Need help adding metal music to wedding reception song list?

I have a list of music picked for my wedding, however my hubby-to-be LOVES metal, heavy metal, death metal, etc and I need some help with songs I can add to my list so he enjoys our reception too! I like metal too, but not as much as him, thats why its so hard for me to find songs that would be good to add to the list, I don't wanna freak out our guests but I want my hubby to be happy as well. Any song/artist suggestions will be highly appreciated!!!

Need help adding metal music to wedding reception song list?
I've been wrestling with how I get some of my fave bands into my playlists, too.





First, you might want to ask him to help you come up with this list. But for some suggestions, I say steer clear of the Death Metal. And here are some other ideas:





Metallica "Battery"


Black Sabbath "War Pigs" (just a fun sing-along kinda song!)


Ozzy Osborne "Breaking All The Rules"


Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Coming"





If you want to make him laugh ... Ozzy Osborne has a cover of the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive". It is SOOO funny, I bet anyone that doesn't know Ozzy will think its just a cover!!!





And please, please, PLEASE do not play "November Rain" at your wedding. I love Gn'R and that song is so NOT appropriate for a wedding.


Some rockin' hair-band/ classic rock, but not really metal songs:





Guns N' Roses "Think About You"


Kiss "New York Groove" (totally dance-able)


Alice Cooper "Billion Dollar Babies" or "Schools Out" (not really applicable for a wedding, but alot of people know it!)


Aerosmith "Rag Doll" or "Sweet Emotion"


Motley Crue "Dr. Feelgood" or if you wanna have some fun you could play "Girls, Girls, Girls".





Any Led Zepplin would be good.





And if your guy likes Alice Cooper, make him slow-dance to "You and Me". My fiance couldn't believe it was an Alice song until I showed him the album!
Reply:Sorry, TYPO!!





Thanks so much everyone! I have my playlist wrote up so that the heavier stuff is later on in the reception *most will be drunk by then* and I have placed the heavier songs in between softer songs so its not back to back metal songs! Report Abuse

Reply:Just a suggestion, and while I know the reception is supposed to be about letting your hair down a little, but have you considered string quartet covers? There are a series of albums by a string quartet (actually I think there may be two different quartets) that cover bands like Tool and Metallica and a few others, some of the tracks are stunning and are pleasant enough to not freak people out.
Reply:Not sure what he likes but here are some I found on wedding playlists





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Nothing Else Matters - Metallica


'Forever' by KISS


Black Label by Lamb Of God.


Fate In Motion by Soilwork


Avenged Sevenfold - "Warmness Of The Soul"


'November Rain' by Guns N' Roses


'No More Tears`-Ozzy Osbourne


Prayer by Disturbed


Awake -- Godsmack








anything cesored so not to bother the older guest and children
Reply:You Shook Me all Night Long - AC/DC


For those about to Rock We salute You – AC/DC


Fight for Your Right to Party - Beastie Boys


Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith


Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leopard


Sweet Child of Mine – Guns and Roses


I Love Rock %26amp; Roll – Joan Jett


You are So Beautiful to Me – Joe Cocker


What you Need – INXS


Need You Tonight – INXS


Thank You – Led Zepplin


Nothing Else Matters - Mettalica


Love, Reign over Me – Pearl Jam


Nothing But a Good Time – Poison


You’re My Best Friend – Queen


Crazy Little Thing called Love - Queen


Come on Feel the Noise – Quiet Riot


No One Like you – Scorpions


Rock You like a Hurricane – Scorpions
Reply:The reception is a party you are throwing for your guests to celebrate with you. Can he not listen to metal for a few hours? I love metal, but death metal at a reception is ridiculous.
Reply:I agree with Cass. Leave the metal out of your playlist. I'm sure your fiance can stand it for a few hours. Reception music is intended to keep the guests entertained. If the majority of your guests are family, particularly older people, then I'd leave it out altogether. Plan an "after party" at a bar or club that plays the kind of music you like, and then you, your bridal party and any of the younger guests and family members who want to party til dawn can do so.





I work at a restaurant that does wedding receptions, and I'll never forget this one reception: the bride and groom hired a bar band they loved to play for their wedding. During the planning they kept going on and on about how great this band was. I stopped in to check on the wedding shortly after dinner, and the scene was tragic. The band showed up wearing exactly what they would wear to play at the bar--ripped jeans and black t shirts. All the guests were wearing formal attire. Most of the guests had already left, and the ones who stayed were sitting there trying to converse over the music. They were NOT a cover band, so they weren't even playing songs people knew and NO ONE was dancing. The bride was completely oblivious. She came up to me and said "Aren't they great?" It was like the entire wedding was about her scoring this great bar band.

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