Top Ten Questions for Metalheads

I think that it depends on the genre. I would prefer more fury and aggression with a death metal band, but with prog, power, or folk, melodeth, or something in the gothic variety, I would like something more melodic. With black metal, I think that it should be an equal mix of both. I listen to more melodic stuff than brutality, so I guess that all that I can say is that they both matter in different forms.

Both in the same band, Death was the 1st band to come to my mind, Sacrifice every record, Slayer Reign in blood the best example, the metal and subgenres are plenty of brutality and melody that's why is so wide and full of extraordinary musicians and composers!

Depends really. I love the brutality of death metal, slam, grindcore, etc when I'm in that kind of mood. But other times I love the old school Metal/melodic death metal/power Metal when I'm in the mood for that. It's a tie for me

I like both. If I can find both in one band it's great (Obscura). If it's not in one band, no problem again - today I listen to brutal metal bands, tomorrow - to melodic metal bands.

Depends. I would rather listen to Amon Amarth than Cannibal Corpse but I would rather listen to Iron Maiden than Emmure.

Old Metal. New Metal is mostly just poser wannabe tough guy crap like Five Finger Death Punch or Disturbed.

Old Metal is what started everything. I'll go with that. Nowadays, it seems like the best new Metal bands are the underground ones

I enjoy harsh vocals at times, but I would say than clean vocals have more variety.

Clean Vocals. I admire clean vocals. Screaming is also good. Screaming is fun.

I like screaming best. But I love clean vocals too. Most of the bands I listen to have both

Fast easily. There is nothing like putting on a good thrash playlist and headbanging. Kreator, Slayer, Havok, Exodus, Lost Society, etc. Are just some of the craziest bands out there

Faster, the better! But then there is Funeral Doom Metal.

I still like traditional metal but prefer experimental metal - esp. technical versions of extreme metal subgenres (technical death metal, technical thrash).

Also non-extreme bands that experiment, such as Flametal - they combined flamenco and metal in a very progressive sound. Or Blind Guardian - they always experiment and sound different.

I love the traditional Metal, that's my vote. But I commend all the bands that bring new stuff to the plate

Technical and progressive metal with jazz influences all the way!

80s - I have to go with this, too (except glam metal, ironically called "80s metal").
90s were kinda dull - grunge almost killed metal, esp. 1990-1998. However, some really good stuff came out during this period - by Megadeth, Pantera, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, to name a few.
00s - very good but metal sound became somewhat repetitive and "uniformed" (many bands sound the same).

80s. You had ozzy's solo career, dio, the nwobhm, the early bay area thrash scene, the Florida death metal scene, the first wave of black metal, early power Metal, and the early grindcore scenes

Either 90's or 2000's. Mostly because I'm into Alternative Metal.

I prefer long songs (even if they're not always the best). Long songs are usually the most epic ones (for long I mean over 6 minutes)

Long songs. You can build up so much more character in a long song rather than a short one.

Depending on my mood.

Definitely underground, even the underground of the underground... Can't stand poser metal bands that play poppy, commercial and generic music.

It's isn't really determining. There are very good mainstream metal bands as well as very good underground bands

Underground really. Truthfully, extreme Metal will never achieve mainstream success.

Underground for the 2000s and 2010s but it's okay for the mainstream.

Evolution. It's the reason why metal has improved throughout the years and it will always be the fundamental process in the genre.

Both are valid vocal styles in metal, one should respect. I'm more the Death Metal guy, so growls for me, but if it fits well clean vocals in a melodic death metal song are always welcome.
I really like the power and intensity of growls.

Both are good but I'm going with clean vocals. Growls that are too deep makes it hard for me to understand the song

Clean vocals in most songs. Growls are a mixed bag for me.

Clean Vocals. Growls are okay

Hard to decide, but even if I like complex music, I'll go for simplicity for a precise reason: showing genius in complexity is immediate, since it shows great musicianship in a clear way, while showing genius in simplicity is not as easy. Just think about all the amazing alternative metal music from 90s to 00s, which was not really complex as regards instrumentals, but was written really well and was able to connect with the audience and innovate the genre as whole

black metal. I do like some death metal but the evil, winter feel and raw energy of black metal beats the majority of the death metal that I've listened to

Rammstein. I've heard some Ministry songs and they're fine but Rammstein's better and more unique

Ministry easily, It's hard to listen to Rammstein when they don't speak English