi and what the differences are. I personally absolutely adore all the different types, and all the conversations and comparisons of music and bands and songs that come with this sort of subculture that goes with the music.

THE MELVINS

They are a Genre unto themselves. That and the sound so fucking EVIL
oh Yes, they rule all.

Industrial....Rammstein fuckin rule!!

I really don't care for sub-genres, so here's a brief list of my favourite metal bands:

Isis, Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Norma Jean, The Acacia Strain, Unearth, Caliban, The Black Dahlia Murder, In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Premonitions of War. \m/

w00t, finally sum1 else has heard of the acacia strain... i thought i was alone. Damn, there turned out to be a nice amount of metal heads on these forums, i owulda never known. but yeah, i agree with every band on there except norma jean, i don't really like them all that much, but thats just me

And sum1 said creed in their facourite metal band list then said "Long live black and death metal!" tis a sad sad day

Queensryche (can't believe no one's mentioned them yet!!)
Dream Theatre
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest/Halford (but NOT "Fight!")
Scanner (lets see who knows *THAT* one!)
Rammstein
Black Sabbath (& Ozzy, of course!)
Motorhead
Godsmack
Alice in Chains (I know, pseudo grungy, but...)
Led Zeppelin
Pantera
Joe Satriani
Van Halen (Hagar over Roth)
Velvet Revolver
Guns n' Roses

Ok... some might call VR, GnR & VH "hard rock", but what the hey...

Industrial....Rammstein fuckin rule!!

Industrial isn't metal, and Rammstein aren't industrial. Go get some Skinny Puppy and some Front Line Assembly. :p

I love all metal genres (yes, even Nu-Metal). In fact, I like pretty much any band that has a guitarist (authough there are some notable exceptions).

I'm not sure the people posting here realy know metal music. 15 posts before someone mentioned SLAYER. Half of the bands people have talked about are not metal(ie Trivium, Dilinger escape plan, atreyu) these are emo acts.

The quality of todays metal in general is as horrible as it was 15 years ago. Instead of hearing Poison on the radio I'm stuck hearing Shadows Fall.

I'm not sure the people posting here realy know metal music. 15 posts before someone mentioned SLAYER. Half of the bands people have talked about are not metal(ie Trivium, Dilinger escape plan, atreyu) these are emo acts.

The quality of todays metal in general is as horrible as it was 15 years ago. Instead of hearing Poison on the radio I'm stuck hearing Shadows Fall.

Have you ever seen "I, Claudivs"?

Guard: Some say that the theatre is not what it once had been.
Orator: Some say that the theatre never was what it once had been.

...it's all perspective. There is good and bad stuff in ANY given year.

bah i like most metal :)

I can't believe some of the bands you people aren't posting!

My favs:

A Perfect Murdr
The Black Dahlia Murdr
DeAd to Fall
Full Blown Chaos

Fav metalcore/other subgenre bands:

Atreyu
Chimaria
A.F.I.
Linkin Park

Worst bands:

Kilswitch Engage (you people actually LIKE this band?????) :mp5:
Diecast
Premonitions Of War
any emo band
Pig Destroyer
In Flames
Strike Anywhere
God Forbid
God Dethroned
Slayer (yea I said it, so sue me, but they SUCK) :gundge:
Darkest Hour
Maryter AD (spl?)

I think you made a mistake there.... you left Linkin Park park off the crap band list. I wouldn't even call them metal.

my favourite metal bands are Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, In Flames and Soilwork. :D

I don't mind a bit of Soilwork. I've got one of their albums... can't remember what it was called. These tracks are on it though:

Bastard Chain
The Analyst
Like the Average Stalker

Not horrible stuff, yet not something that really stays with you.

I don't mind a bit of Soilwork. I've got one of their albums... can't remember what it was called. These tracks are on it though:

Bastard Chain
The Analyst
Like the Average Stalker

Not horrible stuff, yet not something that really stays with you.

That should be the album "Predator's Portrait", if i recall right. :)

Sounds familiar. Not a bad album IMO.

Funnily enough, some of my metal tastes have also led me into non-metal bands such as:

Pink Floyd
The Doors
Led Zeppelin (I've always thought of them as rock, not metal)

:headbang: RAMMSTEIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nuff said.

The quality of todays metal in general is as horrible as it was 15 years ago. Instead of hearing Poison on the radio I'm stuck hearing Shadows Fall.Good, maybe there will be another punk revolution to weed out all the crappy metal bands and leave the good ones.

my favourite metal bands are Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, In Flames and Soilwork. :D
Wow, you must've really liked that recent tour that Dark Tranquillity headlined...if you live in a city that it came to, that is. I don't. :(

Lol, which one are you referring to specifically?
SLAYER!!

Granted, but my problem is with scenarios like this:

"Wanna go see Mayhem tomorrow?"
"What kind of music are they?"
"Oh, they're metal"
"Oh, but i'm seeing System of a Down tomorrow. They're metal too."
"OMG NO THEY ARENT!!!!111!!1 THEY DONT CONFORM TO MY NARROW SELF RIGHTEOUS VIEW OF WHAT METAL IS!!! YOU SUCK!!"

