Extreme metal or traditional metal?

[Life Sucks]

Which do you prefer? I must admit, that I generally prefer extreme metal (ie. black, death, aggressive thrash) to traditional metal (Priest, Sabbath, etc.). I do really enjoy listening to the traditional stuff once in a while (especially Maiden), but I find myself listening to much more death and black metal than the traditonal stuff. Oh, and for the power metal fans, to me power metal (which I also listen to sometimes) is modern traditonal metal.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Extreme by fucking miles. I wasn't alive for the glorious heydays, so they really don't mean anything to me. Not to sound ignorant, as I fully comprehend and appreciate all of the influence the old scene's had.

 

[genocide roach]

extreme. however i listen to both often
~gR~

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Although I listen to alot of traditonal, I perfer extreme. I listen to it much more than I listen to traditional metal, and most of my favorite bands are extreme metal bands.

to me power metal (which I also listen to sometimes) is modern traditonal metal.

I agree.

 

[Hatebreed]

I don't listen to traditional metal

 

[Victim of Deception]

If you're including the more traditional thrash bands (Metallica, Testament, Forbidden, Overkill, etc...), I chose traditional.

 

[futile]

extreme. however i listen to both often
~gR~

same here

 

[Perdition's Light]

Extreme by far.

I got into extreme metal starting with Black Metal which sounds so far removed from traditional/power metal that I really can't get into it. Perhaps someday I'll discover it, but I'm content to listen to extreme metal for the most part.

 

[Flood]

What's Bathory? They're fucking amazing, and I'd call them more to the traditional side than the extreme side.

Although I like more extreme stuff (i.e. Black Metal, some Death), I listen to Viking-era Bathory the most.

 

[R.I.P.2]

Bathory were obviously extreme. As for me...I prefer extreme.

 

[AjDeath]

extreme. however i listen to both often
~gR~

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[V.V.V.V.V.]

Bathory are extreme metal. Really primitive/early extreme metal (for the first albums), but extreme nonetheless.

 

[Flood]

Of all Bathory's albums I dislike their thrash attempts and their first couple albums the most. I didn't know if Twilight/Hammerheart/Nordland would be considered extreme.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Extreme bands are a lot more fun to see live.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

Traditional, by fucking far. If Thrash Metal is included within those boundaries, than 20 times more. Extreme Metal is annoyingly elitist and heavily recycled for the most part (even though I enjoy many, many bands that could be placed within that faction), it was done best in the 80's by Bathory and Possessed.

 

[WizardInBlack]

Well, my favorite style is doom/stoner metal. I guess that would fall under traditional, since it's not hyper speed brutality. But I also love that shit too.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Doom is extreme metal.

 

[skeptik]

Fuck no. Black Sabbath and Candlemass are NOT Extreme Metal.

Traditional Metal (including Thrash) pwns Extreme Metal.

 

[MasterOLightning]

I usually lump traditional metal in with a lot of classic rock. I used to listen to it a lot, but I have trouble sitting through an entire Maiden album. I much prefer extreme metal.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Fuck no. Black Sabbath and Candlemass are NOT Extreme Metal.

Traditional Metal (including Thrash) pwns Extreme Metal.

There's some extreme doom metal, but now that I think of it...yeah you're right.