Genre

[HateCrewDeathroll]

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[stefan86]

Death Metal - Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Vader maybe Deicide
Thrash Metal - Slayer, Testament, Exodus
Progressive Metal - Dream Theater, maybe Opeth aswell
Black Metal - probably bands like Immortal, Emperor and stuff like that
Melodic Metal - older In Flames, At The Gates's Slaughter of The Soul
Heavy Metal - simple one, Maiden and Priest
Power Metal - Edguy, Helloween, Gamma Ray

that should work

 

[A Fire Inside]

Death Metal - Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Vader maybe Deicide
Thrash Metal - Slayer, Testament, Exodus
Progressive Metal - Dream Theater, maybe Opeth aswell
Black Metal - probably bands like Immortal, Emperor and stuff like that
Melodic Metal - older In Flames, At The Gates's Slaughter of The Soul
Heavy Metal - simple one, Maiden and Priest
Power Metal - Edguy, Helloween, Gamma Ray

that should work

How the hell could you forget Kreator? you have it in the avatar. Well, nevermind...

Death Metal - Vader, Death, In Flames (melodic), Arch Enemy (melodic), Cannibal Corpse, Nile
Brutal Death Metal - Very early Cannibal Corpse, Myrkskog, Disgorge, Napalm Death
Thrash Metal - Slayer, Kreator, Iced Earth (Power - Thrash), Grave Digger (same as Iced Earth
Progressive Metal - Opeth, Ark, Rage (since Simolski and Terrana entered I would fit them into here)
AOR (Adult Oriented Rock): Ten, Harem Scarem
Black Metal - Marduk, Immortal, Darkthrone, Burzum, Mayhem
Heavy Metal - Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Manowar, Avalanch
Gothic Metal - Lacrimosa, Gothica, Shape Of Despair (maybe Doom), Paradise Lost
Doom Metal - Anathema & Katatonia (early albums), Funeral (Funeral Doom), Until Death Overtakes Me (Funeral Doom), Crematory (Death - Doom)
Gothic Rock - Charon, To Die For, Tiamat, Poisonblack, Lacuna Coil
Hair Metal - Skid Row
Metalcore - Cult Of Luna, Converge, Earth Crisis
Power Metal - Edguy, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Stratovarius, Angel Dust, Dark Moor
Neo-Classical Melodic Power Metal - At Vance
Hollywood Symphonyc Epic metal or some shit like that - Rhapsody
Bodom Metal - Children Of Bodom
Trve Norweigan Black Metal From Somerville - Impaled Northern Moonforest

I forget a lot of styles I do know, but I don't fucking care.

 

[stefan86]

Calling In Flames death metal definitely would be pushing it

 

[Silver Incubus]

I like to term bands like In Flames, Soilwork, Dark Tranquillity, Gardenian, Dimension Zero etc that all have that simiar sound as 'Melodic Metal'

Its like a combo of Death, thrash and Heavy metal, especially for their earlier works

 

[HauknessX]

i dont think you can really put a band under one genre. you have to put the generes under the bands. like bodom is like a combination of melodic classical, black, thrash and whatnot. nightwish would be like melodic symphonic, power metal or something. and i think some good classically influenced metal is bodoms something wild, hatebreeder and warmen.

 

[HauknessX]

oh ya, and then there is nu metal which would be like all gay bands that sound like korn. i dont think its actually metal though. its like a koala bear...its not really a bear.

 

[bloody_trooper]

Death Metal - The Haunted, Nightrage, Vader, Hypocrisy
Thrash Metal - (old) Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Slayer
Progressive Metal - Opeth, Dream Theater, G3
Black Metal - Immortal, Dimmu Borgir, Naglfar
Melodic Death Metal - Children of Bodom, In Flames, Skyfire, Norther, Kalmah
Hardcore Metal - Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, Unearth, Killswitch Engage
Heavy Metal - Pantera, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne
Power Metal - Manowar, Helloween, Sonata Arctica
Classic Metal - Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest

 

[stefan86]

The Haunted is more thrash than death imo.
And classifying Nightrage as death dont sound totally correct either.

 

[A Fire Inside]

I think In Flames and Nightrage are Melodic Death metal, at least they used to be. In Flames are, nowadays, nu metal shit

 

[HateCrewDeathroll]

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[bloody_trooper]

im not sure about calling nightrage melodic...most melodic bands have some type of keyboards or synths which they dont... either way nightrage owns \m/

 

[stefan86]

I think In Flames and Nightrage are Melodic Death metal, at least they used to be. In Flames are, nowadays, nu metal shit

Hmm I kinda think Nightrage leans more towards Thrash, at least instrumentally. In Flames have never really been Death Metal to me, it feels more like Heavy Metal with harsh vocs. But IF nowadays is pure shite, you're definitely head on with that point. But its all about definition.

@bloody_trooper: Nightrage do have some keys/synth on those sucky songs where the Evergrey guy comes in and screws it up. I'm happy that at least they skip em on the good songs (The Tremor, Macabre Apparition, The Glow... etc)

 

[bobvex]

Megadeth is thrash metal?!?!?!

when did i miss that. They certainly don't sound thrash, how bout Classic metal?

Where does Dio, Rainbow, and motorhead fit into all this.

 

[Serge...]

Melodic Death Metal - Arch Enemy, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity
Brutal/Technical Death Metal - Suffocation, Decapitated, Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus
Plain old Death Metal - Death, Carcass
Black Metal - Emperor, Darkthrone, Immortal
Progressive Metal - Dream Theater, Zero Hour, Sun Caged, Symphony X (to a certain extent, with some power metal in there), Spiral Architect
Power Metal - Iced Earth, Helloween, Edguy
Thrash Metal - Exhorder(this band rules), Anthrax, Annihilator
Viking Metal - Vintersorg, Thyrfing, Finntroll (POLKA!)
Doom Metal - My Dying Bride, Moonspell.. don't know much about this genre
Shred - Yngwie Malmsteen, Impellitterri (spelling?), Jason Becker
Heavy Metal - Iron Maiden, Judas Priest

Bodom have a genre of their own..

 

[xOrdinary_Storyx]

c'mon guys! all these "power metal" bands and no one listed blind guardian!? lol

 

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[A Fire Inside]

Megadeth is thrash metal?!?!?!

when did i miss that. They certainly don't sound thrash, how bout Classic metal?

Where does Dio, Rainbow, and motorhead fit into all this.

Yes, they are. OK, not 100%, they're one of The Four Horsemen, four bands that used to play (and created) American Thrash Metal, they were Megadeth, Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer.

American Thrash Metal is similar to Speed Metal.

(referring to Blind Guardian)haha, you're right. Blind guardian is awesome. I think they have a genre of their own as well.

I don't think so. I had listened for four years to Blind Guardian until I quit listening to them last year. I can say that their style is somme mix of Pretty Maids and the very first Savatage. Although their first two albums are a bit thrashy they did not create any genre.

 

[bobvex]

what would dimmu borgir be.

and what about Symphonic metal, Bitch metal, and stoner metal.