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Like the poll asks, what's your favourite type of Metal? I definitely pick plain old heavy metal, thrash, death, doom and glam. You?

You put gothic metal on the list twice. :teddyr:

I have to think a li'l bit before I choose the 5.

I put in for Groove Metal.  If I can headbang and/or dance to it that makes for perfect music to me.  

Coming in a close second is Glam/Hair Metal.  I grew up in the 80s and that stuff, as long as it was done right, is comfort food to me.  The more sleazy the song the better.  

I'd say for me there is a tie between Industrial and Thrash for the last spot.  I dig NIN, Fear Factory and Prong but of course I can't ignore how much I enjoy stuff like Testament, Sepultura, Slayer, Antrhax etc.

Plain old Heavy Metal, with Hair Metal a close second.

I don't know what the rest of those are  :teddyr:

Quote from: Cthulhu on December 30, 2009, 06:57:02 PM
You put gothic metal on the list twice. :teddyr:

I have to think a li'l bit before I choose the 5.

Whoops. Thanks for the correction.

I can't answer this, because I don't like metal.  :wink:

But while I have you metalhead's ears, maybe you can suggest something I might like.  What I don't like about metal, really, is the vocals.  It all seems to be either screeching or that silly "Cookie Monster" growl.  And don't get me started on the lyrics; I just can't relate to them.

But I can tolerate the metal instrumental sound, and I even like it sometimes.  I like Boris (which sounds more experimental to me), and some of King Crimson's heavy explorations (like THRAK).  I also can get into some of the heavier math-rock bands like Don Caballero, which sounds very metal-ish to me. 

So, are there any metal bands that are either purely or mostly instrumental that anyone can recommend to me?

Death Metal, I live where it was born: Tampa Bay Area, Florida!

Almost picked heavy, but went with glam metal. Hair bands all the way.

I'm a wham, bam glam metal man!  :tongueout: I know it ain't the best metal genre, it comes close, but I would die for it and have many times over...

But, the best really, is good 'ol bog standard heavy metal. That's where all these other sub-standard sub-genres sprouted off from. Head banging, fist pumping, riff tastic, balls to the wall heavy metal. Stick with your Defenders Of The Faith, Denim & Leather, Holy Diver and you'll never go wrong.  :wink:

Metal is just awesome!
It is it's own musical universe!

Quote from: Rev. Powell on December 31, 2009, 12:36:27 PM
So, are there any metal bands that are either purely or mostly instrumental that anyone can recommend to me?

Well you're looking at people like Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, Tony McAlpine and a bit of Symphony X.

These are my favourite instrumental tracks Rev:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEeVN1K94Yw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpDmI0RCxmg

And of course, Overkill's cover of the Edgar Winter Group classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1aAdpG6ULw

Melodic death metal, thrash, power, and progressive for me.  I guess I'm kind of a dork like that.   :tongueout:

My fiancee says the power metal I listen to sounds like theme music for Saturday morning cartoons from the 80's.

Quote from: Joe the Destroyer on January 01, 2010, 01:11:01 AM
My fiancee says the power metal I listen to sounds like theme music for Saturday morning cartoons from the 80's.

That's how you know it's good.  :smile:

I voted for heavy, doom , sludge and grind. For heavy metal, I love the classics (Maiden, Preist, Accept), for doom I like The Obsessed, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, for sludge I like Eyehategod and Grief, and for grind I really like early Napalm Death and Agoraphobic Nosebleed. I think powerviolence should've been included - then I'd give a nod to Man Is The Bastard and Apartment 213.

I can't stand much metal, but I like some Iron Maiden, a bit of Neurosis, Mastodon's pretty good, er, maybe Tool if they can be considered metal.  I used to be into Amorphis, and I bought an Opeth album once (zzz...).  I dunno, it's an area of music I haven't really explored and I'm in no hurry to.

Quote from: Rev. Powell on December 31, 2009, 12:36:27 PM


But I can tolerate the metal instrumental sound, and I even like it sometimes.  I like Boris (which sounds more experimental to me), and some of King Crimson's heavy explorations (like THRAK).  I also can get into some of the heavier math-rock bands like Don Caballero, which sounds very metal-ish to me. 

I'd point you in the direction of a band called June Of '44.... here's an example of what they sound like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsToqOEZnxQ , here's another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9rSaRVvQRA

Folk Metal!?!

I was trying to decide between speedmetal and grindcore.  Then I couldn't resist searching for some folk metal, since it sounded intriguing and I hadn't heard of it before.  After hearing this song by Korpiklaani, I just had to give my vote to the folk metal genre.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOKbhQbvpPA&feature=PlayList&p=5DE4A716E5793201&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

I'm so glad no-one voted for Rap or "Nu" Metal.

Quote from: Circus Circus on January 02, 2010, 03:25:12 PM
I'm so glad no-one voted for Rap or "Nu" Metal.

