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Good list you got there. I'd add mine and from some different genres

BS - Iron Man
Candlemass - Solitude
Cryptopsy - Phobophile
Napalm Death - Scum
Testament - Over the Wall
Burzum - Jesus Tod
Darkthrone - Kathaarian Life Code

Kathaarian wrote:

No, no, no. You want to scare the guy off completely? I'd say go for Sabbath, Maiden, less-heavy than Painkiller Priest... Plus catchy Power Metal stuff like Helloween - Mr Torture. If you have to get him harsh-vocalling, try Killswitch Engage or something.

Kathaarian wrote:

Ah, sure. Your average Britney fan is going to convert to metal through Cryptopsy. Too much faith there, Husker, perhaps a little less church, hmmm?

You can also give him a copy of Operation Mindcrime.

At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
In Flames - Behind Space
Dark Tranquillity - Punish My Heaven
Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize
Venom - In League With Satan
Riot - Swords & Tequila
Angra - Metal Icarus
Into Eternity - Severe Emotional Distress

From the top of my head, some of the most relevant songs that haven't already been listed.

some in flames from the whoracle-colony-clayman era might do it for him...i've got a mate who went straight to in flames, and clayman especially.

Author:	heatseeker [ Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:18 pm ]
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So, my friend recently asked me to burn a metal CD for him. He knows absolutely NOTHING about metal so I figured I would burn him a CD of "the classics". So then I got to thinking, what are songs that every metalhead should know? I could only come up with like six, and here they are: Master of Puppets The Trooper Holy Wars...The Punishment Due Angel of Death The Number of the Beast Painkiller It's surprisingly difficult, at least for me. It's one thing to name your favorite songs, but it's quite a bit harder to name classic songs everyone should know of, regardless of what you think of them. What songs do you guys think everybody should know?

Author:	Eternal Idol [ Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:38 pm ]
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Surely Caught in a Mosh.

Author:	Thomas [ Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:39 pm ]
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i agree with your list, but maybe you should include reign in blood aces high wasted years one

Author:	Kathaarian [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:00 am ]
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Good list you got there. I'd add mine and from some different genres BS - Iron Man Candlemass - Solitude Cryptopsy - Phobophile Napalm Death - Scum Testament - Over the Wall Burzum - Jesus Tod Darkthrone - Kathaarian Life Code

Author:	Anonymous [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:23 am ]
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You got some real classics picked out already, looks good. I'd only pick one from each band so you really can cover some ground, though it's really, really hard to think of songs EVERYBODY that listen to metal should know. I'll add some suggestions: Ozzy - Bark at the Moon Black Sabbath - Iron Man/Paraoid/Black Sabbath Dio - Holy Diver/Stand up and Shout Guns n Roses - Sweet Child/Welcome to the Jungle/Paradise City (I'm sure he's heard these though) I could go on but I'm not sure the following are tracks that everybody knows, but I think most have atleast heard of them. I'd recommend them anyway. W.A.S.P. - Animal/I Wanna Be Somebody Skid Row - Monkey Business/Youth Gone Wild/Slave To The Grind Manowar - Hail and Kill Helloween - Eagle Fly Free Blind Guardian - Valhalla Queensrÿche - Eyes of a Stranger/Empire Okay, I'm basically starting to name personal favorites so I'm not sure my list is valid anymore :D But I'd definitely add some Ozzy/Sabbath and Dio songs.

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Author:	Goat [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:52 am ]
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Kathaarian wrote: Good list you got there. I'd add mine and from some different genres BS - Iron Man Candlemass - Solitude Cryptopsy - Phobophile Napalm Death - Scum Testament - Over the Wall Burzum - Jesus Tod Darkthrone - Kathaarian Life Code No, no, no. You want to scare the guy off completely? I'd say go for Sabbath, Maiden, less-heavy than Painkiller Priest... Plus catchy Power Metal stuff like Helloween - Mr Torture. If you have to get him harsh-vocalling, try Killswitch Engage or something.

