Pope Joan wrote:These 25 subgenres come from a listing at the metalinjection website.
You would need to do a forced-choice approach to arrive at who to ban first. Seriously, some of this approaches elevator music!
Alternative Metal – Basically late 90s, early 00 radio rock like Korn, Disturbed and Papa Roach
Nu Metal – Korn is listed here again, obviously, other acts include Drowning Pool, Mudvayne, Sevendust
Hard Rock – This seems to mean classic rock like Van Halen, Whitesnake and Ted Nugent.
Groove Metal Modern mainstream metal like Machine Head, Trivium and Devildriver
Rap Metal – Not sure how this differs from nu metal, but featured acts include Linkin Park, POD, Limp Bizkit
Funk Metal – Faith No More, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers amongst the listed acts.
Metal – aka VH1 classic metal, like Iron Maiden, King Diamond and Motorhead
Metalcore – Warped Tour metal like Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine and All That Remains.
Speed Metal – Similar to just Metal, features Megadeth, Accept, Slayer
Melodic Metalcore – Basically, the new wave of American heavy metal like Killswitch Engage, Darkest Hour, Unearth
Industrial Metal – Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Orgy, Powerman 5000, Static X
Progressive Metal – Queensryche, Dream Theater, Symphony X
Power Metal – Sabaton, Firewind, Edguy
Death Metal – Death, Obituary, Deicide, Dying Fetus
Thrash Metal – Slayer, Testament, Anthrax, Exodus, Kreator
Glam Metal – Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, Def Leppard, Dokken
Melodic Death Metal – basically Swedish metal, In Flames, Soilwork, Dark Tranquility, etc.
Neo Classical Metal – Kamelot, Stratovarius, Dragonforce
Symphonic Metal – Epica, Within Temptation, Nightwish
Death Core – Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Chelsea Grin, Carnifex
Gothic Metal – Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation
German Metal – Edguy, Rage, Helloween
Gothic Symphonic Metal – Epica, Delain, Leaves' Eyes
Stoner Rock – Orange Goblin, Fu Manchu, High on Fire
Folk Metal – Eluveitie, Tursias, Finntroll, Moonsorrow
I did not even know "Folk Metal" was a thing. Seriously?