Quick metal survey

01. How old are you?
26

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
At 16

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
Doom

04. Least favourite?
gothic and satanic black metal dorks

05. Top 3 bands?
Black Sabbath
Cathedral
Mortification


06. Top 3 albums?
Place of Skulls - Nalied
Morphia - Fading Beauty
Juas Priest - Sin after Sin

07. Most hated metal band?
Does Slipknot qualify?

08. Your favourite label?
Any label that supports true metal!

09. Oldschool or newschool?
Oldschool

10. Is good production important in metal music?
Yes

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?
Therion

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?
No, althought they signed this band called Bleed the Sky that was questionable.

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?
CF

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)? CD

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain? over 1000 easily

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection? All

17. Does metal underground still exist? It always will

Hey GrandNational, I didn't know you were a doom fan!

Come on over to The Cave and lets talk about DOOM!

http://thecave.niceboard.com/

01. How old are you?

39

02. Since when do you listen to metal?

Since I was 9 years old (3rd Grade was when I got into KISS in 1976. My parents bought me KISS - Alive! on vinyl for Easter!)

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?

Doom

04. Least favourite?

Power-prog technoodle-wankery

05. Top 3 bands?

Black Sabbath
Place of Skulls
Judas Priest

06. Top 3 albums?

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath & Sabotage (tie)
Place of Skulls - Nailed
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance

07. Most hated metal band?

Manowar

08. Your favourite label?

Rhino for their awesome re-issues and complete compilations - but they are usually not overly involved in metal.

I assume you want current metal labels, so I'll go with SPV/Steamhammer.

09. Oldschool or newschool?

Oldschool

10. Is good production important in metal music?

Not if the feel is right.

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?

Voivod

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?

Not an issue for me. I have no idea why it should be either - nor do I care to know.

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?

Probably Celtic Frost, but I don't listen to either band anymore.

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?

CD (but I have music in ALL formats including 8-track tape. Oops! Scratch that "all" comment. I don't have any old 78 rpm records, I forgot.)

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?

Less than 500 because I have music from many other genres besides metal. All told, I have about 2000 cd's.

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?

Signed copies of Place of Skulls - With Vision & The Fall (7 inch) and Victor Griffin - Late for an Early Grave, all on vinyl.

17. Does metal underground still exist?

Yes. You can check out many doom and stoner bands in the underground if you don't believe me.

01. How old are you?
13

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
For about two years

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
Thrash and speed!

04. Least favourite?
Death/black, all though I don't dislike it.

05. Top 3 bands?
Metallica, Megadeth, and Judas Priest

06. Top 3 albums?
Ride the Lightning('Tallica), Countdown to Extinction('Deth), Painkiller(Priest.

07. Most hated metal band?
Hmm... Tool, if you consider them "metal" or at least the modern equivalent of it.

08. Your favourite label?
I really don't have one.

09. Oldschool or newschool?
Oldschool

10. Is good production important in metal music?
As long as the production isn't TERRIBLE I won't really complain, considering too much production can really kill a metal sound.

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?
I'm familiar with that label, just not that bands...

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?
Huh?

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?
Celtic Frost

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?
I use MP3's and stuff like that.

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?
A lot.

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?
Can't really answer that.

17. Does metal underground still exist?
Yes, it always exists!

Quote :

Power-prog technoodle-wankery

With girly-high-vocalizationalisms

:D

Hey Trog, I'll come down to the cave and doom on brother

01. How old are you?
15

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
about 11 or 12

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
THRASH!! (and some NWOBHM)

04. Least favourite?
everything but thrash

05. Top 3 bands?
metallica, testament, exodus

06. Top 3 albums?
first 3 metallica albums

07. Most hated metal band?
pantera, and all of that new smurf poo

08. Your favourite label?
any if they sign a good band

09. Oldschool or newschool?
oldschool 80's thrash

10. Is good production important in metal music?
good production: important
fake sounding overproduction: kills the music

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?
exodus

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?
what

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?
lol hellhammer was celtic frost before CF changed names.

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?
cd for practicality but vinyl makes a nice wall hanger

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?
way too much to count

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?
they are all precious

17. Does metal underground still exist?
lol, the four horsemen, merciless death, fueled by fire, meltdown, enforcer, need i continue?

hello mad butcher, welcome. Were you on our old board under a different name? Your post reminds me of our "old school or no school" thrasher friend.

ult

Welcome Mad Butcher!

