What metal do you listen to?

[Hard Rock]

I disagree, Metal (at least heavy/death metal) is usually quite fast and backed by lots of heavy drum rolls and bass, the vocals are usually screaming or a mix of screaming and singing.

Depends on what type of metal. If you group metal as death(heavy and death or in no way related, you can classify ac/dc as heavy metal, or rock. Not death) then of course everything is double peddeling and screaming.

Bands like Slipknot, Sepultura, 8 Foot Sativa and Mudvayne are modern metal bands

*Checks* Okay, i thought my memory was fading. how can Sepultura be a "modern" rock band when theve been around nearly as long as metallica?

Slipknot is nu metal. Wait in bleed was a good song, the rest of the albumn was okay, but their second albumn was so bad it wasnt a joke. Its no suprise you can find that cd selling for less than 5$(i got it as a gift for >3$ american, brand new, on sale, and i still felt it was a waste of money).


Evanesence are Nightwish wannabes, so I have to agree with Nathan, nu-garbage

In the 80's metal meant heavy alternative rock, bands such as Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden and Motorhead were classified as Metal bands in the 80's, but compared to the Metal being released these days they are more alternative rock.

I disagree. Black sabbath have some of the heaviest metal i have heard. Cranking the Ride the lightning CD from metallica makes the modern "metal" you mentioned sound like mainstream rock(which it more or less is). Iron Maiden is classified as power metal.
Slayer's Reign in blood from the 80's is insanely heavy, and is considered to be the one of best death metal cd's. Alternative rock it is not.



And for my metal list, since i can never remember 90% of the stuff i listen too, ill copy and tweak some lists:

Iron Maiden
In Flames
Arch Enemy(old guy singer was better, new chick singer a better GROWLER but not as good)
Soliwork
Children of bodom
Pro-Pain (also see below)
Spineshank(probably nu-metal, but i like em so :p)
Metallica (pre-90's. heck pre justice for alll)
Black Sabbath
Ozzy(older stuff was better)
Therion
Nightwish
Rhapsody
Iced Earth
Sins of thy beloved
Slayer


-Some songs rule, others are okay
Witchery
Dimmu Borgir
Old Man's Child
Hypocrisy
Six Feet Under(the tnt remake sucked, but it was funny)
Testament
and probably 3 and half a million more...
and uh, i dont mind some hair metal(hides)