Metal thread

[Rusty Bucket]

Thought i'd make a thread for metalheads to come and discuss things. Sorry if there's already one of these floating around, the search came up with nothing (mind you, the search function on these forums isn't great).

Anyway, what sort of metal are people listening to right now? I mainly listen to melodic death and the occasional bit of tech death. I've also been listening to a bit more black metal thanks to Abigail Williams' new album. Anyone else heard it yet? I thought it was a big step up from their EP.

Update:
Thought i'd bring this back to keep other metal threads to a minimum. You don't need to make more threads when there's this thing to post in.

 

[speedcoreXdandy]

I generaly only like slow metal. Electric Wizard, Nortt, Evoken, that sort of stuff. Oh and Converge but metalheads seem to dislike metalcore.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

I'm a big fan of Iron, it's a rockin' metal.

Wait... this isn't a thread about metal! It's a thread about Metal!

Awwww....

 

[The_Deleted]

After years of listening to 'fussy' over complicate stuff, like Mudvayne, Scar Symmetry and Slipknot, or more Hip-Hop influenced stuff like Korn it's a releif to find a band like Amon Amarth who have stripped the genre right back to the riff,
I don't really give a rats ass about it like Iused to, but asides from early Motown and Stax no other style of music comes close to genuinely aggressive metal.

 

[Rusty Bucket]

I'm a big fan of Iron, it's a rockin' metal.

Wait... this isn't a thread about metal! It's a thread about Metal!

Awwww....

I was wondering how soon that was going to come up. Lets try and stay on topic shall we?

I have to admit speedcore, i have heard of none of those bands. I know what you're talking about with metalcore though, I used to like it. I think all the abuse from metal elitists turned me into one.

 

[Hookman]

I listen to most types of metal but mostly power metal and also symphonic metal. My favourite band is Disturbed. With Marilyn Manson and and Nightwish a close second and third.

 

[jim_doki]

I was in a band once called Aluminium. We played light metal.

in seriousness, i like more where metal came from, guys like Page and Hendrix. I'm not that into shredding, mainly because I can't do it

 

[Brokkr]

I'm a big fan of Progressive, Power, and Symphonic Metal.

 

[xitel]

I'm into Nu-Metal and Metalcore personally. All That Remains, Bullet for my Valentine, etc...

 

[Rusty Bucket]

I don't really give a rats ass about it like Iused to, but asides from early Motown and Stax no other style of music comes close to genuinely aggressive metal.

My thoughts exactly. Nothing else has the same sort of power as metal (sounds cheesy, i know). I also enjoy Amon Amarth, it's nice to see a band that doesn't take themselves too seriously. I thought Twighlight of the Thunder God was a really good release from them this year.

 

[Fronken]

I listen to most sorts of metal, though my favourite is deathcore, the only metal-genre i cant stand is black metal...not that im a christian, but i just think it sucks

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Well, it keeps

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

I love thrash metal. If it's thrash then there is a good chance I know it and like it. Unless it's some of the new stuff that claims to be Thrash but is closer to Metalcore or even Nu-Metal.

 

[The Kind Cannibal]

Mostly death metal and groove metal, and the occasional tech death band. I've been increasing drawn toward grindcore lately though.

 

[Ago Iterum]

Iron Maiden... Good old NWBHM music. That's my style. As far as more recent metal, my preferences range from relaxed Wolfmother to Trivium.

Actually, I can't call wolfmother metal really. What WOULD you define them as?

 

[Rusty Bucket]

I love thrash metal. If it's thrash then there is a good chance I know it and like it. Unless it's some of the new stuff that claims to be Thrash but is closer to Metalcore or even Nu-Metal.

I've never really been able to get into thrash much. Closest i get is some melodic death metal that has thrash influences, like The Absence. Actually, if there's anyone else here that likes melo-death, listen to The Absence. Some absolutely amazing music, especially their newest release, Riders of the Plague.

 

[PersianLlama]

I listen mostly to death metal, thrash metal, heavy metal, and whatever kind of metal you'd consider Black Sabbath. (Early metal?)

 

[Hyper-space]

Rock and Roll is better.

rick 'n roll is much better.

 

[speedcoreXdandy]

I'm a big fan of Iron, it's a rockin' metal.

Wait... this isn't a thread about metal! It's a thread about Metal!

Awwww....

I was wondering how soon that was going to come up. Lets try and stay on topic shall we?

I have to admit speedcore, i have heard of none of those bands. I know what you're talking about with metalcore though, I used to like it. I think all the abuse from metal elitists turned me into one.

Well put it this way, Electric Wizard sound like Black Sabbath. Played at half speed. While stoned. Underwater. and Nortt likes to describe his music as "black funeral doom metal" (it's not, IMO it's depressive ambient metal). So yeah, that about sums up half of the metal I like. Doom FTW!

I'm not really a fan of metalcore, although saying that I haven't really heard much, it's just that Converge are so brutaly heavy without being part of the pathetic hxcbr00talomgrawr crowd.