01. How old are you?
17

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
2003

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
Thrash

04. Least favourite?
Nu-Metal ?

05. Top 3 bands?
Maiden, KISS, Iced Earth

06. Top 3 albums?
Alive In Athens, Unleashed in the east, Rust In Peace

07. Most hated metal band?
Hmm.....one band i couldn't stand was cannibal corpse, don't really know.

08. Your favourite label?
Don't have any.

09. Oldschool or newschool?
Oldschool

10. Is good production important in metal music?
Yes IMO

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?
Blind Guardian/Helloween

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?
No idea!!!

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?
Don't listen to them :d

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?
CD's

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?
70 + albums, like 10 bands shirts 6 posters.

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?
KISS box

17. Does metal underground still exist?
YEa

01. How old are you? 31, but most people say I act like a 15 year old boy, and I can´t say I disagree

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
since 1990.

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
classic heavy metal ( Dio , Accept , Bloodgood )

04. Least favourite?
death metal , nu metal

05. Top 3 bands?
don´t ask me that, please

06. Top 3 albums?
ditto above

07. Most hated metal band?
Deicide

08. Your favourite label?

intense records

09. Oldschool or newschool?

oldschool

10. Is good production important in metal music? no top notch production, but at least something bearable

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast? no

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?

none

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)? mp3 for sure

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain? I have no idea

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection? some rare white metal CDs, like Decision D for example ...

17. Does metal underground still exist?

I don´t think so ...
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Welcome to the slaughter,
I hope you're having fun!!

01. How old are you? 35

02. Since when do you listen to metal? I don't remember my exact age at the time, but it was a long, long time ago.

03. Your favourite metal subgenre? power/thrash

04. Least favourite? anything with extreme vocals.

05. Top 3 bands? Iced Earth, Nevermore, Cage

06. Top 3 albums?
Silent Scythe - Suffer in Silence
Iced Earth - Dark Saga
Cage - Darker Than Black

07. Most hated metal band? None stand out more than any other.

08. Your favourite label? Who cares about labels?

09. Oldschool or newschool? both have merit

10. Is good production important in metal music? Sure

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label? Who knows?

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast? Why?

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost? neither. They both suck

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)? CD

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain? far to many to count

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection? Black Destiny - In Neo Noir because it is a great album and very hard to find.

17. Does metal underground still exist? Yes. everything that MTV doesn't play is underground.

01. How old are you? 21

02. Since when do you listen to metal? early teens

03. Your favourite metal subgenre? prog/norwegian black/power/doom

04. Least favourite? nu-metal, -core, christian metal

05. Top 3 bands? Opeth, Cradle of Filth, Bathory

06. Top 3 albums? Blood Fire Death, Powerslave, Cruelty and the Beast

07. Most hated metal band? Cannibal Corpse

08. Your favourite label? none at the moment

09. Oldschool or newschool? old school

10. Is good production important in metal music? depends

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label? Blind Guardian

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast? F*** THAT, they're AWESOME!

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost? old Celtic Frost

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)? no favorites

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain? unsure at the moment

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection? tough one...

17. Does metal underground still exist? of course, never left.

Welcome Agropos!!



BTW, AgropoP was a very popular band in my country during 80s-late 90s! - With the heaviest singer ever, named "Šerbi"!!

01. How old are you? 16

02. Since when do you listen to metal? Since I was 12 or so.

03. Your favourite metal subgenre? Thrash, death, black, NWOBHM

04. Least favourite? Metalcore and Christian

05. Top 3 bands? Priest, Overkill and Sodom

06. Top 3 albums? Stained Class, Years of Decay and Agent Orange

07. Most hated metal band? Trivium, Pantera, Lamb of God, etc.

08. Your favourite label? Any with passable bands at all

09. Oldschool or newschool? Old school mostly

10. Is good production important in metal music? Not at all.

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label? Exodus, though the last few albums have been fairly unimpressive

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast? Sure. They've got a lot of crap on there.

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost? Both are great, but CF are better.

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)? I like vinyl's sound best, but the majority of my collection is CD.

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain? Almost 200.

