Favorite band for each genre of Metal

[Freanan]

Black Metal: I think it is Immortal.. or old Ulver
Semi-Black/Viking: Borknagar
Viking: (hard, because i love this genre but i am still not into much bands) i think Bathory...
Power/Speed/Melodic: Blind Guardian!!!
Death Metal: Nile or Amon Amarth

 

[Henrik Main]

Epic/black metal: Borknagar
Black metal: Emperor
Death metal: Blood Red Throne/Cryptopsy
Black death metal: Zyklon
Power metal: Children Of Bodom
Viking/black metal: Enslaved
Hardcore: Refused/Raised Fist
80's metal: Metallica's "Kill 'em All"

 

[Darkhav]

Well, im pretty small when it comes to genres but i give it a try...

Classic metal - Black sabbath
Black metal - Darkthrone
Dark metal - Rotting christ
Doom, atmospheric metal - Katatonia
Beautiful metal - Opeth
Trash metal - early Metallica
Grey metal - Agalloch
and then there is October Tide

Metal is soo fuckin' hard to categorise.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Well, im pretty small when it comes to genres but i give it a try...

Classic metal - Black sabbath
Black metal - Darkthrone
Dark metal - Rotting christ
Doom, atmospheric metal - Katatonia
Beautiful metal - Opeth
Trash metal - early Metallica
Grey metal - Agalloch
and then there is October Tide

Metal is soo fuckin' hard to categorise.

That's a damn great list. Nicely categorised as well ('cept for the trash/thrash error )

 

[Darkhav]

Thanks man!

And shitty me forgott

Gothic/Doom metal - Novembre

 

[no country for old wainds]

Gothic/Doom metal - Novembre

 

[Herbstleyd]

Classic Metal - King Diamond
Power Metal - Elvenking
Thrash Metal - old Slayer
Doom Metal - Candlemass, Saturnus, Pantheist
Death Metal - Behemoth (ZKC-era, obviously)
Black Metal - Nargaroth, Darkthrone, Graveland
Symph Black - Korozy
Nu Metal - System of a Down or S/T-era Cold...can't say I've listened in years, though

I kept the power metal listing, but the only power bands I like are Elvenking and Falconer.

 

[sixxswine]

Mine would be:
Classic Metal-Judas Priest
Power Metal-Savatage
Thrash Metal-Megadeth
Doom Metal-don't listen to much of this...
Death Metal-Arch Enemy(past & present)
Black Metal-don't listen to this at all..
Industrial Metal-Ministry
Nu Metal-Disturbed/Godsmack
Hardcore-don't care for this...
Stoner Metal- Down/Alabama Thunderpussy

 

[Tool]

Classic Metal: Iron Maiden
Doom Metal: Black Sabbath
Stoner Metal: Electric Wizard
Black Metal: Emperor
Melodic Death Metal: Opeth
Nu-Metal: Uh, Mudvayne I guess
Glam Metal: Motley Crue or Europe
Power Metal: Blind Guardian
Industrial Metal: Rammstein
Neo-Classical Metal: Stratovarious
Thrash: Iced Earth (They're More Thrash than PM, IMHO)
Prog-Metal: Dream Theater or Tool
Grunge: Soundgarden

 

[stefan86]

Heavy Metal: Iron Maiden
Thrash Metal: Testament
Death Metal: Vader
Melodic Death Metal: Opeth
Gothenburg Metal: Dark Tranquillity
Nu-Metal: Godsmack
Power Metal: Blind Guardian
Industrial Metal: Rammstein
Prog-Metal: Dream Theater

 

[TheNooseInYourEmptySoul]

Classic Metal - Iced Earth
Death Metal - Nile
Black Metal - Emperor
Nu Metal - Killswitch Engage
Thrash Metal - Slayer
Industrial Metal - KMFDM
Power Metal - Children of Bodom
Hardcore Metal - Hatebreed

Fuck I miss Emperor... but the new Zyklon shit fucking rocks. Anyone heard it? Hammer Revelation is sick.

