Genre defining bands?

[Kiss The Void]

so i'm doing a bit of a project where i need to come up with a list of bands that represent their sub genres the best.

i'm trying to be as fair as possible and not let my personal taste weigh too much in what bands i include.

so, if you'd like throw me a list of 5-10 bands for the following genres (one, 3 or all, any input would help, i realize some of the genres i'm going to list aren't of any interest to many people) and keep in mind all representations (for example in black metal xasthur, mayhem and immortal are all significantly different from each other). and if possible, include older as well as newer bands (genre starters and current leaders)

here's the genres i have to work with:

Black metal
Death metal
Doom metal
Grindcore
Power Metal
Thrash Metal
Glam metal
Metalcore
Grunge
Hardcore Punk
Punk
Industrial Metal


thanks very much in advance if you do this.

also, if you want to give me your opinion on what some of the trademarks of each specific genre's are, then go for it.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

Why no folk metal = (

 

[Kiss The Void]

ah, because we're talking the bigger genres, folk metal could be considered and/or grouped in with power metal or whatever other genres they include in their sound without much trouble.

 

[Lunar Still]

While you're using that logic, why not group Industrial and Glam together under the collective moniker of "shit"?

 

[Metal head87]

While you're using that logic, why not group Industrial and Glam together under the collective moniker of "shit"?

You forgot to include grunge and metalcore in that grouping as well

 

[Kiss The Void]

it didn't occur to me that i should have put a disclaimer on this thread.

this has nothing to do with my personal taste, this was an assignment given to me by the E-zine i write for - i didn't choose the genre's.

 

[flu boy]

Here are a few:

Doom metal-Candlemass, Trouble, My Dying Bride
Grindcore-Repulsion, Napalm Death, Nasum
Death metal-Possessed, Death, Morbid Angel
Black metal-Venom, Bathory, Darkthrone, Mayhem, Emperor
Mathcore-Dillinger Escape Plan
Avant-garde-Unexpect, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Freaks-Meshuggah
Viking metal-Bathory, Enslaved
Thrash Metal-Slayer, Metallica

 

[Cat5Messiah]

Would Between the Buried and Me be considered Mathcore?

 

[Shpongled]

Genre-definition must be stopped at all costs! Your work is blasphemy!

 

[MaryJ]

this is from "metal - a headbanger's journey"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/Metal_Genealogy.jpg

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

Black metal -venom and bathory
Death metal -possessed and death
Doom metal -sabbath
Grindcore -core?
Power Metal - manilla road (seriously, they embody like everything that is power metal)
Thrash Metal -destruction
Glam metal -edguy
Metalcore -core?
Grunge -soundgarden
Hardcore Punk -core?
Punk -dayglo abortions!
Industrial Metal -core?

 

[Chromatose]

this is from "metal - a headbanger's journey"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/Metal_Genealogy.jpg

That chart is such a joke!

 

[Metal head87]

Black metal-
First wave-
Mercyful Fate
Celtic Frost
Venom
Bathory
Second wave-
Satyricon (first two, maybe three albums)
Mayhem
Immortal
Burzum

Death metal-
Death
Obituary
Morbid Angel
Cynic (demo years)
Possessed
Cannibal Corpse

Doom metal
Sabbath
Pentagram
Candlemass
Witchfinder General
Trouble

Power Metal
Manowar
Fates Warning (first three, maybe 4, albums)
Helstar
Savatage
Liege Lord
Helloween

Thrash Metal-
Metallica (even though I abhor anything after Ride The Lightning)
Slayer
Kreator
Sacrifice
Dark Angel
Sodom
Slaughter (CAN)

Hardcore Punk
Minor Threat
Bad Brains
Discharge
Black Flag

 

[Kvlt Wench]

That chart is such a joke!

I stopped reading after I saw Children of Bodom listed under thrash.

 

[Malergion]

I stopped reading after I saw Children of Bodom listed under thrash.

I would stop reading if I saw them listed, period. But that's just as lame.

 

[Captain Beard]

This thread is silly!

 

[Malergion]

All threads are silly.

 

[Captain Beard]

Except the ones that have true discussion. They do happen sometimes, but it depends on the topic.

 

[Kvlt Wench]

 

[flying_whale]

Genre-definition must be stopped at all costs! Your work is blasphemy!

+1