Who's the best Metal band ever ?

[zakelwe]

I don't know what ghey music you listen to but it's not as good as Slayer.

Sometimes people say music sounds all the same, but when your music is as good as this who cares

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUDWLp1yIWw&feature=related

Metallica? Lick my hairy greabo assole ... rubbish!

If it wasn't for Motorhead they'd be the best ever!

Who's your favourite metal band?

Regards

Andy

[big poppa pump]

Judas Priest!

[Rattle]

Metal

real metal period

i dont have a favorite but you know what i am talking about.

[zanzabar]

metallica isnt metal only their 1st 3 were so that kinda DQs them from best ever, for best ever i would think anaal nathrach or agoraphobic nose bleed

[zakelwe]

Judas Priest!

Are they metal or are they heavy rock?

Maybe the definition is you had to have a sawn off denim Wrangler jacket with the name sewn across the top in the same style as the band logo?

So it would have to be AC/DC or Iron Maiden with a picture of Eddy if your mum could do it well enough :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erJc4dzZ3IA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMorZnGxhv4

Regards

Andy

[YukonTrooper]

Depends what the definition of "best" is. Everybody will have an opinion on their own favorite, but on a scale of mass familiarity and respectability, I'd have to say Iron Maiden.

[K404]

its METAL, nor hard/stadium rock.

Andy killed it with the first post, even if its the thrash side of metal...


Slayer.

End of.

maybe Machine Head should be fairly well up there, as should Sepultura (The Max years)?

Fear Factory (The Dino years?) Terminator Metal- whoever called it that hit the nail squarely on the head :D

[Zytek_Fan]

Nowadays, I'd have to say Suicide Silence, Bring Me the Horizon, or Through the Eyes of the Dead.

Years and years ago, it's probably Slayer. Just because they have had a huge impact on metal.

[little_scrapper]

Best HARD CORE band EVER was Vision of Disorder. Listen to Element or Through my eyes as well as a few other of thier tunes.

Too bad they broke up after 2 albums.

[Exal]

Slayer!§

[runmc]

One of my all time favorites - Jimi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV74PsUo1dc&feature=related) I got to see him in concert shortly before he OD. Let him get warmed up.

[jimmyz]

I'm old-school, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Dio, Black Sabbath...you get the point. I like alot of the newer groups also, but I always go back too my roots.

[STEvil]

I'm going to vote that all pure/death Metal bands suck because they are limiting their musical talent.

For example Slayer just sounds like a lot of screaming to me. This pisses me off to no end.

Metallica only made a handful of "good" songs in my opinion... not sure I would classify any of them as pure metal although there are metal infulences..

Black Label Society is very heavy/metal.. I like all of their music ;)


Technically I end up listening to this when I get a chance though, i'm sick of the horrible radio stations repeating the same songs over and over and over and over again :(

http://ogg2.smgradio.com/vc160.ogg

[n00b 0f l337]

DethKlok. ;)

[comrad]

To broad of a question.

Metal has to many sub categories to pick one.

My favorite metal bands would be the following:

AC/DC, Metallica, Megadeth, Children of Bodom, DIO, Amon Amarth, and In Flames.

[little_scrapper]

This thread is purely for profiling purposes. He also listens to the back street boys and george michelle

[NoX]

Too easy. BLACK SABBATH . Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler , Bill Ward. Without them there would be no Metal. :rocker:

[Speederlander]

Black Sabbath with Ozzy.

[cre8chaos]

I can't believe no one has even mentioned Anthrax yet. IMO the best "metal" band and still kicking.
Oh and lets not forget that weirdo King Diamond :up:

[dinos22]

slayer was great

hey hey hey what's with Metallica hatred. you guys can say what you like but these guys kicked ass and made some amazing songs

i liked Pantera too >> errrrr Cemetary Gates hehee :D hehe

my favourite >> probably Iron Maiden....i have a weakness for these guys no matter how cheesy it sounds now :D

i also always liked Tool >> pretty unique ... killer bass!!!!

