Poll: (for metal fans) Your favourite sub-genre of metal?

[I.N.producer]

I got into metal through power metal, so I' got a bit of a soft spot for it. I really like Gamma Ray and Helloween. I would also consider pirate metal bands like Alestorm to be power metal.

I've really been getting into more stuff like Sevendust and Five Finger Death Punch. I'm even going to a Sevendust show this December.

 

[Scrustle]

Progressive and melodic death metal. I don't know why I like death metal the most... To be honest I find most straight death metal to be pretty boring. But I like the progressive style because it's so diverse and always at the cutting edge of music. Also I find sometimes a lot of metal focuses too much on the brutality and distortion it loses the musicality. That's why I like the melodic style. I mean why would anyone want music that doesn't have melody to it? But I'm not really in to the Gothenburg sound style of melodeath, I prefer other styles.

 

[Ciartan]

Not quite sure what these subgenres are called, but this shit kicks ass:

 

[Scrustle]

Not quite sure what these subgenres are called, but this shit kicks ass:

Electric Wizard is doom metal and Between the Buried and Me is deathcore.

 

[Sprinal]

I kinda want to get into Gothic Metal
what would you say is teh bestest Gothic Metal band =D?

This is difficult. As many different groups have very different sounds. For example Gothic Metal also covers Symphonic metal. There are also many other genres that are based off of gothic metal. As a result it would be best (in my opinion) to look up a list of bands (off wikipedia for example). Then go to a resorce such a youtube and listen/watch.
Much more than this I cannot say as something like moonspell is often very much black and/or death metal. Thus making it very difficult to actually pin down for you.

Deathstars are industrial metal, they're just dressed up as goths. Nightwish are more power metal.

I Suppose this is the problem with having an extrememly large number of sub-genres... Some overlap and then people interpret them differently...
Still you right though. Its just that if I had actually said Industrial metal I would of had to of added it to my list (and I am rather lazy).

 

[Lev The Red]

back when i was into Disturbed, it used to be nu-metal, but for the past few years i'v been listening to neue deutsche härte. i live stuff like rammstein, eisebrecher, and megaherz.

 

[Lev The Red]

At the moment? Pirate metal.

^this, this, a thousand times this!

 

[Blue Musician]

I really like Doom/Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Folk Metal, etc. I'm not sure why though.

Power Metal - Favourite sub genre.

Spoiler

Scar Symmetry, Draconian, Sonata Artica, Firewind, Lunatica

Symphonic Metal

Spoiler

Wintersun, Nightwish, Darkmoor, Apocalyptica etc

I think Draconian is Power Metal. It's more doom metal for me. But oh well.

Also, don't forget about Haggard, in my opinion the best symphonic metal band ever.

Nice of you of mentioning Sonata Arctica BTW.

 

[Eggbert]

I've got some power metal, power/thrash, prog, prog death, and prog black. Oh, and some folk.

Seriously, guys, go try out Agalloch. Right now. Also, +1 to EvilPicnic for Van Canto. That's hilariously awesome sounding.

 

[zama174]

Power metal like Hammerfall, Symphonic Metal like Therion, and Growl Power metal like Amon Amarth.

 

[zehydra]

Sludge metal - The Melvins, Alice in Chains

 

[StrappingYoungLad]

Melodic death and prog death

 

[trooper_xp]

Definetly eastern folk, like Arkona or Catharsis.

 

[Gardenia]

Not quite sure what these subgenres are called, but this shit kicks ass:

I was going to post that song! Damn you, sir.
Anyway: Doom, Stoner, Sludge.
Electric Wizard, Sleep and loads and loads of (early) Black Sabbath makes my day brighter (or darker, depending on how you see it.)

 

[plugav]

I used to be really into black and death metal, but now it's mostly doom metal in the vein of My Dying Bride or early Paradise Lost. Or drone, like Sunn O))) and Khanate.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

Metalcore.

*cue hate storm*

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[SnakeoilSage]

Any Metal from the Age of Metal, 70's-early 80's. The rest is all just so much sludge on the Engine of Destruction. Better than other sludge, but still sludge.

 

[Taldeer]

So called post-metal. Cult of Luna, Isis, Callisto, Pelican and so on... Love'em!!!

 

[Kizi]

Thrash metal, groove metal and progressive metal. Can't decide between these three. Love bands like Metallica, Lamb of God, Pantera, Dream Theater, Tool, etc.