Author:	noodles [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:09 am ]
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Just give him songs you like

Author:	Kathaarian [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:31 am ]
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Zad wrote: Kathaarian wrote: Good list you got there. I'd add mine and from some different genres BS - Iron Man Candlemass - Solitude Cryptopsy - Phobophile Napalm Death - Scum Testament - Over the Wall Burzum - Jesus Tod Darkthrone - Kathaarian Life Code No, no, no. You want to scare the guy off completely? I'd say go for Sabbath, Maiden, less-heavy than Painkiller Priest... Plus catchy Power Metal stuff like Helloween - Mr Torture. If you have to get him harsh-vocalling, try Killswitch Engage or something. Depends on the guy. I started my roommate with In the Kingdom Where Everything Dies... by Cryptopsy, now he's into it like insane. And he was listening to soft rock and shit. You better let them listen to it all and give them more of what they like.

Author:	Anonymous [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:49 am ]
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Zad wrote: Kathaarian wrote: Good list you got there. I'd add mine and from some different genres BS - Iron Man Candlemass - Solitude Cryptopsy - Phobophile Napalm Death - Scum Testament - Over the Wall Burzum - Jesus Tod Darkthrone - Kathaarian Life Code No, no, no. You want to scare the guy off completely? I'd say go for Sabbath, Maiden, less-heavy than Painkiller Priest... Plus catchy Power Metal stuff like Helloween - Mr Torture. If you have to get him harsh-vocalling, try Killswitch Engage or something. No, don't do this.

Author:	Goat [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:59 am ]
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Ah, sure. Your average Britney fan is going to convert to metal through Cryptopsy. Too much faith there, Husker, perhaps a little less church, hmmm? It's a silly argument, really, since everyone's different. Maiden's probably the best overall intro.

Author:	Anonymous [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:48 am ]
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Zad wrote: Ah, sure. Your average Britney fan is going to convert to metal through Cryptopsy. Too much faith there, Husker, perhaps a little less church, hmmm? lol i haven't been to church in a long time.

Author:	grandbazaar [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:34 am ]
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Not all classics but a good way to get him into metal Megadeth - Hangar 18 Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction Katatonia - Tonight's Music Lacuna Coil - Heaven's a Lie Nevermore - The Heart Collector Paradise Lost - Sun Fading Sonata Arctica - Fullmoon Stratovarius - Black diamond Amaran - Inflict Nightwish - Elvenpath Katatonia - Sweet Nurse

Author:	heatseeker [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:50 am ]
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This wasn't really intended as a discussion about how to get him into metal, but it's all good . One thing is, I guess I shouldn't have said he doesn't know anything at all about metal--he's heard some just from being around me and my other friend, he just wouldn't know why Iron Maiden is better than Avenged Sevenfold. He does seem to find entertainment in harsh vocal-ed stuff just to headbang to, although I don't think he really understands the music at all...kind of a predicament.

Author:	witteijsbeer [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:40 am ]
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You can also give him a copy of Operation Mindcrime.

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Author:	Cú Chulainn [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:06 pm ]
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At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul In Flames - Behind Space Dark Tranquillity - Punish My Heaven Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize Venom - In League With Satan Riot - Swords & Tequila Angra - Metal Icarus Into Eternity - Severe Emotional Distress From the top of my head, some of the most relevant songs that haven't already been listed.

Author:	unknownkadath666 [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:13 pm ]
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witteijsbeer wrote: You can also give him a copy of Operation Mindcrime. Every metal head should own that album, but all my friends who are into metal don't. It seems like its a classic that gets overlooked by many metal fans.

Author:	Anonymous [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:21 pm ]
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FrigidSymphony wrote: At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul In Flames - Behind Space Dark Tranquillity - Punish My Heaven Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize Venom - In League With Satan Riot - Swords & Tequila Angra - Metal Icarus Into Eternity - Severe Emotional Distress From the top of my head, some of the most relevant songs that haven't already been listed. lol.

Author:	Thomas [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:50 pm ]
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some in flames from the whoracle-colony-clayman era might do it for him...i've got a mate who went straight to in flames, and clayman especially.

Author:	Anonymous [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:04 pm ]
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metal_xxx wrote: some in flames from the whoracle-colony-clayman era might do it for him...i've got a mate who went straight to in flames, and clayman especially. you act like that's some sort of an accomplishment? it's music.

Author:	Legacy Of The Night [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:02 pm ]
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metal_xxx wrote: some in flames from the whoracle-colony-clayman era might do it for him...i've got a mate who went straight to in flames, and clayman especially. Bullet Ride is a good song for that. Hell, even my mom said it was alright. Stuff from Reroute to Remain might work better than Whoracle or Colony, though. It sounds more streamlined.