Poll: Do you listen to metal?

[someonehairy-ish]

I tend to go for either proggy stuff, techy stuff, or extreme stuff. SYL, Meshuggah, Gojira, Tool, Opeth, Mastodon, etc.

I don't listen to exclusively metal though. Maybe 50% of my music is metal, the rest tends to be some variation on rock, electronic music, rap, classical, even the odd indie group.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Black Sabbath (both vocalists)

Those would be Ozzy and Dio I guess.
So you don't count Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes and Tony Martin?

I don't know who those people are. I can't classify metal and really am not that big into it to begin with. I'll clarify my original post though.

 

[JenSeven]

Black Sabbath (both vocalists)

Those would be Ozzy and Dio I guess.
So you don't count Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes and Tony Martin?

I don't know who those people are. I can't classify metal and really am not that big into it to begin with. I'll clarify my original post though.

Ian Gillan, was vocalist for the Born Again album. THE Deep Purple singer, The Ian Gillan Band and Gillan. Pretty much an industry legend.
Glenn Hughes, vocalist for the Seventh Star album. Also former Deep Purple and Gary Moore member.
Tony Martin, vocalist for the The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, TYR, Cross Purposes and Forbidden albums. After Ozzy the longest Black Sabbath vocalist, he was with them longer than Dio.

 

[Wayneguard]

Other bands play... Manowar kills

 

[eljawa]

Yeah I listen to some metal, but I listen to all sorts of rock so I'm not really a metalhead. Used to be really into Avenged Sevenfold when I was in high school, so real metal aficionados probably roll their eyes at my musical tastes

 

[GamemasterAnthony]

My tastes in music are "anything that sounds good". So, there are actually quite a few metal songs I like to listen to. Though...my personal guilty pleasure is Dethklok.

 

[BodomBeachChild]

I do indeed. The down "Jesus" logo is my avatar after all. Death, grind, groove, and sludge are my favorite sub genres but I try to enjoy as much metal as I can. Some tech death and bands that go outta their way to be a complex as possible turn me off from their music sometimes. Just because you are good doesn't mean you sound good.

 

[BleedingPride]

I'm mostly a fan of Nu-metal (don't kill me), so I wouldn't call myself a metalhead exactly, because I listen to a variety of stuff. Also everything on the Devil May Cry 3 and 4 Soundtrack, go check that stuff out.

 

[Warlokk]

40+ years old and still a die-hard metalhead, mostly classic metal and power metal these days. I'm also a photographer in my local metal scene. Here's me testing before a promo shoot not long ago.

[http://s961.photobucket.com/user/MetalWarlokk/media/Self%20Portraits/2013-04-27_12-56-22-DSC_0079-2.jpg.html]

 

[ActionDan]

Metal makes up most of my Winamp. including, but not all;
Apocalyptica (I see them as metal)
Black Label Society
The Cavalera Conspiracy
Children of Bodom
Coal Chamber
Dethklok (Yes I know Metalocalypse is a Parody of metal, but some of their songs are so damn good)
Devildriver
Dimmu Borgir
Gojira (My personal favourite band, seeing them live topped Dimmu Borgir for me)
In Flames
Marilyn Manson
Megadeth
Meshuggah
Metallica (of course)
Pantera
Rosetta (Metal for Astronauts, as they describe themselves, and deserves a link. A mix of Ambiance and Metal)

 

[ActionDan]

Though...my personal guilty pleasure is Dethklok.

I hear that man. I could listen to Dethalbum II on repeat all day.

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

When I comes to music, I don't limit myself. If it sounds good to me, I'll listen to it.
Don't care what genre it is. As long as its good music.

But when it comes to metal, I just love it, any and all.
Metal is what got me into music, more specifically the first two Slipknot albums (which are brutal and if you say they're not you're incorrect) and Metallica's Ride the Lightning where my first CD purchases ever.

Here is a list of some of my favorite bands (random order):

Amon Amarth (seeing them this year)
The Devin Townsend Project(and all DT's related works)
Meshuggah
Rammstein
Korn
Tool
Nihilism Incarnate
SOAD
DevilDriver
Dimmu Borgir
Fear Hate Destroy
Behemoth
Dream Theater

If I keep typing I'll be here all day because there are few metal bands or subgenre I don't like.

 

[Spacewolf]

I have no idea where the various types start or end or even what the separation between rock and metal is. But since Iron Maiden was mentioned in the original post I'll go with yes.

 

[InfernalPaladin]

Yup, metalhead here. Mainly thrash such as Pantera and Lamb of God, but I also get into the slower, heavy stuff. Not quite grind, but more of an 80's style - Bolt Thrower is an excellent example. Can't forget Apocalyptica, blurring the lines of my two favourite genres - classical and metal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3lZXD5a9QU

Edit: I suck at embedding >_>

 

[Lawnmooer]

I'm a metalhead.

I listen to:

Thrash
Power
Death
Melodic
Symphonic
Industrial
Goth
Pirate
Viking
Crossover
Heavy
Speed
Black

And a multitude of mixtures of those genres.

Heck, I'm even going to Bloodstock this year (On Thursday, so pretty pumped at the moment)

 

[kyomi7502]

I was looking for the "Obviously" option.. heh

I listen to most types of metal and I don't bother to sub-categorize it, only about 4300+ songs so far but metal led me to industrial

I don't even bother to try and understand or listen to lyrics in any metal, they are just more of an 'instrument' to me. Anything with some really awesome guitars in it I'll listen to. Especially songs like Dimmu Borgir - Spellbound by the Devil (the end bit is *awesome*), Raunchy - This Blackout is Your Apocalypse and the such.

 

[SonofaJohannes]

Not really. When I was younger I used to listen to a lot of power metal, the fantasy stuff with swords and dragons and all that fun stuff, but these days not so much. Nowadays I listen mostly to other genres, but there are a couple of metal songs I like. Never could stand the more extreme stuff though, anything with growling and burning churches is a big no-no.

 

[TecnoMonkey]

Nope. In fact I hate it. I would say why but CatBus has already demonstrated perfectly my feelings towards that genre of... "music"...

 

[kyomi7502]

Rosetta

I have never heard of them before.. and that song makes some nice background music for doing other things.
Normally I just discover metal by remixes or covers.

 

[Raikas]

I find the people that listen to metal or proclaim themselves "metalheads"...

As I see it, that "or" is actually an important distinction. People's likes and dislikes are diverse, but I'm always suspicious of people who have made being a fan of some particular genre into a major cultural marker.

Personally, I don't listen to metal aside from a couple of subgenres (symphonic metal and dance metal) which generally have equal influences in other genres, but I've certainly known plenty of people who listen to traditional metal who don't define themselves by their taste in music. And realistically, how many people genuinely only listen to a single genre of music? Even the most stereotypically "metalhead" couple I know also go to the opera and check out the local jazz festival, so I'm not seeing how any meaningful

EDIT: I hate untruths, and metal being a good genre is one of the biggest lies I've ever heard... perpetuated only because of the misconceptions people have about their own minds and tastes.

But taste is relative - a difference of opinion is hardly a lie. If someone loves something that I hate and hates what I love, I just learn not to take their advice on which concerts to attend - I don't assume that they're lying to me. That's such a bizarre way of framing something as subjective as taste.