okay this is going to be interesting

my friend likes stuff like jackson 5, michael jackson, the bee gees, lady gaga ect and i want to see if i can get her into metal based on the artists she likes does anyone have any recs that she might enjoy?

At first I thought this would be a troll post but then I realized it wasn't!

Give your friend mid to later period The Gathering, stuff like How To Measure A Planet?, If_Then_Else or Souvenirs. Then maybe, if you're lucky, than will open up her way for listening earlier albums like Mandylion and Nighttime Birds. And then if things work out alright she might get into that whole "heavy guitars" thingy and be more open to some metal bands.

But we're working on a solely hypothetical field aren't we?!

^I just have to say that I FUCKING LOVE the gathering. I'm obsessed to the point where I am literally dreaming about seeing them live (despite them not having played here for 9 years)

http://www.last.fm/user/johngebreadman

Anyways, this song gor me into metal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CryTrQdhTsE

Dude... seriously?

How about Protest the Hero? I'm sure the pipes on Rody Walker could win over some pop fans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypCdGNe3Bvs

All the obvious pop-ish, jolly folk metal could do the trick:

Alestorm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-Z_psXODw

Equilibrium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yom8nNqmxvQ

Eluveitie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnnsm2O88s4

Finntroll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGywo81G6lk

Korpiklaani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7kJRGPgvRQ

Tyr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I1geB7U5VI

Dude... seriously? [/quote]

Yeah my dad played me it when I had just turned 11. I've been into them since, seen them both times they've come to the UK. I got into metal with black metal and ended up working softer, I listen to ambient and stuff a lot now lol. When I was 11/12 I was really into Drudkh, Wyrd, Darkthrone, Slayer and Myrkskog. Maybe it was a bit later, I think the swan road was the first drudkh I heard. Basically just whatver BM my dad liked.

You misread my post. I meant that going from Jackson 5 to Dark Forest... seriously?

Know what I mean?!

Just leave her alone. She's clearly not into anything remotely like metal.

But... if you absolutely have to, the way to test if she might be interested is thusly: in situations where you have the opportunity to expose her to metal in a way where you aren't actually playing it for her (IE: she comes into your house or car when you have metal already playing) you should gauge her reaction to it. If she indicates any interest in it, talk about your enjoyment of it a bit and posit something you like about it (IE: "I love this sweet, sweet riffing!"). If she says nothing or has no meaningful response beyond what is polite, just forget about it. If she asks for further info, point her to a few well known bands and if she is TRUE her interest will naturally lead her into looking for more underground stuff.

Don't give her anything that she will feel she has to listen to to appease you under any auspices at this point, even if you say "I just thought you might like this". Based on her current taste, it would be clear that ANY metal you offered her would be to appease YOU.