 

[Wicked Child]

Classic Metal-Judas Priest(UK)

Power Metal-Helloween(GER)

Thrash Metal-Coroner(SWITZ.)/Kreator(GER.)/Anthrax(USA)(tie)

Doom Metal-Cathedral(UK)

Death Metal-Death(USA)

Black Metal-N/A

Industrial Metal-Rammstein(GER)

Nu Metal-Disturbed(USA)

Stoner Metal-Electric Wizard(UK)

Grindcore-early Napalm Death(UK)

Gothic Metal-Type O Ngeative (USA)

Progressive Metal-Queensryche(USA)/Savatage(USA)(tie)

Pop-Metal-Dokken(USA)

 

[Slayed Necros]

Black Metal-Sacramentum, Dissection, Darkthrone, Funeral Mist
Death Metal-Edge of Sanity, Unanimated
Thrash Metal-The Crown

 

[metalicarus88]

Thrash:testament, slayer, vio-lence, Exodus, Agent Steel, Laaz Rockit, s.o.d., etc...
Power: Hammerfall, Gamma Ray, Edguy, Angra, Helloween, DragonForce, Metalium, Avantasia.
Classic:Iron Maiden
Gothic Metal:Tristania
Death/Thrash: Death, At The Gates, Sadus
Black: Dragonlord
Grindcore:Impaled
Punk/Thrash.R.I.
Melodic Death:Children of Bodom
Industrial Metal: M. Manson
Nu Metal: don't like any
Hardcore:Hatebreed

I don't know where to put Mercyful Fate & King Diamond.

 

[Naggamanteh]

Here are my favourites for the "genres" I listen to:

brutal death: Brodequin
deathgrind: Cryptopsy
"hypeblasting" metal: Lykathea Aflame
dark metal: Green Carnation
classical: Elend
black metal: Master's Hammer
grind: Retch
weird: The 3rd And The Mortal
other: Raison d'Etre

 

[Raumien]

Classic Metal - Maiden, Dio, Celtic Frost, Rush
Power Metal - Iced Earth, Blind Guardian, Symphony X (If they count for Power)
Thrash Metal - Old Metallica, Exodus, Slayer
Doom Metal - Electric Wizard
Death Metal - Death, Macabre, Crystal Age, Cranium
Black Metal - Burzum and whoever else is considered Black Metal out o f my collection.
Industrial Metal - KMFDM
Nu Metal - System Of A Down

 

[ffanatic]

Classic Metal-Iron Maiden (UK)
Power Metal-Blind Guardian (GER)
Thrash-Slayer (US)
Doom-Katatonia (SWE)
Death Metal-Opeth (SWE) (I guess they would go here, I'm not gonna sub-categorize dm)
Black Metal-Emperor (NOR)
Industrial-Nine Inch Nails (US)
Nu-Metal-System of a Down (US)
Hardcore-The Dillinger Escape Plan (US)
Grindcore-Cephalic Carnage (US)
Metalcore-Zao (US)
Progressive Metal-Dream Theater (US)/Pain of Salvation (SWE) (tie)
Progressive Rock-King Crimson (UK)
Stoner Rock-Sunn O))) (I guess they'd go here) (US)
Post Rock-The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band (CAN)
Gothic Metal-Lacuna Coil (IT)
Folk Metal-Agalloch (US)
Crossover-Faith No More (US)
Jazz Metal-Cynic (US)

 

[MightyDrynwhyl]

Classic Metal-Judas Priest
Power Metal-Rhapsody
Thrash-Testament
Doom-My Dying Bride
Death Metal-Morbid(not angel)/Myrkskog
Black Metal-Immortal/Mayhem
Industrial-Abney Park
Nu-Metal-erm.......pass
Hardcore-Shadows Fall(?)
Grindcore-Carcass
Progressive Metal-Symphony X/Green Carnation
Progressive Rock-Porcupine Tree
Stoner/Doom-Cathedral
Gothic Metal-Theatre of Tragedy
Folk Metal-Agalloch/Empyrium
Jazz Metal-Atheist
Dark Metal-Bethlehem/Katatonia(DDS)
Avant Garde Metal-maudlin of the Well(?)

 

[Gentleman of the Lake]

Classic: Black Sabbath
Power: Helloween
Thrash: Metallica
Doom: Pentagram, Candlemass, Trouble, My Dying Bride
Death: Amorphis (first album)
Black: Immortal
Gothic: Tristania

 

[Lamentation]

Melodic Death:Soilwork
Black:Astriaal
Classic:Slayer (old)
Gothic:Virgin Black
Death:Vital Remains
Tech Deathsycroptic
Progressiveream Theater
Doom:My Dying Bride
Prog. Death:Opeth
Symphonic Blackimmu Borgir
Symphonic:Therion
Classical:Winds
Viking/Fantasy:Bal Sagoth