Global Metal Scene

If I were to categorize the four corners of the Metal World, I'd pick Japan, Europe, Britain (UK) and North America. Question is, what is Popular in Metal Music in any of these regions/markets, Does it affect your or give any influence to the choice of Music from any of these places?

Extra: South America could another global scene, maybe. it can part of North America, what do you think? Or is it a fifth?(5th)

I am definitely influenced if a band is from Scandanvia, the hotbed of glam/sleaze bands.

It doesn't affect me.

South America definitely has its own vibe.

I don't give a hoot where a band is from and it makes no difference when it comes to purchasing music.

I have bands from all over the map in my collection.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I don't give a hoot where a band is from and it makes no difference when it comes to purchasing music.

I have bands from all over the map in my collection.

+ 1!!!!!

Let me clarify. I don't really care where a band is from but if it's one I've never heard of and they're from an area where I know I like a lot of bands, I'm more inclined to give them a listen.

For instance, if Band A and Band B are both new to me and both are supposed to play sleaze metal, if Band B is from Scandanavia, I'd listen to them first.

I don't put much thought into it.

It might be kinda cool to hear for example a killer thrash band and think, wow, this is great music coming from [Country X], but that's about as far as it goes. I wouldn't discount a band just because of their country of origin. At least I don't think I would.

Metal Nox wrote:

If I were to categorize the four corners of the Metal World, I'd pick Japan, Europe, Britain (UK) and North America. Question is, what is Popular in Metal Music in any of these regions/markets, Does it affect your or give any influence to the choice of Music from any of these places?

Extra: South America could another global scene, maybe. it can part of North America, what do you think? Or is it a fifth?(5th)

South Ameria is definitely it's own market. I own tons of cds from South American bands. It's hard for them to get out and play in Europe, Japan, USA.

Wargod51

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I don't put much thought into it.

It might be kinda cool to hear for example a killer thrash band and think, wow, this is great music coming from [Country X], but that's about as far as it goes. I wouldn't discount a band just because of their country of origin. At least I don't think I would.

I tend to discount Italian power metal bands because I know there's a high probability they'll have a singer who sounds like his nads are in a vice.

tohostudios wrote:

I tend to discount Italian power metal bands because I know there's a high probability they'll have a singer who sounds like his nads are in a vice.

And the music will be riffless tremolo picking w/ tons of double bass but little identity.

It really doesn't matter but Germany and South America produce a majority of the music I listen to.

Being from central America. The vive from metalheads there is very extreme, the metalheads there that u can recognize on the streets are into black and death metal. But there is plenty of great metal bands that sing on Spanish, and have their own style of rock and metal. Metal gods like Angeles del inferno, rata blanca, Barron rojo, transmetal are a few of great bands from te central and south of America. My all time favorite rock and metal bands from that are in Spanish are caifanes(later named jaguares). Heroes del silencio, Angeles del infierno, and rata blanca.

DallasBlack wrote:

It really doesn't matter but Germany and South America produce a majority of the music I listen to.

This thread started me going through my music library and researching the band's countries of origin which causes me to change my post. Germany produces a lot of music that I listen to. South America does not but there are a decent amount of them (i.e. Tribuzy, Sepultura, Almah, Amos, Angra, Dynasty) and there were a few from Spain I mistook for South American bands. I should replace my origional post with Germany and the northern European countries (Sweden, Norway, etc.). But of course in the end it really doesn't matter, good music is good music no matter which country it's from.

It doesn't matter to me. Good music is good music no matter what country the band is from.

German metal all the way for me.

This is where the best metal comes from: UDO, ACCEPT, HELLOWEEN, SODOM, KREATOR, RUNNING WILD, just to name a few

tohostudios wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I don't put much thought into it.

It might be kinda cool to hear for example a killer thrash band and think, wow, this is great music coming from [Country X], but that's about as far as it goes. I wouldn't discount a band just because of their country of origin. At least I don't think I would.

I tend to discount Italian power metal bands because I know there's a high probability they'll have a singer who sounds like his nads are in a vice.

I guess I have more of a "genre-prejudice". Italian? No problem. Power Metal? No thanks.

I don't really care where a band is from as long as the music is good IMO. I like northern european metal, German metal, Brazilian metal , US metal, and even Italian metal. Labyrinth, anyone? Anyway, Power, thrash, glam, death, it's all good.

On a brief aside, according to Encyclopedia Metallum (metal-archives.com) there are metal bands from 126 different countries.

I listen to bands from all over. Doesn't matter where they are from. If I like it, I like it.

Leatherface wrote:

I listen to bands from all over. Doesn't matter where they are from. If I like it, I like it.

+1

tohostudios wrote:

Let me clarify. I don't really care where a band is from but if it's one I've never heard of and they're from an area where I know I like a lot of bands, I'm more inclined to give them a listen.

For instance, if Band A and Band B are both new to me and both are supposed to play sleaze metal, if Band B is from Scandanavia, I'd listen to them first.

This is me too.I really dont care what country a band is from but if they are from a country that usually is known for good bands I'll generally pick them first.Two examples are Thrash bands from Italy and Brazil.

Leatherface wrote:

I listen to bands from all over. Doesn't matter where they are from. If I like it, I like it.

I'm the same,...Often I look where they are from, see how I could possibly see them LIVE. Good Metal, doesn't matter to me where its from.

chewie wrote:

Leatherface wrote:

I listen to bands from all over. Doesn't matter where they are from. If I like it, I like it.

+1

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It is neat though when you get an album from a band in a country not normally associated with metal. Like when I got a CD from Turkish metal band Pentegram. I've been to Turkey and it's hard to believe any metal bands come from there, epsecially one as good as those guys.

DallasBlack wrote:

It is neat though when you get an album from a band in a country not normally associated with metal. Like when I got a CD from Turkish metal band Pentegram. I've been to Turkey and it's hard to believe any metal bands come from there, epsecially one as good as those guys.

Check the Lebanese metal scene.

Interesting acts, especially a grindcore band called Oath to Vanquish!

There is also a great band from syria called the hourglass.