Andy common man Judas Priest is metal :D

hmmm no one mentioned Sepultura >>> very very original

[Jowy Atreides]

Cacophony,
Swashbuckle

[nauc]

Guns N Roses

duh........

[zakelwe]

The best rock band that ever broke up that made many other rock bands was of course

Deep Purple

which split up to make Rainbow, Whitesnake and the Ian Gillan band and then reformed again to make

Deep Purple

with their Perfect Strangers album and appear at Knebworth. That was a great concert :clap:

There's some class vocalists, guitarists, drummers and organists amongst those line ups. Oh yes.

Regards

Andy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOr8NZsy2UQ

Yeah baby .... :cool:

[Xcel]

Definetly Nightwish

[Jowy Atreides]

this is where I plough in with necrophagist

boom....headshot


Dream Theater for prog metal

[SPQQKY]

Jimi Hendrix and Guns 'n' Roses are not heavy metal. Jimi Hendrix was considered "acid rock" and GnR is simply rock.

Iron Maiden is the all time greatest heavy metal band, hands down. As stated, there are too many sub categories to name a particular as best. But if you dig down to the root of heavy metal, then Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest should be on your list.

[sinister1st]

Jimi Hendrix and Guns 'n' Roses are not heavy metal. Jimi Hendrix was considered "acid rock" and GnR is simply rock.

Iron Maiden is the all time greatest heavy metal band, hands down. As stated, there are too many sub categories to name a particular as best. But if you dig down to the root of heavy metal, then Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest should be on your list.

2 true, black sab the shiznit.

[makatee]

Children of Bodom!

[hersounds]

metallica ---- heavy metal

and best band ever

The rolling stones

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1594/523pxtonguerollingstonehi8.png (http://imageshack.us)

[MotF Bane]

Children of Bodom.

[adamsleath]

guns n roses - must be pop, cos i liked them. slightly metallic:yawn:

[YugenM]

Drudkh?
Sunn O)))?
Benighted?
Illdisposed?
Deicide?
Behemoth?
Aeternus?
Khanate?

Whole bunch of bands I like but can't really say which one is the best, because when it comes to naming one in such a wide genre like metal (-core, power, death, black, drone, funeral, doom...) it's subjective.

[makatee]

Children of Bodom.



GO Bodom GO! COBHC!!!!

[71 (Bryan)]

judas priest and megadeth ftw

[Kayin]

Stryper, DethKlok and DragonForce.

[Lestat]

Metallica,,,, end of story

the priest is good too,, Judas that is


Drudkh?
Sunn O)))?
Benighted?
Illdisposed?
Deicide?
Behemoth?
Aeternus?
Khanate?

who are those garage bands?

[[XC] leviathan18]

metallica iron maiden pantera slayer black sabbath

[Lestat]

leviathan18;2909269']metallica iron maiden pantera slayer black sabbath

ya know i saw slayer in concert as they opened for slipknot,, and that was the most god awful thing i ever saw or heard...

slipknot on the other hand,, holy crap,, they put on one helluva show


God of War is pretty dang good too if you're into Viking Metal.
they are not a screaming death metal though, the lead singer is the very high pitched 80's metal sounding voice. and they do alot of background intrumental stuff too.
each CD is sort of a story as the intro, interludes, and songs all sort of lead you thru a story.

[Shaz]

Ozzy called, he wants his genre back.

[nike]

Dragonforce and CHILDREN OF BODOM +2

[Eldonko]

My favs = metallica, danzig, motorhead

[[cTx] Nooc]

Pantera and their spawn-offs (Damageplan, Rebel Meets Rebel)

[zanzabar]

Metallica,,,, end of story

the priest is good too,, Judas that is


Drudkh?
Sunn O)))?
Benighted?
Illdisposed?
Deicide?
Behemoth?
Aeternus?
Khanate?

who are those garage bands?

matelica isnt metal, they had 2.5 metal albums the rest are pop rock and rack they arnt metal

and those bands are black and death metal, if u hear it on the radio its not vary metal since most stations wont and or cant play metal since it sounds like trash over the radio, the radio dosnt do bass or fast guitar

[YugenM]

Metallica,,,, end of story

the priest is good too,, Judas that is


Drudkh?
Sunn O)))?
Benighted?
Illdisposed?
Deicide?
Behemoth?
Aeternus?
Khanate?

who are those garage bands?

