Metal subgenres

Name the different kinds of metal music based on the pair of bands presented as hints.
In case of multiple subgenres, think of the "main" genre the band is known for
Yes, some genres are debatable and I'm sure you will. Comments section is for that. Have fun!
Quiz by WillemLAif
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Last updated: September 5, 2019
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Hint
What kind of metal?
Anthrax | Metallica
thrash
Dream Theater | Fates Warning
progressive
Helloween | Gamma Ray
power
Mayhem | Rotting Christ
black
Candlemass | Saint Vitus
doom
Pig Destroyer | Nasum
grindcore
Iron Maiden | Judas Priest
NWOBHM
Nightwish | Within Temptation
symphonic
Peccatum | Arcturus
avant-garde
Cruachan | Primordial
Celtic
Sentenced | Paradise Lost
gothic
Cannibal Corpse | Death
death
Hint
What kind of metal?
Poison | Mötley Crüe
glam, or hair
As I Lay Dying | Killswitch Engage
metalcore
Alestorm | Swashbuckle
pirate
Rammstein | Nine Inch Nails
industrial
Korn | Linkin Park
numetal
Crowbar | Eyehategod
sludge
Babymetal | Necronomidol
kawaii
Yngwie Malmsteen | Stratovarius
neoclassical
Acid King | Kyuss
stoner
Korpiklaani | The Hu
folk
Isis | Neurosis
post
Pantera | Sepultura
groove
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Level 67
Sep 5, 2019
I got 14, not bad since I have no clue haha. If it was yellow box I would be screwed...

I only heard songs of metallica, korn, korpiklaani, alestorm, and sepultura. Consciously that is, I am bound to have heard parts of songs when passing someone, or switching channels etc. And that I know what name goes with the band, and might even be able to mention the name of a song haha, I am so bad with band and song names in every genre (and with genres :D )

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Level 34
Sep 5, 2019
More difficult than I thought it would be... can you accept 'nu' for 'numetal'?
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Level 76
Sep 5, 2019
"Nu" is now accepted.
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Level 88
Sep 5, 2019
Nice quiz. I'm no scholar of metal, but isn't speed metal a fairly popular subgenre? I was surprised to not see it here.
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Level 76
Sep 5, 2019
Thanks. I was thinking of adding it, but either I didn't find a proper genre pair for it or proper bands that would be immediately recognizable as speed metal specifically, I forget which...

Will have to edit it in later, or to make a second part with that and more obscure stuff.

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Level 43
Jun 28, 2022
Where is technical post blackened slam blackgazecore?
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Level 76
Jul 2, 2022
Oh my... But you know what? Maybe I'll make a super-tight-ass-elitist-niche-subgenre-quiz no one can solve on the first sitting one of these days. Just maybe.
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Level 51
Jan 21, 2024
Where is rap metal and alternative metal
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Level 76
Apr 9, 2024
Missing, apparently...