Definitive songs of sub-genres

[Joe of TheMetal]

Hey all, I run The Metal, a channel on youtube. I'm thinking about doing a video series on defining sub genres of metal. I'm looking for songs from each genre that epitomize everything that genre as. For example for thrash metal I tend to think of Phantom Lord by Metallica, for groove 5 Minutes Alone from Pantera, and for Doom, Sabbath's Electric Funeral. I'll want more than one song of each genera. I wanted to get feedback and see what songs everyone would suggest for genres. I'll want to cover nearly every major sub genre and sub sub genres after.

Also if you are interested in the channel, I'm normally announcing new albums coming out. I've also done a few videos ranking discographies. If anyone is interested it's here...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFBEmz1G3LEIPAahvryMWAw

 

[Sophii]

Thats pretty tough, but I'll throw into the ring.

Trad Heavy > Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus
Doom Metal > Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Death Metal > Cannibal Corpse - Devoured By Vermin
Black Metal > Mayhem - Freezing Moon
Sludge Metal > Eyehategod - My Name Is God (I Hate You)
Alt. Metal > Alice in Chains - We Die Young
Prog Metal > Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Avant-Garde Metal > Meshuggah - Dance to a Discordant System


This isnt to say the mass amounts of sub-sub genres too.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

thrash ...
HOLY FUCKING WARS!

 

[Sophii]

^ forgot to list thrash FUCK.

I woulda used Tornado of Souls, but thats more prog thrash territory

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

but thats more prog thrash territory

no, its not. but here's a like because that song fucking slays and is also one of their best.

 

[Sophii]

One of the best riffs and choruses in Megadeth's discogs I think.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

One of the best riffs and choruses in Megadeth's discogs I think.

one of the best riffs and choruses in all of metaldom

 

[Sophii]

Is Rust in Peace your favorite album ever, TB?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

yes, easily.

 

[Joe of TheMetal]

Thats pretty tough, but I'll throw into the ring.

Trad Heavy > Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus
Doom Metal > Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Death Metal > Cannibal Corpse - Devoured By Vermin
Black Metal > Mayhem - Freezing Moon
Sludge Metal > Eyehategod - My Name Is God (I Hate You)
Alt. Metal > Alice in Chains - We Die Young
Prog Metal > Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Avant-Garde Metal > Meshuggah - Dance to a Discordant System


This isnt to say the mass amounts of sub-sub genres too.

I don't know if I agree with everything but I appreciate.

thrash ...
HOLY FUCKING WARS!

One of my all time favorite albums. I think you could almost consider most of this album technical or progressive thrash metal. I do think Megadeth has a song that will probably be among the ones I use. i'm not sure which yet, maybe something like Rattlehead.

 

[CiG]

Megadeth has a dong that will probably be among the ones I use.

TMI.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

I don't know if I agree with everything but I appreciate.


One of my all time favorite albums. I think you could almost consider most of this album technical or progressive thrash metal. I do think Megadeth has a dong that will probably be among the ones I use. i'm not sure which yet, maybe something like Rattlehead.

technical can be tagged on but i don't think it would be totally appropriate, especially when compared to full on technical thrash bands. Definitely not a progressive album though. Rattlehead is a great choice man, it won the poll here for best song on Killing Is My Business just a few days ago

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

@Joe of TheMetal hey are you familiar with Schizophrenia from Sepultura?

 

[Joe of TheMetal]

technical can be tagged on but i don't think it would be totally appropriate, especially when compared to full on technical thrash bands. Definitely not a progressive album though. Rattlehead is a great choice man, it won the poll here for best song on Killing Is My Business just a few days ago

Yeah I don't know

@Joe of TheMetal hey are you familiar with Schizophrenia from Sepultura?

Yep, I have all the old school Sepultura.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Yeah I don't know


Yep, I have all the old school Sepultura.

were doing a poll for Schizophrenia ....
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/song-survivor-sepultura-schizophrenia-round-1.1439448/

 

[Bloopy]

doom metal: Saint Vitus - Patra (Petra)
drone metal: Boris - Absolutego, Earth - Seven Angels (you'd have to do excerpts given their length)
industrial metal: Godflesh - Like Rats
post-metal: Russian Circles - Death Rides a Horse
sludge: Melvins - Heaviness of the Load, Neurosis - The Doorway
trad/heavy metal: Judas Priest - Dissident Aggressor, Mercyful Fate - Evil

 

[CiG]

Sludge metal:

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Doom metal:

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Grindcore:

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