Songs that you feel define genres.
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Posted by Judas, 09.09.2011 - 06:40
You have a friend who wants to hear a song that you feel is representative of a certain type of metal. They've heard lots about the subgenre, but they want you to recommend just one song that, in your opinion, incorporates most of the essential elements of the aforementioned subgenre that they can listen to and make a reasonably informed decision about whether or not that particular style does it for them (i.e. if they like the song, you think there's a fair chance they'll find quite a few bands they like within that subgenre, and if they don't like the song, you feel they probably won't like the subgenre on the whole).
Here are my choices:
Heavy Metal - 22 Acacia Avenue (Iron Maiden).
Doom Metal - Solitude (Candlemass).
Speed Metal - Majesty (Blind Guardian).
Thrash Metal - Angel of Death (Slayer).
Death Metal - Leprosy (Death).
Black Metal - In the Mist by the Hills (Satyricon).
Folk Metal - Journey Man (Korpiklaani).
Viking Metal - Sweoland Conqueror (Thyrfing).
Power Metal - Eagle Fly Free (Helloween).
(N.B. This list only incorporates genres that I like. I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending a song from a genre I'm not a fan of myself, e.g. Progressive Metal. Furthermore, the bands and songs listed are not necessarily my favourites from each genre; I just feel they give a good feel for the genre as a whole.)
Thoughts?
| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15288  |
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 11.09.2011 at 00:53 one by one is not nearly as representative of BM as is UAFM. but like so many (Guib) the point of representative seems to have gone horribly over your head.
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| Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena Posts: 7568  |
Written by BitterCOld on 11.09.2011 at 01:20 I dont feel to define my recommendations for every genre with a song...Bleh....! I felt that Immortal should be shared with UAFM...so I commented it there..!! (:
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
It seems quite a few here have problems grasping the intention of this thread and especially the meaning of the word representative
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15288 |
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 11.09.2011 at 01:23 attempting to define a genre with a single song is what the OP asked. it is not recommendations. it is representations. ___ in order to be representative of a genre, i would think it important to be the type of song that helped define the genre, so likely something released earlier on in a genres formative years - the one that set the standard then and influenced others coming later. Black - Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger Death - Obituary - Find The Arise Doom - (joins the Candlemass - Solitude train) Heavy - Judas Priest - Another Thing Coming Sludge - Buzzov*en - Dirtkickers Stoner - Sleep - Dragonaut Thrash - Exodus - A Lesson In Violence
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
And thinking Baroness is representative for sludge is like thinking Obama's skin colour is representative for the skin colour of all non-whites in the world.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Mattybu Posts: 2589  |
Here's my best suggestions... Heavy: Saxon - Dallas 1 pm Thrash: Slayer - Raining Blood Death: Death - Flattening of Emotions Power: Rhapsody of Fire - Emerald Sword Technical Death: Obscura - Septuagint NWOBHM: Iron Maiden - The Trooper Progressive: Rush - 2112 Doom: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Metalcore: As I Lay Dying - Nothing Left Hard Rock: Scorpions - Dynamite
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15288 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 11.09.2011 at 03:00 Cheap Vodka would be my 1b for sludge, had written it in before going back for Buzzov*en. i wanted something nasty that had lots of slower parts, as the tempo is part of what initially defined sludge. Kyuss was my 1b for stoner as well, although it would have been between Green Machine (my fave of theirs), 50 Million Year Trip, or Gardenia.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Doom: joining the Candlemass - Soltude express Thrash: Exodus - A Lesson In Violence Death: Death - Pull The Plug or Evil Dead or Morbid Angel - Chapel Of Ghouls. speed metal: agent steel - 144.000 Gone power metal: helloween - how many tears stoner: kyuss - green machine sludge: acid bath - scream of the butterfly black: mayhem - freezing moon heavy: iron maiden - idea of march (yes I know, it's an instrumental) metalcore: merauder - masterkiller tech deat metal: atheist - on they slay progressive: queensryche - suite sister mary
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
It seems 99% of the people (also people that are immensely deep into doom  ) agree Solitude by Candlemass is the most representative doom song. We have a clear winner here
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| edgethrasherx Posts: 87  |
Death: Pull the Plug-Death Tech Death: The Anti-cosmic overload-Obscura Thrash: Pleasure to Kill-Kreator Heavy: Phantom of the Opera-Iron Maiden Speed: Holy Wars-Megadeth Power: Dr stein-Helloween Black: Venom-Welcome to Hell Doom: Solitude-Candlemass
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| king_matt Posts: 449  |
Heavy: Judas Priest - Victim of Changes or Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name Thrash: Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare Death: Nile - Cast Down the Heretic Progressive: Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 1 Power: Rhapsody of Fire - Dawn of Victory Doom: You should already know by now Black: Mayhem - Freezing Moon
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| Slayer666 Posts: 2466  |
Written by [user id=28526] on 11.09.2011 at 00:41 Love it. But as a representative of death metal, I feel it's just a bit... too extreme (I bet you didn't see that line coming, booyah).