I suppose the only nu metal band I know of is Limp Bizkit, who had a 'dj' (ahem) and tried to be a bit 'rap', but were more 'crap'. but I like the older rap/metal songs on beastie boys and the goats's first albums, and the public enemy and anthrax collabo from way back. I'd class Rage Against TheMachine as rap metal as well tbh. i think some of it's good

Quote from: Joe the Destroyer on January 01, 2010, 01:11:01 AM
Melodic death metal, thrash, power, and progressive for me.  I guess I'm kind of a dork like that.   :tongueout:

Then I'm a dork as well!  :buggedout:

Quote from: Circus Circus on January 02, 2010, 03:25:12 PM
I'm so glad no-one voted for Rap or "Nu" Metal.

As am I.

Quote from: Rev. Powell on December 31, 2009, 12:36:27 PM
I can't answer this, because I don't like metal.  :wink:

But while I have you metalhead's ears, maybe you can suggest something I might like.  What I don't like about metal, really, is the vocals.  It all seems to be either screeching or that silly "Cookie Monster" growl.  And don't get me started on the lyrics; I just can't relate to them.

But I can tolerate the metal instrumental sound, and I even like it sometimes.  I like Boris (which sounds more experimental to me), and some of King Crimson's heavy explorations (like THRAK).  I also can get into some of the heavier math-rock bands like Don Caballero, which sounds very metal-ish to me. 

So, are there any metal bands that are either purely or mostly instrumental that anyone can recommend to me?

As for pure instrumental or mostly instrumental, I can't really reccomend, but I know a few bands that are fairly decent that aren't all 'screeching'.
Fear Factory
Nine Inch Nails
Rammstein (but, they are German, so their lyrics would be in German, but really good, and some songs have a dance type beat to it)
White Zombie- Hell, being named after a Lugosi movie gets them a thumbs up in my book. 

Me personally: Heavy, Industrial, Funk, Nu, and Thrash.

I don't really listen to metal as much as I used to, but the bands that either got me into metal or sustained my interest in metal include:
Motorhead
Anthrax
Metallica
Nine Inch Nails
White Zombie/Rob Zombie
Faith No More
Korn
Disturbed
Rammstein

Quote from: DCA on January 02, 2010, 09:44:51 AM

Quote from: Rev. Powell on December 31, 2009, 12:36:27 PM


But I can tolerate the metal instrumental sound, and I even like it sometimes.  I like Boris (which sounds more experimental to me), and some of King Crimson's heavy explorations (like THRAK).  I also can get into some of the heavier math-rock bands like Don Caballero, which sounds very metal-ish to me. 

I'd point you in the direction of a band called June Of '44.... here's an example of what they sound like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsToqOEZnxQ , here's another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9rSaRVvQRA

Thanks DCA, I'm familiar with June of '44, I even have one of their albums somewhere.  They're actually from my hometown.  That's the kind of stuff I'm looking for, but it's usually described as "math rock," I guess.

what i think thrash metal is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzCx-3h-jo
'               ' goth is:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCxFTh-XDy8

Quote from: Circus Circus on January 02, 2010, 03:25:12 PM
I'm so glad no-one voted for Rap or "Nu" Metal.

Nu metal is pretty much on the way out.  Most nu metal bands have either changed a bit or faded away.  With any luck, we can just act like it didn't happen.   

More recommendations for Rev. Powell. Not instrumental stuff, but not screechy and more bluesy/in the vein of Zeppelin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA5Lvj9pLvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRw7UMEy1Hw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IepGiupfguM

Quote from: Circus Circus on January 03, 2010, 07:51:37 AM
More recommendations for Rev. Powell. Not instrumental stuff, but not screechy and more bluesy/in the vein of Zeppelin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA5Lvj9pLvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRw7UMEy1Hw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IepGiupfguM

Hey Circus: the first two sound like they could be backdrops for montages in any random 80s movie that got shown on USA Up All Night!

I know you consider that the highest honor that can be awarded tio any movie!  :wink:

for the rap metal haters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe7tzJDGXTc
dunno, but I really like this...

Quote from: Rev. Powell on January 02, 2010, 11:48:05 PM


Thanks DCA, I'm familiar with June of '44, I even have one of their albums somewhere.  They're actually from my hometown.  That's the kind of stuff I'm looking for, but it's usually described as "math rock," I guess.

same town, cool. yeah it's not really metal, but kind of heavy and aggressive enough to be in a way. there's a few other bands in that genre like Rodan, b***h Magnet, Dis and Pitchblend I used to listen to. not sure how easy it would be to get hold of stuff like that now, probably out of print. maybe some blogs have albums up

Some more for Rev! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCxFTh-XDy8&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTdhXxxWREo&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njPWBTIv9qw&feature=channel

Quote from: Bull on January 03, 2010, 09:57:00 PM
Some more for Rev! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCxFTh-XDy8&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTdhXxxWREo&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njPWBTIv9qw&feature=channel

Thanks man... I like the fact that all those women sing in a normal register and there's an emphasis on melody.