Etc.
or it could go:

"Wanna go see Mayhem tomorrow?"
"What kind of music are they?"
"Oh, they're metal"
"Oh, but i'm seeing Good Charlotte tomorrow. They're SO metal \,,/"
"No they're not"
"YES THEY ARE!!!!!!! YOU CAN'T DECIDE WHICH BAND IS METTEL AND WHICH ISN'T YOU ASSHOLE!!!!!!11"

:rolleyes:

I haven't heard much symphonic metal but one band that comes to mind is Apocalyptica. Nice sound, especially with the violin.cello, actually ;)

I really don't care for sub-genres, so here's a brief list of my favourite metal bands:

Isis, Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn, Norma Jean, The Acacia Strain, Unearth, Caliban, The Black Dahlia Murder, In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Premonitions of War. \m/
most of those are hardcore or metalcore bands

Industrial isn't metal, and Rammstein aren't industrial.
but Rammstein IS "Industrial Metal" :)

Is Helmet considered metal, and if so, what genre?

If that doesnt count, then I'd like to nominate The Haunted, At the Gates and such Swedish death metal, or whatever it is.

Is Helmet considered metal, and if so, what genre?

Alternative metal, Alternative Pop/Rock and/or Post-Hardcore, according to www.allmusic.com

...great band BTW, saw them waaay back in '93 - they kicked major ass! :D

Alternative metal, Alternative Pop/Rock and/or Post-Hardcore, according to www.allmusic.com

...great band BTW, saw them waaay back in '93 - they kicked major ass! :D

I label Helmet as psuedo-grunge like the Stone Temple Pilots. And they do rock :)

or it could go:

"Wanna go see Mayhem tomorrow?"
"What kind of music are they?"
"Oh, they're metal"
"Oh, but i'm seeing Good Charlotte tomorrow. They're SO metal \,,/"
"No they're not"
"YES THEY ARE!!!!!!! YOU CAN'T DECIDE WHICH BAND IS METTEL AND WHICH ISN'T YOU ASSHOLE!!!!!!11"

:rolleyes:

Ummm...I don't listen to Good Charlotte and never claimed they were metal. :confused:

cello, actually ;)

I'm pretty sure I've seen a violin in there somewhere, but yes, I distinctly remember a cello as well.

1) Rammstein
2) Dimmu Borgir
3) Cradle of Filth
4) Black Sabbath
5) Rage Against The Machine
6) Laibach (I can't believe no one's mentioned them yet)
7) Front Line Assembly

Melodic death metal, Death metal...Scandinavian metal...
Lamb of God, Arch Enemy, Devildriver, Children of Bodom, In Flames...

Maiden, Motorhead, Metallica & Sabbath are the Metal bands I primarily listen to. Also some Iced Earth now and then.

Generally a Rock, Metal & Blues man myself.

I like all Metal, but above all else the one and only Metallica, and no-likers of St. Anger be damned! OK, I'll admit it's not their greatest album, but there is no stopping the Metallidynasty until the band breaks up in my opinion. Now, it is true that not a lot of people listen to Metal anymore, and I have some ideas on WHY. OK, I know I'm gonna ge some flames for this, but let's face it folks: a lot of Metal is angst. It's good angst, but it's angst-filled agnsty angst, a lot of it. Now, we have Punk bands that are even angstier (and have, as a result, given angst a bad name in some cases). There's some good Punk out there; Green Day is Forever, and Good Charlotte has somehow found its way into my heart. The Killers ain't bad, either. Of course, 1/3 of punk is

:fluffle:

while another 1/3 is

:fluffle: :headbang:

and the last 1/3 is the ever-popular

:fluffle: :sniper:

start to notice a pattern there? Metal is a much wider view of that angst, while most of punk deals with love-angst. Apparently, that's the most popular, because that is what is replacing Metal...what is replacing us.

How has Metal changed to fit this? We've gotten a lot more onto the protest scene, of getting pissed off at anything and anyone that passes our way. Which is kind of sad, because I think the best Metal is the Metal with a more-or-less positive message. I find it kind of funny that Rock and Roll is the Devil's Music (tm), when for a lot of it's part it is a pretty good message to be sending out. Whearas pop and rap, slowly starting to merge together as some terrifying tentacled creature more evil than the sum of it's parts, degrade the souls of those who listen to thim more often than not. We must remain vigilant, though; Metal will come back, and even if it doesn't, something will come along that will replace is and be better. That is the way of music. Have faith, folks, and peace out. Er, peace out HARDCORE!!!

I like all Metal, but above all else the one and only Metallica, and no-likers of St. Anger be damned! OK, I'll admit it's not their greatest album, but there is no stopping the Metallidynasty until the band breaks up in my opinion. Now, it is true that not a lot of people listen to Metal anymore, and I have some ideas on WHY. OK, I know I'm gonna ge some flames for this, but let's face it folks: a lot of Metal is angst. It's good angst, but it's angst-filled agnsty angst, a lot of it. Now, we have Punk bands that are even angstier (and have, as a result, given angst a bad name in some cases). There's some good Punk out there; Green Day is Forever, and Good Charlotte has somehow found its way into my heart. The Killers ain't bad, either. Of course, 1/3 of punk is

:fluffle:

while another 1/3 is

:fluffle: :headbang:

and the last 1/3 is the ever-popular

:fluffle: :sniper:

start to notice a pattern there? Metal is a much wider view of that angst, while most of punk deals with love-angst. Apparently, that's the most popular, because that is what is replacing Metal...what is replacing us.