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 11.09.2011 at 03:31 I love that song and all that jazz but I just have to ask you to explain this one to me.
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603  |
I think so far everyone agrees that the representative of prog would be a song from Images & Words (never mind which one). As for power (I'm too lazy to think of other genres now, just picking one thing from the top of my head), I'd go for The Fourth Legacy by Kamelot, as a representative of what the genre should sound like. Damn, if only all power metal sounded THAT good...
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675  |
Written by Syk on 10.09.2011 at 21:12 The song "Nostradamus" is a great one, but I still feel "Painkiller" is a more defining song of the genre. hehe Written by Syk on 10.09.2011 at 21:12 True, although if you recommend lesser examples of what a genre has to offer first, the listener might feel no desire to further explore the genre in the first place. lol  If I was going to name an Anathema song for the doom category, I'd have to go with "Lovelorn Rhapsody". I remember being totally blown away when I first heard that song, and to me it is one of the all time classic songs of the genre.  Written by Syk on 10.09.2011 at 21:12 Halford, what about him? Stoner? I'll have to think about that one... lol I know some people would class some Cathedral as stoner (as opposed to doom) but Ive never seen them as anything but doom. Same sorta thing with Trouble... I'll come back to that one.  For groove, I guess it all depends whether you'd class "Burn My Eyes", as groove or not... If so, then my pick would definitely be "Davidian" by Machine Head. If not, then definitely "Psycho Holiday" by Pantera! xD
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| arwestromen Posts: 645  |
Power: Chosen ones - Dream Evil Heavy: Sanctuary - Iron Maiden  Thrash: Fight Fire with Fire - Metallica  Black: Satan my master - Bathory  Death: Hammersmached face - Cannibal Corpse  Folk: Trollhammare - Finntroll  Glam: Talk dirty to me - Poison  Industrial: Du Hast - Rammstein 
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| AngelCryGr Posts: 19  |
Heavy: Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name Speed: Motorhead - Overkill Thrash: Metallica - Metal Militia Power: Helloween - Future World NWOBHM: Diamond Head - Helpless Doom: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Stoner: Kyuss - Thumb Hard Rock: Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown Groove: Pantera - Cowboys From Hell Glam: Def Leppard - Photograph
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| Garth Vader Posts: 72  |
Death: Sepultura - Arise Heavy: Judas Priest - Painkiller Doom: Trouble - At The End Of My Daze Power: Gamma Ray - Send Me A Sign Progressive: Dream Theater - Pull Me Under Thrash: Havok - Covering Fire Speed: Gama Bomb - Polterghost Cyber: Sybreed - ReEvolution Space: Ayreon - Dragon On the Sea Melodic: Scar Symmetry - The Illusionist Instrumental: Chris Poland - Return To Metalopolis Experimental: Animals As Leaders - Tempting Time and finally ... Good Fun: Austrian Death Machine - Conan, What's Best In Life?
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408  |
Metallica's Creeping Death for Thrash.
