Thrash Metal

[Pwnator]

TECHNICAL METAL FTW!

Death Metal: A diverse range of genres come under this but it is mostly about very growly vocals and extremely heavy riffs. Can also be wonderfully well done as proven by a few band such as Opeth, Meshuggah, ISIS and Scar Symmetry. Our most generic example will be Bleed by Meshuggah. Death metal is basically to metalwhat metal is to rock. You can put all kind of sub genres within death metal if you want (for example I think opeth are primarily progressive death metal). Still think the majority of death is too immature and lacks direction

They seems immature because their lyrics can't go anywhere else. Unless the majority are creative with their lyrics like Meshuggah, they can't sing about robot unicorns and being gangsta.

Also, no one mentioned groove, avant-garde and industrial.

[Naryar]

Industrial music (FRANK KLEPACKI <333) is awesome, but can that even be considered a subgenre of metal ? I'll consider it as somewhat of an hybrid between metal and electronic music, but NOT metal.

[Scorpion]

Industrial music (FRANK KLEPACKI <333) is awesome, but can that even be considered a subgenre of metal ? I'll consider it as somewhat of an hybrid between metal and electronic music, but NOT metal.

Industrial is a genre within itself, depending on the band it can vary from rock roots to death metal roots.
Still, I do like some industrial, only listened to a few albums by various artists though so wouldn't say i'm a proper fan yet.

TECHNICAL METAL FTW!

They seems immature because their lyrics can't go anywhere else. Unless the majority are creative with their lyrics like Meshuggah, they can't sing about robot unicorns and being gangsta.

Also, no one mentioned groove, avant-garde and industrial.

Groove's quite good, never heard any avant-garde though 

And yeah, a lot of death metal is about the image more than the music, they go past the point of being heavy with a purpose IMO.
Still I do like opeth, and the genre itself as a whole isn't too bad compared to others.

[madman3]

I think we should change the title at this point...
Oh dear I forgot that sh*t called Grindcore. For those of you don't know, it's a style of Death Metal that gets rid of all melody. It sucks.
Some industrial metal... Ministry?
And I forgot Screamo. It's a style relying prominently on vocals and fast thrashy guitars. However it mixes punk pop elements too and is usually categorized as emo.

[Scorpion]

And I forgot Screamo. It's a style relying prominently on vocals and fast thrashy guitars. However it mixes punk pop elements too and is usually categorized as emo.

Yeah, screamo sucks.
And a title change is probably best as the topics more about metal in general now.

Also reading this thread makes me want to write more songs 

[xanosz]

What about classic metal? Bands like Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Dio etc.(just using those because people are familiar with them). Black Sabbath was around more than decade before NWOBHM. Plus when british heavy metal came Black Sabbath had Dio who is american and I've never heard anyone say Ozzy was part of NWOBHM.

[Pwnator]

Change the topic name to 'Metal et al.'!

ZOMG IT RHYMES :O

Oh dear I forgot that sh*t called Grindcore. For those of you don't know, it's a style of Death Metal that gets rid of all melody. It sucks.

y u be hatin' on Napalm Death

Also, screamo's got nothing on crunkcore. These should be the music people use to torture criminals.

[frezal]

What about classic metal? Bands like Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Dio etc.(just using those because people are familiar with them). Black Sabbath was around more than decade before NWOBHM. Plus when british heavy metal came Black Sabbath had Dio who is american and I've never heard anyone say Ozzy was part of NWOBHM.

Not only did Black Sabbath have Dio, but it also had Vinny Appice on drums (who is from Brooklyn).

[lloopp D lloopp]

[Enigm@]

I love classic metal, Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, all of 'em.