Ok following my previous poll i now ask you, What is your Favroute Genre of Rock?
This is multiple Choice.
You can vote for your Metal Genres here... https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forums/entropia-radio/173323-what-your-favroute-genre-metal.html
Alternative - This genre can sometimes go hand in hand with a lighter version of post grunge
Key Artists: 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, and Switchfoot
Alternative Rock - A little more harsher on the vocals
Key Artists: Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, and Trapt
Pop Rock - Usually catchy, faster beats with "un"-strained vocals-- the male vocal can get away with sounding less masculine.
Key Artists: Blink 182, Fall out boy, Paramore
Grunge - Very careless and "grunge-y" vocals with a catchy (but slower) riff in the background.
Key Example: Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Bush.
Post Grunge - The sub genre that sprouted from Grunge after it lost its popularity in the 90s.
Key Artists: Nickelback
Punk - A very repetitive and fast-paced genre that is usually focused on repeating riffs throughout the song. The lyrics are usually rebelling a topic, and the band's image can be non-conforming.
Key Artists: Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Bad Religion, Rise Against, Dead Kennedys, The Exploited
Metal - A more hardcore form of rock also focused on guitar riffs and strained vocals, The vocals usually cannot get away with sounding feminine.
Key Artists: Guns N Roses, Metallica, Pantera, Judas Priest. Newer example: Slipknot.
Nu Metal - Also called "Rapcore" incorporates rock and rap.
Key Artists: Linkin Park, P.O.D. and Limp Bizkit.
Indie - underground rock that record from independent labels, no particular sound because it varies so much but its good stuff
Key Artists: Tokyo Police Club, Electric Soft Parade, Kasabian, Longwave, Maritime
Classic Rock - Pretty broad but has a ton of good bands best rock out there.
Key Artists: Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Aerosmith, The Who, Ac/Dc, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath
Industrial - When people hear the term “industrial” applied to rock, they generally assume it’s a harsh, unpleasant musical form full of discordant noise, synthesizers and drum machines, but it should be noted that industrial can also be accessible, using unconventional instruments in a mainstream rock setting.
Key Artists: Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, White Zombie
Other - Post info below
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Emo - is short for a style of hard rock that is supposedly "emo"-tional in spite of its hardness.
emo first emerged in the mid 80s it was a form of punk subculture nothing like it is known as today, more recently was reborn as the sort of depressive/sad more emotional sort of music a lot of them are seen in the public eye where im from in the main city center hundreds of them gather on a daily basis along with a lot of punk/goth/alternatie formly known as teenie greenie
1 Vote
Key Artists: Taking Back Sunday, Texas Is The Reason, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Coheed And Cambria, Funeral For A Friend
Rock n Roll - A form of popular music arising from and incorporating a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure.
1 Vote
Key Artists: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, James Brown, Bob Dylan
Progressive Rock - a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
7 Votes
Key Artists: Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull
Post Rock - A genre of music which uses rock instrumentation for "non-rock" purposes, often producing songs which are akin to rock music, yet still very different
2 Vote
Key Artists: Leech, Long Distance Calling, If These Trees Could Talk.
Progressive Metal - Blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. Some progressive metal bands are also influenced by jazz fusion and classical music. Like progressive rock songs, progressive metal songs are usually much longer than standard metal songs, and they are often thematically linked in concept albums.
3 Votes
Key Artists: Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, Pain of Salvation, Symphony X
Hardcore punk, often referred to as simply hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated primarily in North Americain the late 1970s. The new sound was generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. Early hardcore has a quick tempo with drums and vocals in time, whereas modern hardcore punk has drums and vocals which may not be on beat with the tempo.
1 Vote
Key Artists - Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Children of Bodom
Blues Rock - Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles. The core of the blues rock sound is created by the electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit, with the electric guitar usually amplified through a tube guitar amplifier, giving it an overdriven character.
1 Vote
Key Artists: Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Black Sabbath
Cello rock - is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of cellos (as well as other bowed string instruments such as the violin and viola) as primary instruments, alongside or in place of more traditional rock instruments such as electric guitars, electric bass guitar, and drum set.
1 Vote
Key Artists: Rasputina , Apocalyptica, Judgement Day, A Collective of Dirt
Computer Games Rock
Examples: NEw VU Blues - ND, My girl is a gamer chick - ND, Do you wanna date my avatar - The Guild, My favourite game - The cardigans, Points of authority - linkin park[/QUOTE]
1 Vote
Death Metal - A sub-genre of heavy metal typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo shanges, often having violent or dark lyrics.
1 Vote
Key Artists: Arch Enemy, Necrophagist, SLAYER
Coldwave Hair Rock, is the French variant of Dark Wave, Gothic rock and Post-punk music, primarily spread in France, South Belgium and Romandy.
1 vote
Post Below to vote for the other's....
This is multiple Choice.