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| elekctric Posts: 105  |
Just to butt in ... I think industrial would be moot without Big Blacks - Kerosene my pick for Industrial
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| lordchadi Posts: 102  |
Hard rock : queen - innuendo heavy : Manowar - hail & kill black : cradle of filth - from the cradle to enslave doom : candlemass - At The Gallows End death : Death - Crystal Mountain thrash : pantera - The Art Of Shredding speed : slayer - Ditto head symphonic : Haggard - The Final Victory
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| Pazu Posts: 167  |
I kind of feel like updating my list, since I've been thinking about this topic a bit as of late. So let me go for another attempt. I'll try to include more genres this time. Heavy: Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name Power: Gamma Ray - Valley Of The Kings Progressive: Dream Theater - Stream Of Consciousness Doom: Candlemass - Solitude Symphonic: Nightwish - Ghost Love Score Melodic Death: Be'lakor - Abeyance Death: Death - Symbolic Black: Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger Thrash: Megadeth - Tornado of Souls Industrial: Rammstein - Sonne
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| Jagermeister Posts: 19  |
Traditional Heavy: Judas Priest - Dissident Aggressor N.W.O.B.H.M: Angel Witch - Angel Witch U.S.P.M: Manilla Road - Necropolis Doom: Saint Vitus - Born Too Late Power: Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys or Gamma Ray - Man On A Mission Progressive: Fates Warning - Fata Morgana Thrash: Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due Death: Morbid Angel - Chapel Of Ghouls Black: Mayhem - Buried By Time And Dust
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220  |
Alright so since people were pissed off at my first one couple years ago, so I'll re-do it -_- Thrash: Exodus - Bonded By Blood Sludge: Eyehategod - Revelation/Revolution Doom: Candlemass - Hammer Of Doom Power: Helloween - I'm Alive / Manowar - Hail And Kill Heavy Metal: Iron Maiden - The Trooper Death: Death - Spiritual Healing / Obituary - Chopped In Half Technical Death Metal: Anata - Better Grieved Than Fooled Folk: Finntroll - Trollhammaren Melodic Death: Carcass - Arbeit Macht Fleisch Progressive Metal: Scale The Summit - Odyssey Nu/Alt Metal: System Of A Down - Forest Grindcore: Cephalic Carnage - Lucid Intervale Stoner Rock/Metal: Barn Burner - Beer Today, Bong Tomorrow Crossover: Cryptic Slaughter - Money Talks / Dr.Know - God Told Me To And I still think Quo Vadis is a good example for TDM ... I would've put ''On The Shores Of Ithaka'' but yeah w/e screw you all. Oh and I bet someone will disagree with my Grindcore choice so here's a spare: Wormrot - Born Stupid -_-
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| Ganondox Posts: 1089  |
My answers are extremely stereotypical for the most part because I don't feel like being creative or really thinking in general right now . Traditional Heavy Metal (70s) - Tyrant Traditional Heavy Metal (80s) - Run to the Hills Heavy Metal (00s) - Inside the Fire Doom Metal - Black Sabbath Speed Metal - Ace of Spades Glam Metal - Fallen Angel Power Metal - Through Fire and Flames Folk Metal - Vodka Symphonic Metal - End of All Hope Progressive Metal - Octavarium Alternative Metal - Prison Sex Nu metal - Bodies Industrial Metal - Du Hast Rap Metal - Killing in the Name Groove Metal - Cowboys From Hell Thrash Metal - Caught in a Mosh 1st Wave Black Metal - Massacre 2nd Wave Black Metal - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Old School Death Metal - Zombie Ritual Brutal Death Metal - Hammer Smashed Face Deathcore - No Pity for a Coward Technical Death Metal - Flesh and the Power it Holds Melodic Death Metal - Stand Ablaze Melodic Metalcore - Overcome Metallic Hardcore - I Will Be Heard Mathcore - 43% Burnt Sludge Metal - Existence Is Punishment Djent - Bleed Not metal, but related Hardcore - Guilty of Being White Hard Rock - Highway to Hell Grunge - Smells Like Teen Spirit Grindcore - You Suffer
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