So, what's your favorite band from each subgenre?

[Will Bozarth]

Death: Necrophagist (Death is always #1, so i mentioned my second )
Thrash: Dark Angel
Power: Dream Evil
Prog: Fates Warning
Doom: Candlemass
Black: Emperor

 

[guitarguru777]

Death: Carcass .. although they are more grindcore
Thrash: Testament
Power: Nevermore
Prog: Symphony X
Doom: Candlemass
Black: Immortal
NU: Soilwork
Classic: Priest

 

[Will Bozarth]

ahh ill go for it...

Classic: Black Sabbath
NU: Soil

 

[ms. anthrope]

Death: blood red throne
Thrash: testament
Power: N/A
Prog: N/A
Doom: shape of despair
Black: emperor
Classic: judas priest/black sabbath

 

[CF87]

I'm going to have to list two bands for some.

Death-Immolation
Thrash-Slayer(early),Testament
Power-Brainstorm(ger)
Prog-King Diamond
Doom-Cathedral,Solitude Aeturnus
Black-don't listen to that style, it sucks.
Classic-Mercyful Fate

 

[Kvlt Wench]

Death: Amon Amarth
Thrash: Testament
Power: Blind Guardian
Prog: Porcupine Tree
Doom: Swallow the Sun
Black: Immortal or Nokturnal Mortum
Classic: Judas Priest

 

[Anvil]

Death: Amon Amarth
Thrash: Metallica
Power: Kamelot/Wintersun
Dark: Tarot
Prog: Symphony X
Doom: Candlemass
Viking: Therion
Black: Nokturnal Mortum
Classic: Ozzy/Sabbath
NU: Disturbed
Industrial: Devin Townsend/SYL
Neo-Classical: Winds

 

[Seasons_Of_Destruction]

Death - Obituary
Thrash - Overkill/Exodus
Power - DragonForce
Prog - Queensryche/Redemption
Doom - Candlemass
Black - Old Man's Child/Dragonlord
Classic - Dio
NU - Spineshank

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Death: Cryptopsy
Thrash: Nevermore (i think it counts)
Power: Manticora
Prog: Symphony X
Doom: Morgion or Theatre of Tragedy at the moment
Black: Borknagar
Classic: Black Sabbath

 

[control-denied777]

Death-Death
Thrash-testament
power-Angra
prog-Adagio
Black-Dimmu
classic-judas Priest
Nu-S.O.A.D.

 

[Anvil]

oh yea, nevermore... well they're there somewhere.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Death: Cryptopsy
Thrash: Toxic Holocaust
Power: Dragonforce or Gamma Ray
Prog: King Crimson
Doom: Reverend Bizarre
Black: Burzum, Watain, or Emperor
Grind: Pig Destroyer

 

[ms. anthrope]

oh yea, nevermore... well they're there somewhere.

they fall in more than one category...

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

Heavy-Black Label Society
Thrash-Nevermore
Power-Iced Earth
Death-Behemoth
Progressive-Dream Theater
Black-Enslaved
Metalcore "It's metal get over it"-Shadows Fall
Doom-Type O Negative
Goth-Lacuna Coil

 

[Seasons_Of_Destruction]

Heavy-Black Label Society
Thrash-Nevermore
Power-Iced Earth
Death-Behemoth
Progressive-Dream Theater
Black-Enslaved
Metalcore "It's metal get over it"-Shadows Fall
Doom-Type O Negative
Goth-Lacuna Coil

Wow. You suck.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Doom-Type O Negative

...

 

[Seasons_Of_Destruction]

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Anvil]

they fall in more than one category...

so do a few of the bands in my list.

 

[Dreaming Neon Szaf]

Thrash: The German trinity(Sodom, Kreator, & Destruction)
Black: Dissection(I really don't care for this genre but they are talented!!)
Prog: Dream Theater although you can argue for Fates Warning
Classic: Judas Priest
Power: Fuck power metal
Death: Death of course!!

Sorry, I couldn't narrow it down to just one!!!

 

[replicated]

Death: Cannibal Corpse
Thrash: Early Metallica
Power: Dragonforce
Prog: Dream Theater
Doom: Daylight Dies
Black: Early Dimmu Borgir
Classic: Iron Maiden
Nevermore: Nevermore

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