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| Converting My Friend
My friend is a big fan of music, especially classic rock.
However, he will not listen to metal in any
form, which is a mighty piss-off. Although he listens to some
pretty good old music, some of the
new stuff he enjoys is absolute garbage. Here is my plan to
make him get into more hard stuff. | | 1 |  | Nirvana
In Utero
Certainly not metal, but quite heavy, with plenty of distortion. Many songs are catchy, and the lyrics are
interesting. Overall, this is a good listen, and a great starting point. | | 2 |  | Alice In Chains
Dirt
This album advances more into metal territory, combining many of the high points of In Utero with
more
powerful riffs, and more metal solos and instrumentation. | | 3 |  | System Of A Down
Mezmerize
The catchiest SOAD album, this manages to be very easy to get into, and shows great interplay between
heavy and slow musical styles. Many of the songs are quirky and interesting, and are quite appealing to
anybody, metalhead or not. | | 4 |  | Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
The debut from one of the greatest metal bands, this is straightforward metal with several hard rock
touches. The vocals are likeable, and the music is heavy, without going all out intense. 'Phantom Of The
Opera' and 'Charlotte The Harlot' will probably be surefire hits with my buddy. | | 5 |  | Iron Maiden
Powerslave
A true metal classic, this is similar to Iron Maiden's debut, but with Bruce Dickinson's mighty wail. When
I
first heard this album, I was blown away, and I hope my friend will be as well. | | 6 |  | Metallica
Master Of Puppets
A milestone of thrash metal, this speedy, powerful album would be the next logical step following
Powerslave. The riffs are fast and powerful, and the vocals are harsher than those found on most Iron
Maiden albums. | | 7 |  | Megadeth
Rust In Peace
Heavier, thrashier, and more epic than previous albums on this list, Rust In Peace displays some of the
greatest talents in metal doing what they do best. Dave Mustaine's vocals may be slightly annoying, but
they will help him enjoy power metal vocalists more. | | 8 |  | Mastodon
Blood Mountain
A brutal, aggressive album from modern metal masters. Although this is not Mastodon's best, the harsh
vocals will help him explore the deepest, darkest depths of the metal universe. | | 9 |  | Opeth
Blackwater Park
The harsh vocals found here will be difficult for my friend to enjoy, but the progressive elements and
clean
sections will definitely help him pull through and learn to love this | | 10 |  | Protest The Hero
Kezia
A bizarre progressive metal masterpiece, the vocals and intense music will be the final step of
converting
my friend into a metal enthusiast. | |
theacademy
08.02.09 | you might want to go with toxicity over mez.
i remember hot girls in my high school telling me that that they loved that album | Greggers
08.02.09 | Awesome stuff here mate | TricksterGRex
08.02.09 | but PTH is terrible | XulOnerom
08.02.09 | Just cut the crap and force him to listen to Gorgoroth until he likes it | gaslightanthem
08.02.09 | list sucks | handoman
08.02.09 | i feel bad for the guy | thebhoy
08.02.09 | why would you want to get someone into metal? | theacademy
08.02.09 | no you need to trick him into liking metal...people do it with radiohead all the time | Yazz_Flute
08.02.09 | when I was into SOAD like 4-5 years ago my friend's hot mom told me she liked Mesmerize and I was all "yessss" | TricksterGRex
08.02.09 | hit that shit bro | Captain North
08.02.09 | Metallica sucks balls.
I dunno, as much as a lot of people don't really like them, In Flames are a fairly easy way to get into metal. | theacademy
08.02.09 | in flames is better than metallica
megadeth is better than everything | Electric City
08.02.09 | Get him Bath. Do it. | theacademy
08.02.09 | no man, Nu Metal is the icing on the cake!!! | Psyclone
08.02.09 | Replace everything with Insect Warfare and Anaal Nathrakh albums. | Lions
08.02.09 | my musical progression is as follows: DC Talk to Yellowcard to SOAD to Opeth to Mars Volta to today. | xNintendoCorex
08.02.09 | youre a bad friend. | OllieS
08.02.09 | Yeah many non-Sputnikers are alarmingly simple in their music tastes, intelligent people or not. Give them really accessible stuff. | Greggers
08.02.09 | I started with Led Zeppelin, Queen and Guns N' Roses then onto SOAD and Linkin Park, then Metallica and Iron Maiden, and eventually to In Flames, Mastodon, Lamb of God, Slayer, and then Opeth. From Opeth I found all sorts of extreme metal and prog rock. | Nagrarok
08.02.09 | Not too sure about the last 4, would be too heavy for him. As for 4 though, it that doesn't get him into metal, nothing will. | thebhoy
08.02.09 | Electric City has it right. Bath and maybe something by Isis aswell. | ECRbubs
08.03.09 | I hope 8 works | Thunderr
01.17.12 | Metallica is overrated garbage | Butkuiss
01.17.12 | Metallica is overrated [2]
MoP anyway.
I got into metal starting with Bullet for My Valentine and going on to more metalcorish-type stuff, and going from Led Zep to Maiden. The rest is history. | JohnnyoftheWell
01.17.12 | If your converting, don't start with 9, too heavy, MoP and RIP are a good place to start though | keyboardxmosh
01.17.12 | Why the hell do you care that your friend doesn't like metal? lol | jdennis31
01.17.12 | it's best to just let him be with his Thrice and Converge. [2] thankee dawg | jdennis31
01.17.12 | if you're converting someone to metal and they say they don't like it because it's too angry and jumbled, what would you rec them? | keyboardxmosh
01.17.12 | candlemass obviously | jdennis31
01.17.12 | lol, i don't know if that's a joke or not. my second comment was really geared towards myself, i've never found the appeal in metal but then again i've never ventured too deep into metal. so as someone who is trying to diversify, this list sound good for anyone just starting? | keyboardxmosh
01.17.12 | No seriously, Candlemass. | porch
01.17.12 | list is from 2009 fellas | keyboardxmosh
01.17.12 | jdennis shall be converted to the doom, regardless. | keyboardxmosh
01.17.12 | Seriously man, just check out doom and stoner metal bands, they're not angry or disjointed, they're just groovy and sing about shit like drowning or getting high. | Piglet
01.17.12 | Holy shit, I have a friend exactly like this. He's obsessed with labels. Like for an instance, I told him to listen to Black Sabbath because he loves Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones and straight away he asks me "wait... are they metal? because if they are i'm not listening to them." | Evreaia
01.17.12 | I'd start with metal bands that focus more on singing then screaming to get him interested.. After that go heavier and heavier?
Like start with 'I Am Abomination' or 'Arms of the sun'.. Or some instrumental music maybe? | Butkuiss
01.17.12 | Geddy Lee loves BFMV. m/ | jdennis31
01.18.12 | lol, thanks for the rec keyboardxmosh, i actually enjoyed that. anything else similar so i can be lazy and not have to search |
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