So, I was wondering which is your favourite and why? If you dont listen to any then dont bother posting.

 

 

 

This is all done from my own knowledge of Metal.

 

 

 

My favourite is Goregrind because of how agressive it sounds and how good it is to Headbang to. Death comes in a close second.

 

 

 

EDIT: Sub-Genres and Definitions EDIT2: And now with example Band!!! (to listen to if you dont understand the definitions)

 

Avant-Garde: Like Heavy metal, but uses lots of experimentation and unusual instruments. Band: Celtic Frost

 

Beer: Thrash, but has an Irish jig kind of rhythm. Good to drink to. Band: Tankard

 

Black: Originated from early Thrash, but uses less Bass guitar and traditionally are poorly recorded. Poorly recorded... as in recorded on a child's boombox in mono. Uses shrieking vocals. Bands can usually be recognised by masses of Black leather, covered in [bleep]es or nails and a face covered in corpsepaint. Band: Mayhem

 

Blackened-Death: A combination of Black and Death Metal. Band: Belphegor

 

Brutal-Death: Death metal, but often with a heavier bass line and higher pitched drums. Band: Immolation

 

Death: Like Thrash, but heavier. Often uses Guttural or Growling vocal styles. Band: Death

 

Deathgrind: Grindcore with more elements of Death Metal than Fastcore punk. Band: Cattle Decapitation

 

Doom/Drone: Slow, rythmic pace often using droning riffs and heavy metal sytle, high-pitched and epic sounding vocals. Band: Candlemass

 

Folk: Very catchy, metal versions of traditional folk songs. Band: Finntroll

 

Glam: Pretty much normal metal, but with ridiculous outfits. Not to be confused with its little Twisted Sister[/bad pun], Glam Rock. Band: GWAR

 

Groove: Uses some elements of Industrial metal and Thrash. Its groovy!!! Band: White Zombie/Rob Zombie

 

Heavy: Normal metal, pretty much. If you don't know what this sounds like: GO AWAY!!! Band: Iron Maiden

 

Industrial: A version of Heavy metal that takes parts of electro-pop and uses distorted vocals. Band: Ministry

 

Melodic-Death: Death metal but with a much catchier rhythm. Generally not as fast. Band: Bloodbath

 

Neo-Classical: A form of Heavy metal that takes influence from classical music. Band/Artist: Yngwie Malmsteen

 

Porn: Usually a form of Grindcore or Brutal-Death metal with Pornographic lyrical themes and distinctive gurgling, pitch-shifted vocals. Band: Gut

 

Power: Like Heavy metal, usually faster and with higher pitched vocals. Lyrics are usually very fantasy based. Band: Manowar

 

Progressive: Like Heavy metal, but is often a lot more complex and guitar-lead. Band: Tool

 

Sludge: A combination of Doom metal and uses some traits of punk, often with shouted vocals and sharp changes in guitar at random intervals. Band: Eyehategod

 

Speed: Like Thrash, but faster, usually with higher guitars and vocals. Band: Nuclear Assault

 

Stoner: Slow and often droning, like Doom metal, but uses more Bass guitar and has a very Pyschodelic theme. Band: Acid Bath

 

Symphonic-Black: Often uses the same style as Black Metal, but uses an orchestra or something similar. Pretty much, Black metal with a keyboardist. :P Band: Anorexia Nervosa

 

Technical-Death: Death metal, but with a very experimental style. The classic bands (Cynic, Atheist etc.) often include features of jazz. Often quite fast. Band: Atheist

 

Techno Metal: A combination of Electronic music and Death metal, very fast. Band: The Berzerker

 

Thrash: Similar to a fast version of Heavy metal with shouted vocals. The Thrash 4: Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer

 

Viking: Like Heavy metal, but with a galloping-pace and viking style lyrics. Band:Bathory

Progressive should be up there.

 

But Black is my favourite, 3rd wave in particular. I listen to a bit of 2nd wave, but not much.

 

Awesome Black Metal bands:

 

- Anaal Nathrakh

 

- Burzum

 

- Dark Funeral

 

- Shining

 

- Blut aus Nord

 

- Elffor

Thrash because I like to thrash. Next would be Heavy.

