Poll: Do Metal fans like any other genres?

[banksy122]

First off, I would like to say that a person saying they only listen to metal isn't a small thing to say. Essentially every non-metal genre of music has a metal alternative, there are many many genres of Metal. So it might seem small minded of a person to only like metal, but it actually isn't.
In saying that though, while I listen to 95% metal, I do also listen to Hardstyle, trance, folk (generally acoustic albums by folk metal bands) and some rock, but yeah, mostly metal.

 

[RelexCryo]

I am not so much a metal fan, as I am a fan of several different types of music. I actually don't like most metal. I love Metallica before Saint Anger though, and Manowar's Dawn of Battle.

 

[tzimize]

I like other genres, but I dont LOVE other genres. I LOVE metal.

I CAN listen to:

Some pop-songs, but usually for a very limited time. I tire of them very quickly.
Some classical music, usually for a limited time, or when I'm in a special mood.
Musicals.
Game/Movie soundtracks.
Probably more, but this is all I care to list.

For the record I HATE:
Any music black people have made the last 20 years (excluding Michael Jackson), and no I dont hate black (african american, or whatever is politically correct nowadays) people, just the music they make. At least in mainstream media (I obviously havent heard all music available, but I have hated everything I've heard).

Experimental Jazz (which is in most cases not music at all, simply random sound).

99% (rough estimate -.-) of country music.

98% (also a rough estimate -.-) of pop-music.

I usually cant stand techno or anything in that category.

So, while I listen to a lot of stuff that is not metal, there is nothing I like as much as metal on average. And there is usually nothing that can give me such a mental buzz as a great metal track.

 

[ZephrC]

The internet is full of stupid twits that use the term "It's not real metal!" like that's supposed to somehow be an insult, but I've never met a fan of metal in real life that didn't have diverse taste in music.

 

[SMILEYkyle21]

Definitely like others genres as well. Enjoy hardcore, Alt rock and LOVE dubstep

 

[OldAccount]

Well...yeah of coarse.

Metal is one of my favorite genres along with,

-Punk Rock
-Ska
-Grunge
-Hardcore
-Classic Rock (not technically a genre, I know)
-Folk
-Acoustic
-Chip tune

 

[Chairman Miaow]

Metal is my primary genre, but my secondary genres would be blues and classical, with a few songs from other genres managing to be favourites. The only genres I have an active dislike for are dubstep, RnB, drum and bass, most modern pop, hip-hop and rap. and I said only...


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[Dravus]

I usually add classical and chill to my list when not listening to metal

 

[Reveras]

Then all you know/met are very close-minded people or metalheads. I for one listen to metal mostly but also anything else that I like. Example- fav band: Mushroomhead followed by Pendulum.

 

[mythlover20]

Yes. I am a metal fan and I like Classical and Opera, and I'm a dancesport competitor and we quite often only dance to stuff written before 1930, and I like most of it. Except the Slow Waltzes. Don't know why but I just haven't found all that many Slow Waltz pieces that I like. The dance isn't in my top 5 either.

But there are going to be metal "fanboys" who zelously stick to one genre and degrade anything else, like in every other genre, and like our very own console wars (PS3 RULES). But so long as they have developed their opinions in a calm, logical manor, in the tradition of our world's favourite philosopher Socrates, then what's wrong with that?

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

Yes. I'm a music nerd and my first and foremost favorite genre is metal. I also listen to blues, Orchestral scores, classic rock, ska, and classical music. I like anything that's composed and/or preformed well, really. I know a bunch of people that just hate shit because it's not metal. I usually hate most of the same shit they do, but if there's a genre or group I don't like I usually can give you a practically endless list of bulletpoints why it sucks from a musical standpoint before I even get into my personal opinion.

 

[Crazy_Dude]

I listen to a lot of music. Genres like Metal, Trance, House, Rock ect.

There is no good reason to hate a music genre. It is all subjective and all depends on the music flavour of that person.

