Metalheads Unite!

[LordHeathen]

Hello everyone,

I get fit by using the high tempo of my favourite metal songs to either run, spin, or swim (yes I have a waterproof armband and headphones, check amazon).

So, I am looking to make friends with like minded metalheads who want to share how they are inspired or get fit with MEEEEeettttallll!!!

[Vom]

Playing drums would be considered a pretty intense workout for some people!! 😄

Well, being part of any jam session really is a good way to get ur heart pumpin.. 🙂

Cheers

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[Absinthe666]

Hi @LordHeathen - fellow metal head (I am typing this whilst listening to the latest Lamb Of God album), nice to meet you! My shuffle is chock full of the best METAL for me to listen to in the gym and the one song that really gets me going is Painkiller by Judas Priest!! Some of my favourites though are Devin Townsend, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse...mainly the old school bands that have been around for years!! \m/

[LordHeathen]

Hello, Haha dtp cheeseburger! Yeah I like anthrax, lamb of God, slayer, metallica, Maiden, Halloween, hammerfall, etc. Also I like ministry five finger death punch and the like. Pleasure to meet you. Paul Mullins

[SantiR]

@LordHeathen Awesome thread! I'm a metalhead as well. I live my life listening to metal; when I wake up, while taking a bath,  when I'm working, when studying, while I'm working out! Try listening to Pantera while working out, it's so helpful and will give that extra energy only metal can provide. Judas Priest, Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera, Anthrax, Helloween, Kreator, Sodom, Death, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Manowar, Motorhead, Iced Earth, Blind Guardian, and many others... the best companion while working out and getting fit! Pleasure to meet you all metalheads. @Absinthe666@Vom

By the way, I'm going to an Iron Maiden gig on March! I'm so happy about it, got my ticket already! |m|

[EdsonFitbit]

Awesome thread! I must say that since I heard "...And Justice for All" I was never be the same again. Great song "Painkiller" @Absinthe666, I just discovered it like a hidden treasure. I would like to add some great bands not mentioned like Morbid Angel, Burzum, Mayhem, Belphegor, Craddle of Filth, Cannibal Corpse, Sepultura. Long live to metal!

[Absinthe666]

Fellow metalheads @EdsonFitbit @SantiR @Vom- yes, this is an awesome thread thanks to @LordHeathen a **ahem** pleasure to meet every single one of you! Yes, metal is also massive for me as well...currently listening to the latest Cattle Decapitation album whilst replying to you all! Glad to see some of the bands mentioned here are proper metal...Pantera, Cannibal Corpse, Death, Manowar to name just a few! Yes, "Painkiller" is a kick ass heart bumping tune...gets me moving like you wuldn't believe when I am in the gym! Other bands I like are Fear Factory, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, Alice Cooper, Machine Head, Killing Joke, Korn, Deftones, Opeth, Venom, Saxon, Megadeth, Motorhead, Rammstein, Behemoth, Skinny Puppy...I could just go on and on and on \m/

Seen Iron Maiden 7 times now...great band and incredible live!!!

[SantiR]

@Absinthe666 @EdsonFitbit Awesome bands! The world of metal is so extensive we just love it. What about those nordic/viking bands like Ensiferum, Finntroll, Wintersun, Eluveitie, Skalmold, Korpiklaani, just to mention a few. I love to listen to those heavy folk songs, it really gives me motivation to seize the day. Right now, I'm listening to a band called Vallorch from Italy, female singer, folky tunes and really heavy. Give it a try!

Seen Iron Maiden 7 times already? Wow, that is awesome. This will be my first time seeing them, I can't wait to see Fear of the Dark live. \m/

[bdaniels04]

@LordHeathen

That is all I listen to when I workout, am in the car, etc. If it's not hard rock or heavy metal, I don't want to hear it! There's nothing better than listening to the guitar wailing and the drums thrashing when I'm running or lifting. I absolutely love Disturbed and FFDP right now!

[Absinthe666]

@SantiR I haven't really listened to the nordic/viking bands as of yet...the few songs I have heard are **ahem** good though - will have to try out some of the bands you have listed! Yeah, Maiden are something else live...they put on one hell of a show!!

[EdsonFitbit · Accepted solution]

 Hope you enjoy your concert @SantiR. Share some pictures with us to see how great it was. \m/

[SantiR · Accepted solution]

@Absinthe666 Oh yeah! Yes, you won't regret. They are so great! @EdsonFitbit Thanks, sure I will share some pictures of the gig with you guys! You all rock! \m/

[LordHeathen]

@SantiR, @EdsonFitbit, OMG!!! I have gone hulk green with ENVY!!

Awesome pics and thanks for sharing.

Just to add to some of the other comments, I drive lorries and the places I always deliver say they can hear me before they see my lorry, probably Ministy and gangreen hahaha!!

Is it bad that no matter how loud you play metal it is never quite loud enough? Or is this because I am no deaf? LOL!

[Absinthe666]

@LordHeathen Ministry - **ahem** fine band!!! And no, there is no way METAL can be played or heard loud enough!! \m/ The essence and feel of METAL demands it to be played as loud as possible lol!!

[Raviv]

It's funny because I have been listening to metal since the '80s.  My mom, a classical musician, was thrilled that it wasn't disco.  The first non-classical concert I ever went to was Queensryche at some arena in Long Beach.

My muscal tastes are all over the map (seriously - some ODD stuff) as far as genres, but now I have grown sons, one of whom listens to metal, just a completely different type of metal than I do.  I'll sometimes text him "Hey, have you ever heard of this band?" and he'll reply "Yeah, I've hung out with them a couple of times."

It's cool seeing the kinds of things that get handed down to your kids, whether you mean to or not.

[DominicJ]

My running playlist is primarily a swedish power metal band called Sabaton, with a bit of Manowar and Iron Maiden thrown in (Stuff from Rock in Rio and not the newest cd but the one before)

I used to spin to DragonForce 

[LordHeathen]

Hello Everyone,

Really good to read about metal, FitBit simply does not have enough places for us like-minded people to hang.

So, I will ruin it now by saying I have recently discovered the following:

Black Veil Brides, Angels and Airwaves, Papa Roach (Please, I am not a poser honestly!)

I discovered this when I gave a lift to a friend and they had left a cd in my car, so I decided to play it and thought yeah pretty good, I also have got into Within Temptation.

However, strapping young lad still gets played to remind me of the real songs that got me into metal!

[SantiR]

@DominicJ I love Sabaton, they are awesome. Have you heard a song called "Metal Machine"? They mix several lyrics from other famous metal songs to make one single and unique lyric that makes sense haha, it is great! Take a look at it and let me know if you recognize any of the lyrics there.

@LordHeathen Within Temptation, from Holland, they are great. The female singer is so awesome! I've seen a similar band live called Epica, take a look at them too, they are great! Nightwish is also another great female singer based gothic metal band!

[DominicJ]

Nightwish, Epica and Within Temptation are ace 🙂

Dont listen to much symphonic metal anymore, I only really listen to music when running.

Sabaton also have an entire song made up of Manowar song titles 🙂

[Absinthe666]

@LordHeathen Strapping Young Lad are incredible!!!  City is an outstanding album but all of theirs kick ass!! \m/