Vote here for the type of music you like best. And post about it (and please say something that carries the discussion on). PLease remember to have respect and no flaming other people if they like different music than you. It's all music.

Most of the stuff you just posted is hardcore btw...heavy metal is stuff like led zepplin, and AC/DC

Yes my opinion on the definition of Heavy Metal has been listened to! Well I guess this isn't really unrelated so I will post it here- the generic (wikipedia/iTunes/other sites) defenition of the genres you posted. Just to clarify.
Heavy Metal-
developed- 1960s /1970s
definition- thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion and extended guitar solos. Allmusic states that "of all rock & roll's myriad forms, heavy metal is the most extreme in terms of volume, machismo, and theatricality."
examples- Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple, Aerosmith
Classic Rock
developed- 1950s/early 1960s
definition- umm i guess its kinda a sub category of rock... but i suppose its more of an era than a genre
examples- Eagles, Beatles, Kansas
Hardcore Metal
developed- late '90s/ early '00s
definition- (mostly from wikipedia) melodic, emphasizes breakdowns, and sometimes discards the conceptual trappings of both its parent genres, (punk/metal)
examples- AILD, Killswitch, Biohazard
'Rock'
developed- uhhhhh well
definition- this pretty much encompasses the other genres you threw out... but... "popular music with a prominent vocal melody, (sometimes) accompanied by guitar, drums, and bass.
examples- the list goes on
Blues
developed- 1910s/20's
definition- another big one, since it was the founder of rock, but here goes. Uses blues/pentatonic scale with vocal melody and instrumental accompaniment. Not much, huh?
examples- Muddy Waters, BB King, Les Paul

The other stuff is self explanatory. Wow that took a long time.

val > you cannot change your vote...I may be able to but I don't want to, it does not really matter.

joe > I have a chart of music types...I mostly got it because I wanted to get my facts straight, but it shows the orgins of rock and the offsprings it has.

http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/12/44/59/93/ae692d12.jpg

hah nice chart christian. definately... your type of music there. They missed QUITE a few spots though, focusing on the 'death metal' type thing more than the whole HUGE categories of Alternative and bluegrass. But w/e. I think they got some of the influencers wrong though. I wouldnt say SOAD's main influencers were Cannibal Corpse and Arch Enemy...

ok this forum is very expansive with many topics for what, seven people? but whatever. 's coo'.

soooooooooooooooooooooooo anyway it was tough for me cuz i listen to everything... so yeah. but anyway. it seems to me that no one here likes staind. wah. but jeff likes seether so woot. there's my music contribution.

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I agree with matt, btw dont put a bunch of letters and CAPS and stuff, its annoying. But yeah, I dont really have a favorite genre because I listen to everything.

Whatever, I just put heavy metal, thats the median I guess of all the stuff I like.

I'd consider that with hardcore.

oh btw they dont have black metal. its got one band so far, celtic frost. im not makin this up.