Progressive should be up there.

 

 

 

Proggressive wouldnt fit on the title so ill put it in the main bit and Nathrakh own, especially When Fire Rains Down... :thumbup:

first black because of: darkthrone, burzum, sarco[bleep]o, satyricon and lord belial

 

second death because of: vital remains, deicide, therion, anal vomit, children of bodom and the vala :twss:

 

third heavy because of black sabbath and judas priest :)

 

fourth thrash because of: pantera, violator, kreator, bestial possession and transmetal

 

fifth industrial because i dont like it :?

I don't know if I have a favorite sub genre in all honesty, I like them all about the same. Not as much of a death fan though, although I really just don't listen to much of it.

 

 

 

Oh and you should put Drone and Doom up there as well. :thumbup:

Prog, followed by Power, followed by most others, followed by death and grind.

Oh and you should put Drone and Doom up there as well. :thumbup:

 

I was going to suggest that as well. And at risk of being flamed, you could possibly put Nu-Metal and Metalcore up there as well. I mean, if you're going to see what sub-genres of metal people like the best, you may as well show the entire spectrum.

 

 

 

Thank you for putting Progressive up there. :) Progressive would be my second favourite, probably:

 

- Between the Buried and Me

 

- Tool

 

- Dream Theater

 

- Shining (Also Black Metal)

Tool owns prog metal. They've been around for nearly 20 years and have never released a garbage album. Every Tool album is crafted to the finest detail and average is never accepted by the members. The maturity of the band is quite astounding.

Death doom is my favourite.

 

 

 

- Opeth (kind of extreme prog, but they're quite doom-y)

 

- Swallow the Sun

 

- My Dying Bride

 

- Anathema

prog(tool ftw), heavy, thrash

Can someone define these metals for me?! The only ones I know are death and heavy metal...

 

 

 

There's a porn metal? Good lord...

Thrash would be my favorite, always in the mood for listening it, and death metal as a second favorite.

nu-metal.

There's a porn metal? Good lord...

See: [rooster] and Ball Torture.

nu-metal.

 

Adio.:evil:

There's a porn metal? Good lord...

See: [rooster] and Ball Torture.

 

And 3-Way Penetration :lol:

My second favourite would be melodic death metal (MDM).

 

 

 

Bands include:

 

 

 

- Dark Tranquillity

 

- Insomnium (made of much \m/ing)

 

- Amon Amarth

 

- Kalmah

 

- (ugh) In Flames

nu-metal.

 

Adio.:evil:

 

Hmm?

My second favourite would be melodic death metal (MDM).

 

 

 

Bands include:

 

 

 

- Dark Tranquillity

 

- Insomnium (made of much \m/ing)

 

- Amon Amarth

 

- Kalmah

 

- (ugh) In Flames

 

 

 

You consider Amon Amarth Melo death?

My second favourite would be melodic death metal (MDM).

 

 

 

Bands include:

 

 

 

- Dark Tranquillity

 

- Insomnium (made of much \m/ing)

 

- Amon Amarth

 

- Kalmah

 

- (ugh) In Flames

 

 

 

You consider Amon Amarth Melo death?

They're kind of a cross between Viking and MDM in my opinion; but they definitely sound closer to MDM than Viking. Viking metal seems to be more like folk metal with Norse themes from what I've heard of it.

Yeah I guess I always put them closer to a mix of death / viking myself.

 

 

 

Speaking of Viking metal, Bathory ftw :thumbsup: . Hammerheart and Nordlands I + II are [bleep]ing brilliant albums.

Speaking of Viking metal, Bathory ftw :thumbsup: . Hammerheart and Nordlands I + II are [bleep] brilliant albums.

 

Yeah, Bathory are great. I think I have Hammerheart on Vinyl but im not sure, I have one of there albums on vinyl though.

1) Metalcore (i.e. War of Ages)

 

2) Melodic Death Metal (i.e. Scar Symmetry)

 

3) Deathcore (i.e. Impending Doom, Winds of Plague)

I like thrash and heavy.