Subgenres of Metal!

Epic symphonic progressive power thrash!!!

You guys have some great taste on this board! I love all the variety! I'm glad my friend, Aaron, invited me here. Thanks dude.

My vote goes for industrial but I think even some of my favorites arent strictly that, I mean bands like Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Mnemic, Sybreed, Raunchy. I"m also big on melodic death metal-both new and old, and also folk metal

If it jams, it jams. Murdock ain't got no time for jibba-jabba!!

spitshockey81 wrote:My vote goes for industrial but I think even some of my favorites arent strictly that, I mean bands like Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Mnemic, Sybreed, Raunchy. I"m also big on melodic death metal-both new and old, and also folk metal

That's good stuff! I also love Industrial Metal! All those bands you mentioned are good!

I also love Rammstein and KMFDM! Not to mention Circle of Dust and Klank.

How did I forget Rammstein?  I like KMFDM too and also Megaherz is very good.

Tough choice. I voted progressive, but my real answer would be symphonic progressive power metal. I like it best when bands blend some combination of the three.

I like almost every kind of metal: Heavy, Thrash, Death, Black, Power, Symphonic, Gothic, Folk. But my favourite so far is melodic death metal. It has all the elements of true heavy metal (some people don't consider stuff like industrial metal, nu metal, -corish stuff ) mixing greatly melody, speed and brutality. Sometimes this bands sound a bit power, some thrashy, some of them heavy or some may have kind of black metal influences. So, to be honest, what should i vote on the poll? 

I love me some good Melodic Death Metal too Kaiser! Good call!

What's funny is that Glam Metal is #2 in voting, but no one has said it was their vote. I ain't ashamed! Glam/Hair/Pop Metal all the way!

Follower of Jesus wrote:What's funny is that Glam Metal is #2 in voting, but no one has said it was their vote. I ain't ashamed! Glam/Hair/Pop Metal all the way!

Glam Metal would be my second choice! Right after Heavy Metal!

   

I think Gold is my favorite metal :p

Aaron C wrote:I think Gold is my favorite metal :p

I enjoy aluminum

Hmmm, I'm the first to vote for power metal.  Come ooonnn, doesn't anyone else have this wonderful music as their number one?

I listen to alot of power metal, but I have to give my number one to thrash. I really like thrashy power metal bands.

I LOVE Power Metal!!! Not quite number one though!

LOL @ Aaron!

I notice thrash metal is leading at the moment.  I like some of it myself, but I wonder why it has such appeal?

Aaron C wrote:I voted Traditional I find when I listen to Metal, its stuff like Megadeth, Deliverance, Iron Maiden, Sabbath

but I also dig stuff like Venia and Autumn and Lacuna Coil

Analyzing the big picture, I see Deliverance and Megadeth as thrash metal bands.

Follower of Jesus wrote:What's funny is that Glam Metal is #2 in voting, but no one has said it was their vote. I ain't ashamed! Glam/Hair/Pop Metal all the way!

I'll go on record with you, FOJ.  I voted Glam!  I'd take that and then traditional heavy metal following as a very close 2nd.

The more extreme styles you guys can keep.

TheDoctor394 wrote:I notice thrash metal is leading at the moment.  I like some of it myself, but I wonder why it has such appeal?

My guess is because it is so versatile.  From DRI to Watchtower.

It doesn't have one single vocal style that defines it also.

Also it was probably in its heyday when most posters here were in their formative years (like me).

I was the third person to vote black.
Not much of a surprise.

CrimsonWarrior wrote:I was the third person to vote black.
Not much of a surprise.

Thank goodness, at least now we are tied with death.

Temple of Blood wrote:

TheDoctor394 wrote:I notice thrash metal is leading at the moment.  I like some of it myself, but I wonder why it has such appeal?

My guess is because it is so versatile.  From DRI to Watchtower.

It doesn't have one single vocal style that defines it also.

Also it was probably in its heyday when most posters here were in their formative years (like me).

That third reason makes sense to me.

TheDoctor394 wrote:I notice thrash metal is leading at the moment.  I like some of it myself, but I wonder why it has such appeal?

I guess because is the most accessible yet extreme form of metal, and not far from the sound of traditional heavy metal.

Thiago-Brazil wrote:

Aaron C wrote:I voted Traditional I find when I listen to Metal, its stuff like Megadeth, Deliverance, Iron Maiden, Sabbath

but I also dig stuff like Venia and Autumn and Lacuna Coil

Analyzing the big picture, I see Deliverance and Megadeth as thrash metal bands.

I have a very hard time seeing an album like Learn and River Disturbance being Thrash albums......