For me for begginers who just get into metal music in general its better to offer some old classic heavy metal or some power too !! also alternative metal can be good !!

Welll I'm not a fan of power XD ...... so I don't count that and yeah heavy is I guess softer but progressive isnt that harsh what r u talking about.... it doesnt hurt my ears!!!

Most people without already-established enjoyment for more extreme music will probably best tolerate power metal since it's so formulaic and easier to process. The same could be said for those poppy "gothic"/symphonic metal bands.

Grindcore, brutal death or tech death are easy to listen to since my uncle is an ex guitarist of a brutal death metal band in my hometown. Progressive jazz influenced death/black is easier to listen for me because my whole family loved jazz very much

I still haven't figured out why, but around here everyone likes deathcore. Some of it is pretty harsh, which I would think tends to repel most metal n00bs, but they just eat it up. Job For A Cowboy is like the new Korn.

One would think that trad. would be the way to go, but for some reason a lot more people start with the extreme genres these days, which I think is a shame. I personally feel thrash is the easiest to get into, as it can appeal both to the non-extreme and extreme metal inclined and just sounds "cool".

I think any kind of Melodic Metal genre is easiest to get into unless you're the kind of person who knows outright that you prefer more extreme metal.

You'll easily identify if the band is easy to get in to if they got millions of views in youtube. POSER shit like deathcore, metalcore, symphonic metal and other crap gets millions of views! While underground bands who are 1000000x better than those posers get only 1,000-10,000 views..haha but that's ok, Keep it on the underground for the real metalheads.

Written by Guest on 01.05.2011 at 17:07

You'll easily identify if the band is easy to get in to if they got millions of views in youtube. POSER shit like deathcore, metalcore, symphonic metal and other crap gets millions of views! While underground bands who are 1000000x better than those posers get only 1,000-10,000 views..haha but that's ok, Keep it on the underground for the real metalheads.

I wonder, how do you know the underground bands are "1000000x" better?

Generally metalcore and deathcore are good for getting young people into metal. Metalcore is melodic and features clean vocals often, and the breakdowns are effectively heavy dance beats.

For somebody whos not in high school, I would use Sabbath, Maiden, and some old school thrash bands(Heathen, Metallica, Overkill's first two), due to the clean vocals and similarity to mainstream hard rock.

Traditional heavy, power and sometimes nu-metal, it all depends on the person.

Also, sheer amount of ignorance some people showed in this topic almost made me puke.

I dont think the question should be "Whats the easiest genre to get into" but What the more Netural metal Genre. Everyone taste is going to be differant. For me it was Thrash Metal. From there is found Power Metal, Death Metal, ect... If you're a pre teen that hates his/her parents than Nu-Metal. So I would have to say the more netural genre would have to be Heavy Metal

Heavy metal for starters. Stuff like Maiden, Priest... the easiest extreme metal ( with harsh vocals ) to get into is maybe melodeath.

I mainly got into metal with stuff like Iron Maiden and Metallica. So I guess heavy and thrash.

The obvious answer would tend towards melodic metal, like power or trad heavy metal. But I personnaly got into metal with Cradle Of Filth, which is one of the easiest extreme metal band to get into imo, mainly because it uses gothic elements like symphonies and female vocals that hook the unexperimented listener. As a matter of fact, any metal genre using lots of keyboards is easier to get into, since the melodies are usually much clearer than those played on distorted guitars. I remember focusing almost exclusively on vocals and keyboards when I began listening to metal.

Written by Kennoth on 02.05.2011 at 02:21

Traditional heavy, power and sometimes nu-metal, it all depends on the person.

Also, sheer amount of ignorance some people showed in this topic almost made me puke.

Agree with traditional and power. Skilled vocalists in these genres are not as abrasive to people just getting into metal, especially if their not teens.

Tech or Brutal Death Metal...definitely!!! Skip the breast milk and straight to hard fucking liquor baby!!!!!!

Power/Heavy Metal for Hard Rock people
Groove Metal for Nu Metal people
Thrash for Punk people

Written by MetalSpider on 18.05.2011 at 07:17

Tech or Brutal Death Metal...definitely!!! Skip the breast milk and straight to hard fucking liquor baby!!!!!!

That's exactly why it's not the easiest. lol

Probably some genre that is not very different of newbies sense of taste for music...something close to mainstream rock or something....Probably a lot of gothic/prog/power/melodic stuff...

Written by Yasmine on 19.05.2011 at 17:01

Written by MetalSpider on 18.05.2011 at 07:17

Tech or Brutal Death Metal...definitely!!! Skip the breast milk and straight to hard fucking liquor baby!!!!!!

That's exactly why it's not the easiest. lol

lol yeah I know

Written by MetalSpider on 18.05.2011 at 07:17

Tech or Brutal Death Metal...definitely!!! Skip the breast milk and straight to hard fucking liquor baby!!!!!!

Are you genuinely saying that you went straight to these genres of Metal? Yeeeeeaaaahhhh right.

I think the most accessible generally would be older Heavy Metal like Sabbath and Maiden as they are considered classics and compared with today you could say there is not much to them. Simplicity so to speak. But really it will be the trend of the day as its much easier for people getting into Metal to follow whatever their friends like. I suppose right now in the UK its Metalcore and Djent etc. Personally I missed the Nu-Metal crowed when I was younger but loved the older bands, but many school mates only began listening to the old bands until after school and their tastes developed.

Written by Silent Jay on 19.05.2011 at 20:40

Written by MetalSpider on 18.05.2011 at 07:17

Tech or Brutal Death Metal...definitely!!! Skip the breast milk and straight to hard fucking liquor baby!!!!!!

Are you genuinely saying that you went straight to these genres of Metal? Yeeeeeaaaahhhh right.

I think the most accessible generally would be older Heavy Metal like Sabbath and Maiden as they are considered classics and compared with today you could say there is not much to them. Simplicity so to speak. But really it will be the trend of the day as its much easier for people getting into Metal to follow whatever their friends like. I suppose right now in the UK its Metalcore and Djent etc. Personally I missed the Nu-Metal crowed when I was younger but loved the older bands, but many school mates only began listening to the old bands until after school and their tastes developed.

Haha nooo definitely not!

I really started to get into metal (besides already occasionally listening to metallica and iron maiden, while still listening to bands like linkin park, godsmack etc.) when I heard Man Made God from In Flames. Then I started listening to In Flames, COB, Dark Tranquility, Soilwork...and then eventually all forms of Death Metal.

I started with Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Annihilator, and Agent Steel.

Blind guardian started it all for me
Before that was led zep, purple, GnR, some maiden, metallica and judas priest
I guess power, folk or heavy metal would be a good place to start.

Since I was already a prog and jazz fanatic, i found prog and avant garde the easiest genres to get into. Opeth was the first extreme metal band I listened to, followed by maudlin of the well. Oddly enough, I think a lot of people are getting into prog. Dream Theater is almost a house hold name, As is Opeth.

Written by Doc G. on 22.03.2007 at 05:34

I agree, Power Metal for sure, its happy, its catchy and powerful & heavy without alienating any listeners with brutality.

Power metal for me is harder to get into than Brutal Death! It's catchy, but the cheesy vocals turn me off! Stuff like Maiden and Priest is something easy to get into, I'd say.

I would say Thrash. It became my first love very quickly. It has so much variety , style, Intensity and even beauty.

For dudes not into extreme metal: Power metal.

Most of the people easily get into alternative metal