Behemoth, Sunn O))), Illdisposed and Benighted are really well known.

[makatee]

Considering I've already posted my thoughts in this thread, this is probably just spam. But I'm drunk. So F!ck the police! Bodom is the best. I like many of the other bands, Metallica (although they should thank Mustaine) Megadeth, Ozzy/Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc etc etc. Bodom rules. Alexi, Roope, Jaska, Henka, Janne.......as a musician myself, I can only give them the utmost respect in regards to what they do. Nuf said man!!! arghh, why do I have to search through so many icons to find my cheers/beer toast these days!!! arghh!!!

[dinos22]

Mustaine sucks :D :rofl:

[makatee]

Mustaine sucks :D :rofl:

I hope you suffer a slow and excrutiating death!!! Your comment has deeply saddened me ;)

[Rattle]

mustaine has lost his way in the last 5-7 years, but he in no way sucks

I seen megadeth 4 times thru the years and the man is :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing awesome, his fire and ferocity can be felt in the first 2 metallica albums and even in master, metallica sucked after justice anyway.

rust in peace, countdown to extinction, cryptic writing and the world needs a hero are better albums than metallica has put out in since the black album by far.

[Charles Wirth]

K|ngp|n was sporting a Genghis Tron shirt, I know he is a bigtime fan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FYsOYY0oI8

:rocker:

[mr_knowitall15]

Old: Iron Maiden, Sabbath, Dio
Not as Old: Pantera, Metallica (pre St. Anger[worst album EVER])
Newer: Dethklok and Lamb of God are hella awesome, Dragonforce and maybe even Lordi just because theyre so damn awesome live.

[big poppa pump]

mustaine has lost his way in the last 5-7 years, but he in no way sucks


Probably stems from the fact that he injured his left arm and wrist back in 2002 resulting in significant nerve damage.

Nevertheless, I love all of Megadeth's albums - Rust In Peace being my favorite of them all.

[Modzilla]

violence (eternal nightmare) their best, seen them in concert x3
kreator (everything before extreme aggression) seen them in concert
sepultura (beneath the remains) their best, seen them in concert
obituary (cause of death) their best
slayer (everything up through South of Heaven) - seen them them in concert x2
napalm death (death by manipulation, scum, mass appeal madness) seen them in concert
sodom (persecution mania) their best
prong (the album with "Freezer Burn" as the first song) my favorite
death (leprosy) my favorite

metallica? seen them x5 in concert (ride the lightning, master of puppets: their best, and justice for all: pretty good, after that: sell-out)
anthrax? seen them x3 in concert (spreading the disease: their best)
megadeth? seen them x2 in concert: yawn

and yes Black Sabbath: everything before Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: grew up listening to it

[kingzl3y]

Rammstein - by FAR

[Linchpin]

Lamb of God or Slipknot for me.

[G H Z]

Early Judas, pre 1980

I'd probably like Metallica if I hadn't met Lars, what an arsehole :lol:

[Monstru]

This is such a simple question :)

The godfathers - First of all Jimi for his electric guitar....without that there is no metal....Then...Black Sabbath, Purple, Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, etc
Nice soft metal - Metallica, Judas, Motorhead, Manowar, Maiden, AC/DC
In between - Sepultura, Slayer, Rammstein
Metal - Marduk, Dissection, Emperor, Summoning, Six Feet Under, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Pungent Stench..etc