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection? Don't know

17. Does metal underground still exist? Sure. Most good bands nowadays are underground.

01. How old are you? 33

02. Since when do you listen to metal? 87 or so

03. Your favourite metal subgenre? power metal

04. Least favourite? gore/grind

05. Top 3 bands? maiden, helloween, grave digger

06. Top 3 albums? grave digger - tunes of War; maiden - number of the beast; helloween - the dark ride

07. Most hated metal band? korn - if you consider them metal

08. Your favourite label? anyone that puts out good metal but these days i have been buying a lot off of locomotive rec

09. Oldschool or newschool? oldschool

10. Is good production important in metal music? yep. but not overproduction

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label? dont really case

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast? dont really care

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost? neither

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)? cd

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain? you can see it all here at http://exact3.tripod.com/pmcdlist.html

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection? Seventh Avenue - children EP - took me forever to find it to complete my Seventh Ave collection

17. Does metal underground still exist? yep

no man, i just joined, love no life till metal, it really helps me and my brother decide what albums to get. but i think u talked to my bro before, does Jared from the four horsemen ring any bells?

01. How old are you?
34

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
16

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
Classic

04. Least favourite?
Death

05. Top 3 bands?
AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest

06. Top 3 albums?
Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden (the best album ever by any band)
can't list any more, I love a lot of albums.

07. Most hated metal band?
Metallica - for the music direction they went.

08. Your favourite label?
n/a

09. Oldschool or newschool?
Old

10. Is good production important in metal music?
Yes

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?
n/a

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?
hahaha

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?
Celtic Frost

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?
MP3 :P

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?
I had a total of 1800+ tapes, of which 1200 were on rock and metal.

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?
lots to list

17. Does metal underground still exist?
Yes i believe so.

01. How old are you?
I'll be 37 next month

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
Since 1981 when I first heard AC/DC... it was all downhill from there. ;)

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
Old school traditional stuff (Priest, Maiden, etc.) with a touch of thrash (old Metallica, Anthrax, Exodus, etc.)

04. Least favourite?
I have no use whatsoever for black metal

05. Top 3 bands?
Raven, Iron Maiden, Savatage

06. Top 3 albums?
Metallica's Kill'Em All, Raven's All For One, Ramones' Road To Ruin

07. Most hated metal band?
Hmmm... life's too short for "hate" so I prefer to simply ignore stuff I'm not interested in/don't like

08. Your favourite label?
All record labels are the same... they have some good bands, they have some crap bands. I don't really have a favorite label.

09. Oldschool or newschool?
Oldschool baby!

10. Is good production important in metal music?
Depends... if the songs are good, many times they can overcome a crappy production job. However, the most expensive production job in the world can't save crappy songs. (Did that make sense? I hope so)

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?
I would have said Primal Fear but they're not signed to N.B. anymore...

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?
Um, why? What'd they ever do to you?

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?
Celtic Frost

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?
CDs are most convenient, but vinyl gives me the oldschool warm fuzzies. :)

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?
Haven't counted lately but I'd say somewhere between 1000-1200 pieces if you counted up all my CDs, LPs, tapes, etc.

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?
Either my Overkill ticket stub autographed by Bobby Gustafson, or the Joe Hasselvander drum stick I got at a Raven show.

17. Does metal underground still exist?
Yes, it does. And that's where metal belongs!!
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01. How old are you?

22 (23 this month)

02. Since when do you listen to metal?

Since birth. My mom used to play Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and
Physical Graffitti all the time when I was a kid and I was hooked from
their.

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?

Power Metal

04. Least favourite?

Glam Metal

05. Top 3 bands?

Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Type O Negative

06. Top 3 albums?

1. Painkiller (Priest)

2. Symbol Of Salvation (Armored Saint)

3. Dark Saga (Iced Earth)

07. Most hated metal band?

Poison

08. Your favourite label?

Inside Out (Nothing but awesome Prog albums)

09. Oldschool or newschool?

Oldschool

10. Is good production important in metal music?

Not really but sometimes it improves the music like on the rerelease of Enemies Of Reality.

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?

Probably Hammerfall

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?

Celtic Frost (Who I get to see live on April 19th. Can't Wait)

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?

CDs because I can go straight to my favorite songs

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?

I don't know how many but it's in the 1000+ range

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?

