Heavy Metal Subgenres Quiz

Example Bands	Subgenre
Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate
Deicide, Morbid Angel
Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Candlemass
Earth, Boris, Sunn O)))
Skyclad, Finntroll
Motley Crue, Poison
Paradise Lost, Lacuna Coil
Pantera, Machine Head
Static-X, Ministry
All That Remains, Killswitch Engage
Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine
Korn, Limp Bizkit
Cult of Luna, Isis
Blind Guardian, HammerFall
Tool, Dream Theater, Queensryche

Example Bands	Subgenre
Mastodon, Baroness
Motorhead, Annihilator
Acid King, Electric Wizard
Metallica, Anthrax, Iron Maiden
Jane's Addiction, System of a Down
Meshuggah, Mr. Bungle, Mirrorthrone
Stryper, Tourniquet
Cradle of Filth, Celtic Frost
Primus, Faith No More
Carcass, Cannibal Corpse
Rage Against the Machine, Stuck Mojo
Epica, Nightwish
Black Sabbath, Judas Priest
Amon Amarth, Helheim
Dimmu Borgir, Emperor

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Heavy Metal Subgenres Quiz

by Lorcan

Created Nov 25, 2009 in Music
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	ablackperson:	Nov 25th, 2009 at 22:31 GMT	2 points
	Ew, don't put Cradle of Filth in the same category as Celtic Frost. And I think "Symphonic Black" should be accepted as well as "Black Symphonic."

	an0m1a:	Nov 25th, 2009 at 23:13 GMT	3 points
	Agreed on the CoF/Celtic Frost issue, and "extreme metal" is such a vague term that I don't think it needs its own category. Otherwise, when did Iron Maiden play thrash metal? Besides these, great quiz, I really appreciated it! Thanks!

	Starstruck:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 00:22 GMT	3 points
	These classification always suck in some ways. The same applies here. Iron Maiden = thrash metal? CoF and CF in the same category? "Black Symphonic" sounds a bit forced, Emperor and Dimmu should be labelled either Black Metal or Norwegian Black Metal. "Traditional" is also a non-existent term - it's just Heavy Metal.

	Lorcan:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 00:43 GMT	1 point
	Hey, thanks for the feedback, I'll work on that when I get the chance.

	Gjezman:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 04:09 GMT	1 point
	If anyone likes stoner metal which is how i would put it but check out Skeleton Of God.

	Gjezman:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 04:10 GMT	1 point
	isnt how id put it is what meant to say

	FadeMet:	Apr 17th, 2010 at 01:24 GMT	6 points
	Iron Maiden isn't thrash.

	whoamime:	Jun 20th, 2010 at 17:14 GMT	0 points
	Motorhead isn't really speed metal. Ditto on the Maiden point.

	Isles91:	Oct 6th, 2010 at 02:07 GMT	5 points
	Cannibal Corpse and Carcass aren't grindcore. Maiden's not thrash. Extreme metal is a term that can be used for several sub-genres (such as black and death)-and isn't really it's own sub-genre.

	PurppuraSuihku:	Oct 8th, 2010 at 01:33 GMT	2 points
	As has been stated, Maiden isn't thrash by any stretch of imagination. Also, you should accept 'melodic black' for 'black symphonic', as far that can be considered a separate genre. And accept 'white' for 'christian' too, it's a quite known denomination for that genre.

	PurppuraSuihku:	Oct 8th, 2010 at 01:34 GMT	1 point
	And accept 'classic' for 'traditional' metal too..

	shadesgordon:	Dec 18th, 2010 at 15:09 GMT	2 points
	nu metal is hardly metal at all. korn and limp bizkit both SUCK!!! and christian isnt really a subgenre, rather a lyrical theme. christian doesnt really have a typical sound- stryper is a glam metal band and tourniquet is a power/prog metal band

	mcrSlipknot128:	Dec 24th, 2010 at 16:07 GMT	-1 points
	KoRn DONT SUCK but limp bizkit are not that great lol

	mcrSlipknot128:	Dec 24th, 2010 at 16:09 GMT	-2 points
	I think people have opinions that should be kept to them selves! lol But I like the quiz, I think you should have used other bands though than the ones you put up there! and I think alot of people get confused when putting things in genres thats all i'm gonna say! Good Quiz!

	dyster:	Jun 24th, 2011 at 06:05 GMT	0 points
	Agree on what's been said on Maiden, Extreme metal, Symphonic Black and Traditional. Christian metal is not a genre of it's own. I've never heard of Funk as a metal genre either. Also, "Post" is not a genre of it's own, it has to be post-something (Like post-hardcore, which one can then argue isn't metal again).

	magister:	Feb 28th, 2012 at 16:50 GMT	2 points
	I've never considered Cannibal Corpse to be grindcore. Grindcore should be reserved for more traditional bands like AC, Yacopsae, **** on the Beach, etc.

	magister:	Mar 21st, 2012 at 12:50 GMT	1 point
	Or Napalm Death. I didn't realize that first record came out in 1987. Grindcore is 25 years old this year?