[[XC] 2long4u]

violence (eternal nightmare) their best, seen them in concert x3
kreator (everything before extreme aggression) seen them in concert
sepultura (beneath the remains) their best, seen them in concert
obituary (cause of death) their best
slayer (everything up through South of Heaven) - seen them them in concert
napalm death (death by manipulation, scum, mass appeal madness) seen them in concert
sodom (persecution mania) their best
prong (the album with "Freezer Burn" as the first song) my favorite
death (leprosy) my favorite

metallica? seen them x5 in concert (ride the lightning, master of puppets: their best, and justice for all: pretty good, after that: sell-out)
anthrax? seen them x3 in concert (spreading the disease: their best)
megadeth? seen them x2 in concert: yawn

and yes Black Sabbath: everything before Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: grew up listening to it


Prong is very good. I like the second song on the album with snap your fingers snap your neck.
My personal favorite would be Living Sacrifice, with a close second being Demon hunter. Going to see them in concert the end of next month in this really small club. It's going to be hot tight and sweaty, or maybe hot sweet and sticky, I don't know.

Edit: Manowar is awesome too.

[TedShred]

Dead Kennedys
AC/DC before Bon Scott died
Rob/White Zombie

[dinos22]

wouldn't call these guys the best but have a listen to these guitars :up:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=LNQpLFns-CA

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=KB4rBJL4tiY

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=U4k2kFQn5WA

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_aCnobHS41k

some of the sickest riffs and licks around i tell ya :)

kick arse :up:

[YugenM]

wouldn't call these guys the best but have a listen to these guitars :up:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=LNQpLFns-CA

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=KB4rBJL4tiY

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=U4k2kFQn5WA

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_aCnobHS41k

some of the sickest riffs and licks around i tell ya :)

kick arse :up:

Nile :cheer:

[Swatrecon_]

Crimson Gates, duh!

http://www.myspace.com/geexmn

[dinos22]

Nile :cheer:

:rofl: love the cheer leader
reminds me of

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4067/clipboard01en6.jpg

[dinos22]

Crimson Gates, duh!

http://www.myspace.com/geexmn

bit of self promo there or???? :D

Noticed they are influenced by some great bands including Dream Theater :cool: :up:

[dreaz]

In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Mercenary, Children of Bodom and buckethead

[G H Z]

wouldn't call these guys the best but have a listen to these guitars :up:

I laugh whenever I hear stuff like that, it's not even music :D

How bout some King Diamond :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8g6tGpxbi0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpX-QdG3hgU

[G H Z]

lol :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvkVJeEderk

[Th3MadScientist]

not the best but some of my favorite

Killswitch Engage
http://youtube.com/watch?v=I0APr2Zo4oE&feature=related

August Burns Red
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3qtk9c6ZGcM

[Calmatory]

Wolfhorde (http://www.last.fm/music/Wolfhorde)(I am :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing serious here, I really am!), Moonsorrow, Manowar, Sabaton, Sodom, Stormwarrior.

Can't say which one is the best as most of them go into different genres. From folk to Thrash to heavy/power.

[Swatrecon_]

bit of self promo there or???? :D

Noticed they are influenced by some great bands including Dream Theater :cool: :up:

naw, my friend's band. They play some good music, but lack any real gumption.

[lapdog]

I seen slayer once--I still her the 60hz hum of all their Marshal stacks, I hope they found a good sound man by now. They sucked. And BTW, they opened for Judas Priest (Ram It Down I think.) They rocked.

[dinos22]

ROFL
check this out
saw this on another forum :ROTF:



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[Atal]

I don't even have to think about that!! DREAM THEATER !!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h81PggfE8I

if you like metal please take the time to see this! :up::up::up:

[T_M]

For me it has always been Metallica. They got me hooked and kept me until Black Album.
After i was hooked i hit all the usuals; Pantera (+ Down ;) ), Sepultura, Machine Head, Fear Factory, etc
Never really got into it much, but Deicide and Cannibal Corpse were pretty hard.
Loved the Aussie band Damaged too.

Im really suprised that Meshuggah didnt get a mention so far, :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing Metal sex

[Nordling]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYSuBK8jwyA