 

[agnosticOCD]

I enjoy almost any type of music. There are just some people who are the equivalent of some kind of Smash Brothers fanboy (I don't mean to offend, let's take it easy), and are pretty expressive when people "diss" metal for being noise. I admit, I did used to be one of these people in my high school days, but I did enjoy loads of other genres like a bit of rap and hip-hop, some emo (yeah...), blues, classical, rock n roll, techno, video game music... meh, a bit of everything, I guess. It holds true even today. But right now I'm listening to a lot of Jack White's three bands, The Mars Volta and Tool.

So yes, no matter how "METAL SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH, MOTHERFUCKERS!" some of us metalheads can be, I doubt some of these guys didn't like Vengaboys some time in their life. DO NOT DENY IT. LOL

EDIT: I forgot to mention, I love oldies too.

 

[Avalanche91]

Assuming you're not talking about trash metal and such, then yeah, I can answer this.

I listen to pretty much every shade of rock (cept the stuff I think is to soft), a little rap (most of it is shit), jazz, blues.....yeah that about it.

 

[haddaway234]

If a person only liked one genre of music, there's just something not right about that. The genres I listen to are:

-Metal
-Hard rock
-Techno
-Alternative
-Punk (Only older stuff)
-Rap (just some here and there)

 

[Individuo]

Metal is amazing, but their is also amazing non-metal too.

 

[Jewrean]

Obviously the poll proves the theory of metal-heads only liking metal is bullshit.

Here are the genres of music I enjoy frequently:

- Techno / Trance / Electronica
- Metal / Rock / Viking Metal / Symphonic Metal / Diva Metal / Nu Metal / Death Metal / Black Metal / Thrash / Grindcore / Mathcore / etc etc etc!
- Golden Oldies
- Classical / Symphony

I do insist on Pop and all forms of Ghetto music like Rap is utter shit. But other than those two extremely large genres, I'm quite open-minded.

 

[Noatun]

I'm a metalhead through and through and heavy metal is, by far, my favourite genre of all. There's a whole wealth of diverse subgenres within heavy metal and I continually discover new bands and subgenres that radically change my perception of this beautiful genre. My favourite subgenres of heavy metal range from: black metal, death metal, doom metal, drone metal, avant-garde metal, progressive metal, thrash metal, folk metal (some of it), traditional heavy metal, etc. But even in metal there is a fair share of subgenres that I don't like. Power metal usually does nothing for me, although there are exceptions (Alkemyst). Metalcore, deathcore and nu-metal are subgenres that I strongly dislike.

That said, yes, I definitely like other types of music. I'm a huge fan of Gorillaz, I grew up with jazz and blues and I love it, I like some techno/electro music, I enjoy classical music, some indie, alternative rock, rock, punk, ska, industrial, darkwave, dance macabre, gothic rock, folk, ambient, 8-bit music, grunge and I practically worship Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground. I'm also getting into Steely Dan lately.

I don't know which metalheads you've met, but they are not representative of metalheads and their (usually diverse) tastes. A friend of mine listens to some of the most heaviest, filthiest, unforgiving brutal death metal/grindcore, yet he loves the music of Prince, Lou Reed and Gorillaz. Everyone can listen to what he/she wants to listen to, but to limit yourself to one genre is, in my opinion, quite silly.

Sorry for the abominably long post...

 

[Noatun]

Personally, I think the worst offenders are black metal bands, I'm not a fan of the style anyways, but that on top makes it worse. Perhaps it's a little biased, but still.

You've obviously been listening to the wrong black metal bands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLXE4xnbYpc&feature=related

Black metal, as a metal subgenre, is probably the most faithful and true to the spirit of classical music. You just have to fight your way through the shameless Darkthrone-worshippers (plagiarists) and carefully listen in order to hear and recognise the obvious and respectful tribute these bands pay to classical music. It's also far more diverse than most people could possibly imagine.

Urfaust - Geist ist Teufel - Outro
Ambient (hypnotising through repetition, repetition through intoxication; this is beyond words for me):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be00t9Xu_fM&feature=related

Klabautamann - Merkur - Lurker in the Moonlight
Progressive black metal (no classical music, but still oh so beautiful that words are rendered meaningless):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bqYyyFP2S8&feature=related