Top 10 Favorite Metal Subgenres for Users of TheTopTens

These are users of TheTopTens and their favorite metal subgenres. If you want to add yourself please do it like this: Metal Subgenre - Your Username
The Top Ten
1 Technical Thrash Metal - Metal_Treasure

Zxm, I make many lists about power metal (and I will make more) because power metal is probably the best subgenre for beginners. And most of the users on this site are namely beginners or just rock fans who would enjoy some metal but definitely not death metal for example. There was no interest in my lists about extreme metal/bands. I would recommend power metal to every new fan because the music idea of power metal is great when properly done. But I personally don't like one thing - all power metal bands (except Blind Guardian) sound too poppy at times.

Thanks for including me in this list! I see there are many thrashers. I actually have several favorite subgenres and I wasn't able to choose between Technical Thrash and Technical Death Metal (had to toss a coin). I also like very much thrash (standard version), speed metal, neoclassical and heavy metal. And several other subgenres, LOL. Let there be metal!

I though his favorite metal genre was power metal. He loves a lot of metal genres though.

2 Thrash Metal - Element119 Thrash Metal is a Heavy Metal subgenre developed during the early 1980s and an early precursor of Extreme Metal. Thrash Metal features a faster and more aggressive guitar work than Traditional Metal with shredding and double-bass drums and can range from melodic singing to loud shouts.

The English band, Venom is credited for laying the groundwork for Thrash Metal with their debut album "Welcome... read more
3 Technical Death Metal - Metal_Treasure
4 Extreme Progressive Metal - Metal_Treasure
5 Heavy Metal - Userguy44
6 Neoclassical - Lucretia
7 Groove Metal - christangrant

Wow, great choices of everyone on the list...

Of course ill put myself at number 1 but I just want to say this I hope you have a good day for reading this list :).

8 Power Metal - germshep24
9 Brutal Death Metal - Metalhead1997
10 Thrash Metal - PhantomMilitia Thrash Metal is a Heavy Metal subgenre developed during the early 1980s and an early precursor of Extreme Metal. Thrash Metal features a faster and more aggressive guitar work than Traditional Metal with shredding and double-bass drums and can range from melodic singing to loud shouts.

The English band, Venom is credited for laying the groundwork for Thrash Metal with their debut album "Welcome... read more
The Contenders
11 Symphonic Metal - BoredJeff02

It's true I really do like symphonic metal. I like the sound and the vocals however I HATE the growls. Other then that it's a pretty solid genre. I also like Power Metal which is my 2nd favorite metal subgenre.

Glad to see another user liking symphonic metal.

12 Thrash Metal - FireWasp2004 Thrash Metal is a Heavy Metal subgenre developed during the early 1980s and an early precursor of Extreme Metal. Thrash Metal features a faster and more aggressive guitar work than Traditional Metal with shredding and double-bass drums and can range from melodic singing to loud shouts.

The English band, Venom is credited for laying the groundwork for Thrash Metal with their debut album "Welcome... read more
13 Progressive Metal - CjWriter1997
14 Traditional Heavy Metal - SteelCity99
15 Neoclassical Metal - jack2244
16 Nu Metal - NikBrusk
17 Thrash Metal - Du Thrash Metal is a Heavy Metal subgenre developed during the early 1980s and an early precursor of Extreme Metal. Thrash Metal features a faster and more aggressive guitar work than Traditional Metal with shredding and double-bass drums and can range from melodic singing to loud shouts.

The English band, Venom is credited for laying the groundwork for Thrash Metal with their debut album "Welcome... read more
18 Traditional Heavy Metal - LightningBlade

He said his favorite metal genre was traditional heavy metal.

19 Atmospheric Black Metal - ProPanda

I was literally wishing for some new releases here and then one of my favorite bloggers tweeted the same thing.

20 Heavy Metal - Undistinguished

He once mentioned it.

21 Black Metal - Vip3r
22 Black Metal - Ananya
23 Alternative Metal - Soulstealer
24 Black Metal - BorisRule
BAdd New Item