You can vote for your Metal Genres here... https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forums/entropia-radio/173323-what-your-favroute-genre-metal.html
Alternative - This genre can sometimes go hand in hand with a lighter version of post grunge
Key Artists: 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, and Switchfoot
Alternative Rock - A little more harsher on the vocals
Key Artists: Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, and Trapt
Pop Rock - Usually catchy, faster beats with "un"-strained vocals-- the male vocal can get away with sounding less masculine.
Key Artists: Blink 182, Fall out boy, Paramore
Grunge - Very careless and "grunge-y" vocals with a catchy (but slower) riff in the background.
Key Example: Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Bush.
Post Grunge - The sub genre that sprouted from Grunge after it lost its popularity in the 90s.
Key Artists: Nickelback
Punk - A very repetitive and fast-paced genre that is usually focused on repeating riffs throughout the song. The lyrics are usually rebelling a topic, and the band's image can be non-conforming.
Key Artists: Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Bad Religion, Rise Against, Dead Kennedys, The Exploited
Metal - A more hardcore form of rock also focused on guitar riffs and strained vocals, The vocals usually cannot get away with sounding feminine.
Key Artists: Guns N Roses, Metallica, Pantera, Judas Priest. Newer example: Slipknot.
Nu Metal - Also called "Rapcore" incorporates rock and rap.
Key Artists: Linkin Park, P.O.D. and Limp Bizkit.
Indie - underground rock that record from independent labels, no particular sound because it varies so much but its good stuff
Key Artists: Tokyo Police Club, Electric Soft Parade, Kasabian, Longwave, Maritime
Classic Rock - Pretty broad but has a ton of good bands best rock out there.
Key Artists: Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Aerosmith, The Who, Ac/Dc, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath
Industrial - When people hear the term “industrial” applied to rock, they generally assume it’s a harsh, unpleasant musical form full of discordant noise, synthesizers and drum machines, but it should be noted that industrial can also be accessible, using unconventional instruments in a mainstream rock setting.
Key Artists: Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, White Zombie
Other - Post info below
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Emo ?
Emo - is short for a style of hard rock that is supposedly "emo"-tional in spite of its hardness.
emo first emerged in the mid 80s it was a form of punk subculture nothing like it is known as today, more recently was reborn as the sort of depressive/sad more emotional sort of music a lot of them are seen in the public eye where im from in the main city center hundreds of them gather on a daily basis along with a lot of punk/goth/alternatie formly known as teenie greenie
1 Vote
Key Artists: Taking Back Sunday, Texas Is The Reason, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Coheed And Cambria, Funeral For A Friend
Rock n Roll - A form of popular music arising from and incorporating a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure.
1 Vote
Key Artists: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, James Brown, Bob Dylan
Ah, I cover the whole specter really, but favorites?
Classic, Alternative and Grunge perhaps. My absolute favorite though isn't mentioned here: Progressive Rock!
Progressive Rock - a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
7 Votes
Key Artists: Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull
Post Rock - A genre of music which uses rock instrumentation for "non-rock" purposes, often producing songs which are akin to rock music, yet still very different
2 Vote
Key Artists: Leech, Long Distance Calling, If These Trees Could Talk.
Progressive Metal - Blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. Some progressive metal bands are also influenced by jazz fusion and classical music. Like progressive rock songs, progressive metal songs are usually much longer than standard metal songs, and they are often thematically linked in concept albums.
3 Votes
Key Artists: Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, Pain of Salvation, Symphony X
Hardcore punk, often referred to as simply hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated primarily in North Americain the late 1970s. The new sound was generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. Early hardcore has a quick tempo with drums and vocals in time, whereas modern hardcore punk has drums and vocals which may not be on beat with the tempo.
1 Vote
Key Artists - Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Children of Bodom
Blues Rock - Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles. The core of the blues rock sound is created by the electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit, with the electric guitar usually amplified through a tube guitar amplifier, giving it an overdriven character.
1 Vote
Key Artists: Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Black Sabbath
Cello rock - is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of cellos (as well as other bowed string instruments such as the violin and viola) as primary instruments, alongside or in place of more traditional rock instruments such as electric guitars, electric bass guitar, and drum set.
1 Vote
Key Artists: Rasputina , Apocalyptica, Judgement Day, A Collective of Dirt
Computer Games Rock
Examples: NEw VU Blues - ND, My girl is a gamer chick - ND, Do you wanna date my avatar - The Guild, My favourite game - The cardigans, Points of authority - linkin park[/QUOTE]
1 Vote
Death Metal - A sub-genre of heavy metal typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo shanges, often having violent or dark lyrics.
1 Vote
Key Artists: Arch Enemy, Necrophagist, SLAYER
Coldwave Hair Rock, is the French variant of Dark Wave, Gothic rock and Post-punk music, primarily spread in France, South Belgium and Romandy.
1 vote
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