Quote from: Rev. Powell on January 03, 2010, 10:04:51 PM

Quote from: Bull on January 03, 2010, 09:57:00 PM
Some more for Rev! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCxFTh-XDy8&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTdhXxxWREo&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njPWBTIv9qw&feature=channel

Thanks man... I like the fact that all those women sing in a normal register and there's an emphasis on melody.

it's somewhat gothic

Haha! What the heck is "viking metal"?  I'm the only person that voted for that!  Is that like Battlelore?  I like vikings.

Quote from: Paquita on January 04, 2010, 01:16:10 AM
Haha! What the heck is "viking metal"?  I'm the only person that voted for that!  Is that like Battlelore?  I like vikings.

the world may never know  :teddyr:

Quote from: Paquita on January 04, 2010, 01:16:10 AM
Haha! What the heck is "viking metal"?  I'm the only person that voted for that!  Is that like Battlelore?  I like vikings.

I want to say Amon Amarth. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPRt6Tt6RyM

Much of their music revolves around viking battle, Valhalla, and Norse myth. 

Quote from: Joe the Destroyer on January 04, 2010, 02:11:20 AM
Much of their music revolves around viking battle, Valhalla, and Norse myth. 

Just like my own life.

Quote from: Bull on January 04, 2010, 01:17:22 AM

Quote from: Paquita on January 04, 2010, 01:16:10 AM
Haha! What the heck is "viking metal"?  I'm the only person that voted for that!  Is that like Battlelore?  I like vikings.

the world may never know  :teddyr:

Also check out Bathory from Hammerheart onwards...

Quote from: Circus Circus on January 04, 2010, 01:31:27 PM

Quote from: Bull on January 04, 2010, 01:17:22 AM

Quote from: Paquita on January 04, 2010, 01:16:10 AM
Haha! What the heck is "viking metal"?  I'm the only person that voted for that!  Is that like Battlelore?  I like vikings.

the world may never know  :teddyr:

Also check out Bathory from Hammerheart onwards...

Also, you could check out Tyr.

I went with Progressive Metal (Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Anubis Gate, Opeth, Atheist, Cynic etc.), Heavy Metal (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Anvil etc.), Thrash Metal (Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Testament, Invocator, etc.) Power Metal (Helloween, Symphony-X, Vicious Rumors, Iced Earth), and Death Metal (Death, Carcass, Obituary, Bolt Thrower, Suffocation etc.)... I wish I'd been able to include Rap Metal (Rage Against the Machine, Clawfinger) and Doom Metal (Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus, Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell, Count Raven, Paradise Lost), too.

I wish I could've voted for speed metal also. A truly under-appreciated sub-genre that was only really decent during the 80s. So many awesome albums and phenomenal bands: Agent Steel, Liege Lord, Savage Grace, Riot, Helstar, Angel Dust and even early Warlock...  :thumbup:

Quote from: Rev. Powell on December 31, 2009, 12:36:27 PM
So, are there any metal bands that are either purely or mostly instrumental that anyone can recommend to me?

You might enjoy Pelican - they're instrumental/sludge/post rock (kinda hard to classify).

Oh and can I just say how awesome christian metal is? It's a massive guilty pleasure of mine, and even though I completely disagree with the subject matter and message - nearly all of it (80s bands) kicks ass!

Whitecross, Guardian, Stryper, Barren Cross, Bride, Seventh Force, Deliverance and Bloodgood rule!  :teddyr:

Am I the only one on this site who likes GOTH METAL?  :buggedout:

Quote from: Bull on January 10, 2010, 06:34:30 PM
Am I the only one on this site who likes GOTH METAL?  :buggedout:

Are you thinking Paradise Lost and stuff like that or is it the newer sort of poer metal-like stuff?

Quote from: Time_Signature on January 10, 2010, 06:46:11 PM

Quote from: Bull on January 10, 2010, 06:34:30 PM
Am I the only one on this site who likes GOTH METAL?  :buggedout:

Are you thinking Paradise Lost and stuff like that or is it the newer sort of poer metal-like stuff?

the newer stuff. anyways, a thrash metal group that is new is The AGONIST, listen to Business Suits and Combat Boots, their first single that was voted number six on the headbanggers ball in 07  :teddyr:

This?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZo4bOZf3B4

Quote from: Time_Signature on February 20, 2010, 05:45:18 AM
This?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZo4bOZf3B4

      ~
Si senor

I'm rather fond of precious metals I can sell for money . . . . . :teddyr:

I'm not sure what category they would fall under but I like the following bands:

Twisted Sister
Motorhead
Fear Factory
Living Colour
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Sabbath
Rage Against the Machine
Slipknot
White Zombie
Type O Negative
Blue Oyster Cult
Nazareth
Rammstein

Quote from: xJaseSFx on February 22, 2010, 02:24:05 PM
I'm not sure what category they would fall under but I like the following bands:

Twisted Sister-glam
Motorhead-heavy
Fear Factory
Living Colour
Ozzy Osbourne-heavy
Black Sabbath-heavy/thrash
Rage Against the Machine
Slipknot-Heavy
White Zombie-Heavy
Type O Negative
Blue Oyster Cult
Nazareth
Rammstein-heavy

Black Sabbath are not thrash  :lookingup:

Hmm...nobody picked drone metal. That's a good sign.

Gold.

I'm a child of the '80s so I mainly stick to good ole fashioned straight up old school heavy metal.

...but honestly, as long as it doesn't have growling WOOOOARRRRRGH vocals in it I'm good.  :teddyr:

Quote from: FatFreddysCat on November 15, 2011, 03:22:10 PM
I'm a child of the '80s so I mainly stick to good ole fashioned straight up old school heavy metal.

...but honestly, as long as it doesn't have growling WOOOOARRRRRGH vocals in it I'm good.  :teddyr:

Straight up heavy metal is best in my book, before all the classifications and sub-genres. Frankly I couldn't care less about them. But yeah, basically, I'm old school straight up metal: Maiden, Priest, that kind of stuff. I like the more hardcore stuff as well, but once it starts getting into splintered classifications, I lose interest.

I like many types of metal. I started off as a total Maiden freak when I was a kid - Powerslave was the first one I got. Then I graduated to thrash, then death metal, then all the Earache stuff circa '89. I abolutely love doom, but nowadays I find myself constantly listening to Jesu - that's about as metal as I've been into lately. I'm not as big a metal fan like I used to be - I find a lot of the newer bands don't hold my interest very much.
(sorry about the double post, I forgot that I entered a reply to the thread.)

Quote from: Flick James on November 15, 2011, 03:44:00 PM

Quote from: FatFreddysCat on November 15, 2011, 03:22:10 PM
I'm a child of the '80s so I mainly stick to good ole fashioned straight up old school heavy metal.

...but honestly, as long as it doesn't have growling WOOOOARRRRRGH vocals in it I'm good.  :teddyr:

Straight up heavy metal is best in my book, before all the classifications and sub-genres. Frankly I couldn't care less about them. But yeah, basically, I'm old school straight up metal: Maiden, Priest, that kind of stuff. I like the more hardcore stuff as well, but once it starts getting into splintered classifications, I lose interest.

Me too. I like the metal from when it was all just "heavy metal." I might refer to glam, hair bands, etc., but that's really more about presentation than about the music itself. To me, there is metal, and all of the various subgenres are kind of pointless. It's like a lot of bands and fans trying to lay claim to the genre but distance themselves from everything in it. To me, it feels pretentious, contradictory and needlessly complicated. It's either metal or it's something else. Some of what is calling itself metal these days is so different from what I'd call metal, it probably should branch off into something else, much as metal branched off from rock and roll, becoming a genre in its own right.

Then again, is the original heavy metal distinct from the rock genre? I think it's just part of the progression of rock that had been going on through the 60s and 70s. You can find the elements of heavy metal throughout that period. When I think about it, the original metal classification almost seems like it was more about marketing than about a new kind of music. Maybe it's all just rock and roll.

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM): Circa 1976-85.

Motorhead
Saxon
Iron Maiden
Girlschool
Def Leppard
Whitesnake
Tygers of Pan Tang
Samson
Demon
Venom
Raven
Blitzkreig
Diamond Head
Fastway
Sweet Savage
Fist
Rock Goddess
Angel Witch

I find it funny how Christian Metal and Black Metal came out of the same time, people were calling metal satanic, some to prove that it isn't made Christian Metal, others took this opportunity to make Black metal.

Quote from: 66Crush on December 04, 2011, 12:59:17 AM
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM): Circa 1976-85.

Motorhead
Saxon
Iron Maiden
Girlschool
Def Leppard
Whitesnake
Tygers of Pan Tang
Samson
Demon
Venom
Raven
Blitzkreig
Diamond Head
Fastway
Sweet Savage
Fist
Rock Goddess
Angel Witch

You got some karma comin' for that one, my friend!  The NWOBHM was a short but very sweet period of true, non-genre specific hard rock that embodied true D.I.Y. spirit and unapologetically honest originality. The music is as good today as it did then.

Raven, baby!  5 *****

A few more names: Jackal, Black Axe, Fist, Vardis, Holocaust, White Spirit, and Praying Mantis and Paralex.   NWOBHM-GOOD!   :cheers:

I like stuff from Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio, King Diamond, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Savatage,