How has Metal changed to fit this? We've gotten a lot more onto the protest scene, of getting pissed off at anything and anyone that passes our way. Which is kind of sad, because I think the best Metal is the Metal with a more-or-less positive message. I find it kind of funny that Rock and Roll is the Devil's Music (tm), when for a lot of it's part it is a pretty good message to be sending out. Whearas pop and rap, slowly starting to merge together as some terrifying tentacled creature more evil than the sum of it's parts, degrade the souls of those who listen to thim more often than not. We must remain vigilant, though; Metal will come back, and even if it doesn't, something will come along that will replace is and be better. That is the way of music. Have faith, folks, and peace out. Er, peace out HARDCORE!!!

Nhgh...

Glrgh...

Splnf...

*head explodes*

http://www.kaledon.com/video/NewKingdom.wmv

also baroness.

i need help :
a) could any one define the term metal in general???
b) following list contains a few of my favourite bands please help me to find out to wich subgenre they belong to.

System of a down
Death angle
murderdolls
queens of the stone age
deftones
ill nino
fear factory
farmer boys
edguy
korn
Rammstein
nine inch nails
tool

i need help :
nine inch nails

There is no band called Nine Inch Nails. There is Trent Reznor with whatever session musicians he picks up for an album or tour... but one needs at least 2 members to form a band. Some would argue three. :D

most of those are hardcore or metalcore bands
Actually most of the bands he listed belong to a horrible new sub genre EMO-Metal. Trivium, Black Dahlia murder, Norma Jean, These are EMO with a glossing of metal.

i need help :
a) could any one define the term metal in general???
b) following list contains a few of my favourite bands please help me to find out to wich subgenre they belong to.

System of a down - nu-metal
Death angel - thrash metal
murderdolls - never heard of them
queens of the stone age - stoner rock/grunge
deftones - alternative rock/post-punk
ill nino - never heard of them
fear factory - thrash metal/ death metal (?) (industrial with some of their stuff)
farmer boys - never heard of them
edguy - technical metal
korn - nu-metal
Rammstein - industrial metal
nine inch nails - industrial/electronic rock
tool - alternative rock

...my humble opinions, feel free to vehemently disagree with me ;)

...my humble opinions, feel free to vehemently disagree with me ;)

Hehehe, i'll try, but you're mostly right :p

System of a down - nu-metal

Hmm, I don't think so. Nu-metal is usually -almost exclusively- overly dark and angsty. I can't really identify them with any other nu-metal bands. They're different.

Death angel - thrash metal

Don't know them.
murderdolls - never heard of them

Nu-metal, if i'm thinking of the right band.

queens of the stone age - stoner rock/grunge

Exactly right. Saw them live the other night :D

deftones - alternative rock/post-punk

Hmm. Yeah, though i'd label them "Alternative metal", because "alternative rock" could cover stuff like, say, Weezer as well.

ill nino - never heard of them

Alternative rock, bordering on metal...sortof.

fear factory - thrash metal/ death metal (?) (industrial with some of their stuff)

Yeah.

farmer boys - never heard of them

Me neither.

edguy - technical metal

Yep.

korn - nu-metal

Yep.

Rammstein - industrial metal

Yep.

nine inch nails - industrial/electronic rock

Yep.

tool - alternative rock

Hm, again, I think they're heavy enough to warrant the metal classification.

There is no band called Nine Inch Nails. There is Trent Reznor with whatever session musicians he picks up for an album or tour... but one needs at least 2 members to form a band. Some would argue three. :D

Well, you could apply that to Queens of the Stone Age as well.

Well, you could apply that to Queens of the Stone Age as well.

(doing best Dave Chappelle):

What? OK!!!

:cool:

there Seems to be quite a few fans on industrial here, so why has nobody mentioned TG? or PiL, or Caberet Voltaire? or In fact "Metal Machine Music".

Ummm...I don't listen to Good Charlotte and never claimed they were metal. :confused:
I never said you personally claimed that ;)
but others do, and follow the same reasoning you do for SoaD

I'm pretty sure I've seen a violin in there somewhere, but yes, I distinctly remember a cello as well.
no violin :)

used to be just 4 cellos, now it's 3 cellos and 1 drummer

Ah, ok. Either way, I think they have a good sound.

Iron
Scandium
Strontium
Titanium
Manganese
Bismut
Tin
Aluminium

The transition metals tend to be good. I don't like Cobalt though.

I never said you personally claimed that ;)
but others do, and follow the same reasoning you do for SoaD

Maybe. But my whole point was, at the end of the day, does it really matter? When you come down to it, it's all just music.

Iron
Scandium
Strontium
Titanium
Manganese
Bismut
Tin
Aluminium

The transition metals tend to be good. I don't like Cobalt though.
have You said that before?