Metal:American or European

[WTF555666]

Okay it's obvious there's all kinds of metal but one reason why is because of different cultures. America has alternative, Nu, Emo, E.t.c. & Europe had Death, Black, & symphonic like metal. So my question is which kind of metal do you prefer & give some favorite bands & stuff.

 

[My Arms, Your Purse]

European, bitch!

Solefald
Borknagar
Ulver
Arcturus
Opeth, duh
Bloodbath
Entombed
Emperor
++++++

 

[all_sins_undone]

european. anything american is pretty much guaranteed to be shit.

 

[naboo]

Sooo many great American bands, but I'll have to go with Europe on this one. I'd say both but I don't feel like being indecisive.

 

[WTF555666]

Pretty much what I was thinking, Euopean metal is better to me.

Archenemy
Black Sabbath
Led Zepplin
Cradle of Filth
Dark Traquility
Dimmu Borgir
Opeth

But I also do like some american bands like

Lamb of God
Tool
Between The Buried & Me
Pantera

I think because metal originated in europe that it just seems to be more...well metal. American metal is more about partying & goofing around & European is just more grim & dark.

 

[Prognostic]

yeah children of bodom are really grim and dark

and morbid angel play beer metal. yeah.

 

[Death_To_False_Metal]

Morbid Angel is all about the Sunset Strip !!!

 

[all_sins_undone]

Pretty much what I was thinking, Euopean metal is better to me.

Archenemy
Black Sabbath
Led Zepplin
Cradle of Filth
Dark Traquility
Dimmu Borgir
Opeth

But I also do like some american bands like

Lamb of God
Tool
Between The Buried & Me
Pantera

I think because metal originated in europe that it just seems to be more...well metal. American metal is more about partying & goofing around & European is just more grim & dark.

ROFL

 

[Prognostic]

those last two lines are gold too

 

[all_sins_undone]

yeah i kinda ignored the rest of the post immediately upon reading the first part of it

 

[Dän]

European...Fark

 

[illidurit]

ledd zpeppolin iz my farovite euRO MetAul bnad

 

[sister ophelia]

Interestingly, it was American bands that got me into metal in the first place: Faith No More, Sepultura, Slayer and Morbid Angel, whereas nowadays I mainly listen to Scandinavian bands.

 

[phagist_]

If Canada is considered America, then America.

Decrepit Birth
Devourment (fucking texans haha)
Death
Martyr
Cryptopsy
Quo Vadis
Beneath the Massacre
Suffocation
Cattle Decapitation
Sleep Terror
Disgorge
Skinless

The list goes onnn and onnn

 

[Hubster]

I think because metal originated in europe that it just seems to be more...well metal.

I think you would be best to unregister from the forum, move to a remote town... and maybe change identities too.

But before you do, just remember

Metal orginated in ENGLAND!

... and considering this, why the hell hasnt England been added to this poll list? No Maiden, My Dying Bride, Black Sabbath, etc etc?

european. anything american is pretty much guaranteed to be shit.

Well, some time ago, I would have thought this also, but America has been producing some noteworthy black metal in more recent times, not to mention bands like Agalloch.

 

[Necromantic-Hiko]

England is a part of Europe, dumbass.

 

[My Arms, Your Purse]

Al Capowned

 

[BRI]

I actually laughed at that post

 

[salient]

European scene without problems, they have: Katatonia, Anathema, Opeth, Tiamat, Moonspell, Esoteric, Poema Arcanvs, My Dying Bride, Shape of Despair, Abigor, Darkane etc.

American metal scene too much put it on commercial rails, not too much they have underground groups, so, i suppose to be they have in subgenre only this: Morbid Angel, Obituary, Dying Fetus, Daylight Dies, Agalloch and Nile i guess. Almost groups in states is totally cheap pop-corn shit, maybe i hope situation had change sometimes and... yeah, states have not bad Chimaira, Absu and Evoken.

 

[Pethical]

Australian.