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Never be embarrassed for the music you listen to. Some of us genuinely enjoy listening to shitty house music outside of work :)

I also recommend death/folk metal. It's very high energy, and while there are lyrics they're generally unintelligible or in another language. Equilibrium or Wintersun are good starts.



I'm of a similar opinion. My 'work' playlist is almost exclusively trance music and black metal. Both are repetitive and don't demand your attention, great for concentration.


I've started listening to Black Metal while I'm working. I don't know why but it works for me.


Depending on your taste, a fair amount of black metal is relatively featureless, somewhat ambient.


Mostly Bathory and Gorgoroth. Can you recommend some others?


Xasthur, Nortt, maybe Blut Aus Nord, and a bit further out in various directions I'll say Portal, Aluk Todolo, Jesu, Vuyvr. Should be something in there for you, and there should be plenty of samples of stuff you haven't already heard of on the youtubes.


Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega, Funeral Mist, Mayhem, Ondskapt, Watain, Darkthrone, Burzum, Altar Of Plagues, Leviathan


Might not be in the exact genre, but Opeth is nice


same with working out


Also instrumental bluegrass.




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