[QUOTE=nothing to gein]Slipknot aren't nu-metal, because nu-metal is more like hard rock, not growling or anything like that, but faster and more thingo. Boomy or someything. it normally has a more bassier kind of distortion and stuff like that. that's what nu-metal really is, and that's definitely not slipknot. maybe they're industrial but i don't know what that is[/QUOTE]
slipknot [B]are[/B] nu metal !

Slipknot are categorized as nu metal because of their timing. They are "new" in that sense, and they have a DJ...but their sound is quite different from these other nu-metal bands ie Staind, Static X, whatever...

however they don't really fit into any typical metal categories like Power, Thrash, Death, anything like this.

Who thinks the new In Flames album, Sooundtrack to Your Escape, is nu-metal? I haven't heard the entire thing, but it seems basically like it. The guitar-less verses have really been bothering me, as well as the lack of guitar melodies that made The Jester Race so **** good.

[QUOTE=Sackonaise]Slipknot are categorized as nu metal because of their timing. They are "new" in that sense, and they have a DJ...but their sound is quite different from these other nu-metal bands ie Staind, Static X, whatever...

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staind are nu rock, and static x are industrial.

i love that :rolleyes:

Wow with my inaccuracy, you'd think I missed 21 pages of posts...

oh wait, I did.

I'm not too hot on the genres i guess :/

i missed most of the posts here too ;)

yo all metal is crap

[QUOTE=Sackonaise]Slipknot are categorized as nu metal because of their timing. They are "new" in that sense, and they have a DJ...but their sound is quite different from these other nu-metal bands ie Staind, Static X, whatever...
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Haven't you noticed that few of the bands categorised as nu-metal sound alike anyway?

Hmm...reminds me of the stuff Metal Reference used to have. Metal Reference died x.x

However, the creators ressurected the style in the form of "Antenna".

I have the url laying around in my bookmarks and when I find it, I'll give it to whoever wants it lol...They have some good interviews too.

What Would Strapping Young Lad Be?

Thats awsome. I dont think system of a down should be in nu-metal. What is emo??? I hear about it so much and dont have a clue what it is.

emo is short for emotional.......that's all i know

for an guide like this on pretty much every genre/sub-genre (including about 100 i'd never even heard of), visit [url]www.mp3.com[/url] and look at the left column titled 'Genre.' it's pretty useful..

(ps this is not meant as advertising but as there's loads of people asking 'what's that' and stuff i figure there's it's not a problem)

good job legions, im a noob and this has cleared up a lot about these confusing metal genres...

ok......lets all ignore the hippy's question then........

good thread. Sometime in the future it could be made bigger to encompass more subgenres

*suicides*

okay, im not really a fan of metal but i like the band every time i die, i dont know if its real metal or not. i dont care. what kind of metal would you consider them though

(p.s. if this has already been asked sorry, i dont feel like reading all of the posts)

i think they are metalcore..

[QUOTE=madeyadams]alright.. in a nutshell, Emo is one of the "cool" things to be right now. skater/punk/emo is the new prep right about now.

So, emo is basically stupid bands with names like, "water in the sky" or some ****, and they sing about cutting their wrists and breaking up with their girlfriend. they also like to wear converse shoes, dye their hair black, and make it look like they're trying to be different, but they aren't.

yeah, they're also obsessed with x's. like for a screen name of some sort.. XxXXtakingxbackXsundayXXxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX .. and the x's continue on for forever.[/QUOTE]

People who know me know I don't like arguing, so, putting it nicely; bullsh[color=white]i[/color]t :)

So emo is the music of the 'metro-sexual'??

personallz i have got no idea how to classify slipknot.

but they are NOT industrial and have got NOTHING to do with black metal.

they dont fit in 100% in what i consider "nu metal" though... (koRn, limp bizket, linkin park etc.)

yeah... earlyer on somebody called static-x "nu metal" ... static-x is not nu metal, static-x is one of the few "new" bands that can be clearly catigorized in my opinion, and they are industrial.

okok ... i just read more of the thread that ive missed. sorry for repeating myself, but i find this important:

static-x = industrial.

just becouse they are a new band does not make them "nu-metal"

static-x are a new band?

[QUOTE=Kreator]slipknot [B]are[/B] nu metal ![/QUOTE]

u may as well give up because i'm not backing down because they're not nu-metal because they're heavier than that :P

[QUOTE=FatherKeeL]personallz i have got no idea how to classify slipknot.

but they are NOT industrial and have got NOTHING to do with black metal.

they dont fit in 100% in what i consider "nu metal" though... (koRn, limp bizket, linkin park etc.)

yeah... earlyer on somebody called static-x "nu metal" ... static-x is not nu metal, static-x is one of the few "new" bands that can be clearly catigorized in my opinion, and they are industrial.[/QUOTE]

well said

How could symphonic metal be described? And could anyone name some bands, please!

Symphonic metal is pretty much defined in the name. It is a metal band that takes in symphonic instrumentation and elements. Some Symphonic metal bands off the top of my head are:

Therion
Haggard
newer Dimmu Borgir
the "Death's Design" album from Diabolical Masquerade.

does someone can give me examples of black metal (songs but no dimmu borgir i alerdy know)

immortal
1349
dimmu borgir