Probably all my concert tickets

17. Does metal underground still exist?

Yes

Welcome painkiller2142.

ultmetal wrote:

Welcome painkiller2142.

Thanks



Great to see No Life Til Metal have a message board. I've always loved the site.

01. How old are you?

22

02. Since when do you listen to metal?

All day... Every day

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?

Thrash & Power Metal

04. Least favourite?

Nu-Metal / Black Metal

05. Top 3 bands?

Iron Maiden / Nevermore / Iced Earth

06. Top 3 albums?

Iron Maiden: Somewhere in Time
Nevermore: This Godless Endeavor
Iced Earth: Burnt Offerings

07. Most hated metal band?

Saxon

08. Your favourite label?

Century Media / Nuclear Blast

09. Oldschool or newschool?

OldNewSchool

10. Is good production important in metal music?

Most of the Time

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?

Blind Guardian / Communic


12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?

Hell No.... They're the Dog's bollocks

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?

Neither.... no really a big fan

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?

CDs and Vinyl

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?

i'll get back to you on that one..... well over a couple of thousand

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?

lots of signed Maiden stuff and a Glenn Tipton guitar pick, caught when he chucked it in the crowd after an amazing Painkiller solo...

17. Does metal underground still exist?

Yes but not as much as it used to.....

01. How old are you?
18

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
a few years ago when i discovered deep purple

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
Classic

04. Least favourite?
grindcore

05. Top 3 bands?
Iron Maiden
Dio
Megadeth

06. Top 3 albums?
Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
Holy Diver - Dio
Rust in Peace - Megadeth

07. Most hated metal band?
any black metal or grindcore band of your choice

08. Your favourite label?
don't care about labels

09. Oldschool or newschool?
oldschool. there are some great newschool bands

10. Is good production important in metal music?
depends on the band. some are better with 'raw' production and some are better with cleaner production

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?
Exodus

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?
the bad outweighs the good but no still

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?
Celtic Frost

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?
CD

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?
bout 400-ish

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?
All :)

17. Does metal underground still exist?
course it does. if a metal band isn't played on kerrang, it is considered underground by most people

01. How old are you?
34

02. Since when do you listen to metal?
since high school

03. Your favourite metal subgenre?
black / death and then thrash

04. Least favourite?
core, nu-metal

05. Top 3 bands?
(early) Deicide
(early) Morbid Angel
(early) Kreator

06. Top 3 albums?
Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
Deicide - Deicide

07. Most hated metal band?
any band which play metal in debut album and then play pop in second one

08. Your favourite label?
(early) Nuclear Blast

09. Oldschool or newschool?
Oldschool

10. Is good production important in metal music?
my CD Player is so bad

11. Favourite band from Nuclear Blast label?
1st Hypocrisy, 1st Monstrosity and 1st Brutality

12. F*** off Nuclear Blast?
80's Nuclear Blast was great but i do not know what they are now doing. no interest

13. Hellhammer or Celtic Frost?
Celtic Frost

14. Favourite music media (tape, CD, vinyl, ...)?
CD

15. How many pieces does your metal collection contain?
6,000 ~ 7,000

16. The most precious piece of your metal collection?
i don't have any idea

17. Does metal underground still exist?
don't know. i don't have idea about current metal scene.

1. How Old? 48
2. How Long? 1970
3. Favorite Sub Genre? Undergound 70's hard rock right now (not classic rock)
4. Least Favorite? Emocore
5. Top three? Sabbath (Ozzy); Tad Morose, Sabbath (Martin)
6. Sabbotage, Sabbath Bloody, Vol 4
7. Most Hated? Poison or Crue, hard to say cause I wouldn't listen to it much, something like that though.
8. Favorite Label: Black Mark, but buying a lot of Wounded Bird just now.
9. Old or New school? Very old
10. Production Important? Consistency is the most important thing to me there.
11. Fave Nuke Blast? Not sure, but I do like Primal Fear.
12. no
13. Hellhammer or Frost? Celtic Frost by one milllion miles.
14. Medium used? CD
15. Collection size? must be about 4000 now
16. Most Irreplacable? Something from my late 60's hard psych/prog collection. Hard to say which.
17. Does the metal underground still exist? Sort of , but I think what's underground in one region might be mainstream in another.