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Itlan · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:49 pm **Posts:** 1820

United States doesn't run the world, especially musically, so that's the dumbest fucking thing you could post.

General rule is first release = release year.

Shuure · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:57 pm

Sure they do. Ask an American and he will tell you.

Itlan · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:49 pm **Posts:** 1820

I'm an American. I'm telling you. We don't.

P.S. I want to move to Norway, need a roommate?

Shuure · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:50 am

Why not. Moving to Oslo next semester, so just get over here and we'll find the bestest place to live!

dmille · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:04 pm

Itlan wrote:

United States doesn't run the world, especially musically, so that's the dumbest fucking thing you could post.

General rule is first release = release year.

I agree that the release year is the initial release rather than the US release. However, if we were to put together lists of the top bands by nation regardless of genre, we would need at least a top 200 for the US. Whereas, we would need only a top 20 or top 50 for most other nations.

joe c · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:35 am **Posts:** 3068

dmille wrote:

Itlan wrote:

United States doesn't run the world, especially musically, so that's the dumbest fucking thing you could post.

General rule is first release = release year.

I agree that the release year is the initial release rather than the US release. However, if we were to put together lists of the top bands by nation regardless of genre, we would need at least a top 200 for the US. Whereas, we would need only a top 20 or top 50 for most other nations.

Top 5 Nations (Population wise) of the World and how many metal bands per country (according to M-A):
1. China - 159
2. India - 112
3. United States - 17,257
4. Indonesia - 577
5. Brazil - 3,847

A couple notes...
1. The low numbers from other countries are probably from M-A being a primarily English speaking site.
2. Is music sung in English usually more popular than other languages? I want to say yes, but I don't know.
3. English is the most well-known language in the world so it makes sense that metal sung in English would be more popular. Just out of curiosity I looked up the status for the UK and they have 3,238 bands listed on M-A. Germany actually has more listed with 8,156, but Germany is pretty metal so...

dmille · **Posted:** Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:24 pm

How about list for various regional and/or national scenes?

Top 10 Finnish Goth Metal bands
Top 15 Florida Death Metal bands
Top 20 Norwegian Black Metal bands
Top 10 Bay Area Thrash Metal bands
Top 10 British Doom Metal bands
Top 20 German Teutonic Metal bands
Top 15 Swedish Death Metal bands

etc...

Maddolis · **Posted:** Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:14 pm

Plus the folk list we never started.
Not a particularly active forum but you may as well go for it.

Maddolis · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:55 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq1w2c-JL4c
Just heard these guys' debut 2010 album, it's incredible.
Can people rec me some middle eastern folk metal in the same vein as Melechesh, Orphaned Land, Myrath and Aeternam? I suppose also similar to Arkan, Lykathea Aflame and Winterhorde as well. That whole sound works particularly well.

Nesquik · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:48 pm

Sounds a lot like Odious.

Yngtchie Blacksteen · **Posted:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:25 pm

"The Power of Thy Sword" is such a kickass tune, one of Manowar's best pure power metal songs.

Shuure · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:19 am

Maddolis wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq1w2c-JL4c
Just heard these guys' debut 2010 album, it's incredible.
Can people rec me some middle eastern folk metal in the same vein as Melechesh, Orphaned Land, Myrath and Aeternam? I suppose also similar to Arkan, Lykathea Aflame and Winterhorde as well. That whole sound works particularly well.

That song kicks all sorts of ass.

Sodacake · **Posted:** Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:25 pm

Anybody listen to the new Akerfeldt/Wilson collaboration yet?

Shuure · **Posted:** Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:16 pm

I listened to one track Porcupine Tree put out on their facebook newsfeed. Seemed alright.

dmille · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:35 am

joe c wrote:

Top 5 Nations (Population wise) of the World and how many metal bands per country (according to M-A):
1. China - 159
2. India - 112
3. United States - 17,257
4. Indonesia - 577
5. Brazil - 3,847

A couple notes...
1. The low numbers from other countries are probably from M-A being a primarily English speaking site.
2. Is music sung in English usually more popular than other languages? I want to say yes, but I don't know.
3. English is the most well-known language in the world so it makes sense that metal sung in English would be more popular. Just out of curiosity I looked up the status for the UK and they have 3,238 bands listed on M-A. Germany actually has more listed with 8,156, but Germany is pretty metal so...

The low number in China is due to their totalitarian government. The low numbers for India and Indonesia is due to the fact that so many of their people are religious fanatics. You'd have to have balls of titanium to form a pop band in one of those nations. From a metal band and you could be facing prison time or a lynch mob.

And when it comes to the UK and Germany, I'd say the relevant number is kick@ss bands.

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