Just incase anyone was curious - Most listened to metal bands for each sub-genre

[Reaping Clarity]

The source I used is Last FM.

Heavy: Iron Maiden
Death: Death
Black: Dimmu Borgir
Doom: My Dying Bride
Power: Blind Guardian
Progressive: Dream Theater
Folk: Finntroll
Thrash: Slayer
Gothic: Lacuna Coil
Grindcore: Napalm Death

Does this surprise any of you, or do you think it was suprisingly predictable? What are your opinions.

As for me I the only I question is Doom, I honestly thought Katatonia would have been first by a long shot.

 

[Black Core]

I think this seems about right

My dying bride is just awesome, they deserve this first place

 

[Satanstoenail]

I think this seems about right

.

 

[Hammer of Might]

Very predictable.

 

[cookiecutter]

For Death I would've guessed Cannibal Corpse, but beyond that I'm not surprised.

 

[Mort Divine]

Since I doubt people are actually listening to the black metal albums by Dimmu Borgir to make them the most listened to BM band I have to disagree with them being there.

 

[Astrum]

yeah, really predictable.

 

[Hatebreeder]

Those are pretty much just the most popular bands for each genre. Glad to see BG on there.

 

[Killbot]

For Death I would've guessed Cannibal Corpse, but beyond that I'm not surprised.

Same, but yeah, the rest are pretty much what I would have expected... I probably would have guessed a different one for power as well.

 

[cookiecutter]

Are you serious?

 

[unknown]

that list didn't surprise me at all

 

[Black Core]

uhh, where's the viking?

folk, pagan and viking metal are considered one just like melodic death, brutal death and normal death metal

 

[Moon Hung By A Noose]

Not that I really care for the genre, but what about Metalcore? The only metalcore band I can listen to is Bleeding Through. Also, where is Industrial Metal?

 

[Xorv]

Black Sabbath would be a better replacement for doom.

dimmu borgir? wtf? I thought they disbanded.'

Lacuna Coil isn't even gothic.

Where did this list come from?

 

[Jreg]

Not surprising. Actually I'm a little surprised that most of the bands topping out each genre are actually good ones.

 

[Green Machine]

I think I'm the only "metalhead" I know in real life that even knows about sub-genres. I hate having to explain to the general public that BM doesn't mean "bowel movement" (well maybe Dimmu is the exception) and there are actually pre-Cowboys Pantera albums.

 

[Mort Divine]

Black Sabbath would be a better replacement for doom.

dimmu borgir? wtf? I thought they disbanded.'

Lacuna Coil isn't even gothic.

Where did this list come from?

Maybe.

No, but they're no longer black metal.

Yes they are.

Last.fm

 

[Xorv]

No they're not

 

[Mort Divine]

Yes they are, In A Reverie and Unleashed Memories are UNDENIABLY gothic metal.

 

[AgoliantLives]

folk, pagan and viking metal are considered one just like melodic death, brutal death and normal death metal

Definitely not one sub-genre, but folk, viking, and pagan are.