I used to listen to some metal (Motorhead, Slayer, Metallica) when I was younger but my tastes have mellowed out. When DRI played here on their 40th anniversary tour here a couple of years ago, I was blown away by the opening act touring with them. Intent is a boring name IMO that doesn’t do them justice. They’re on Bandcamp. Any Slayer fan should check them out

Oh Alice in Chains is my favorite band of all time. Have their logo tatted on my shoulder. I saw Megadeth on tour recently, having not been a listener. They blew me away. I was headbanging for the entire 2 hours they played 😂

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Metallica has been my absolute favorite metal band since I first heard them back in the eighties.

However, my metal preferences have kept expanding over the years.

Maiden is obvious. So is Sabbath.

But, I’m also super into Amon Amarth, Kataklysm, Ensiferum, Dimmu Borgir, Shepherd’s Reign (if you don’t know them, you have to immediately give them a listen, even if you end up not liking them), GWAR, Anthrax, and Megadeth.

That’s not an exhaustive list of bands I listen to frequently, just the ones that as soon as an album drops, I get it. Well, Megadeth has dropped off in that regard, but I listen to anew album as soon as I can, and then decide if I want to buy it or not.

I could fill up a page with bands that I love, and another with bands I just like.

Oh! And a relatively new band that’s only recently released their first album! Gotta hype these guys, Oklahoma Blood. Really stripped down, aggressive sound. They’re a trio and sound like a bigger band.

Metal isn’t my only music, but it ends up being my favorite genre overall. It’s just so alive when done well, in a way that I don’t really find with most genres. Folk and folk related stuff is alive in the same way, particularly bluegrass and zydeco, and you’ll find plenty of individual “indie” stuff that has that kind of vital essence. That’s subjective, obviously, but it’s the way I’ve come to think about what it is that draws me to some forms of music over others.

I like immortal bird and the curse within

been getting into “Dragged Into Sunlight” and “Wreck and Reference” lately.

My favorite metal bands changed their sound like a decade ago :/ Sonata Arctica and Nightwish

I love metal myself. I listen to everything from Black Sabbath to Cannibal Corpse. I like Nungara, Crypta, Mastodon, Behemoth, Lamb of God, Ghost. I don’t know, it’s a really long list.

I prefer folk punk and adjacent genres, but I listen to some metal, like Otep and Mike Nair-Collins