Best Heavy Metal Band/Person

[rallynavvie]

Slayer!

Werd

[lordsmurf]

Rob Zombie
Ozzy
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
What's his name from Motorhead

[888888]

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
the two bands that really matter in metal.

Morbid Angel
Death
Deicide
Strapping Young Lad
Bolt Thrower
Carcass
Gorguts
and many more great bands that I can't think of now.

As to who is the most "metal", well there is nothing more metal than BASS so it has to be a tossup between bassgods Steve Harris and Joey Demaio.

What's his name from Motorhead

-Lemmy

[glockjs]

those are just old rock bands.
heavy=slipknot, machine head, fear factory, cradle of filth, hatebreed, 40 below, on and on.

even given old heavy metal, where's pantera and megadeth?

slayer rulez

[VCDHunter]

slayer rulez

Thats it - I'm getting my tickets asap.

[gitreel]

Pantera

[enstg8er]

sabbath- the first four\
scorpions- thru tokyo tapes
ufo- be selective
iron maiden- killers
streetttcccchhhhing to be metal-
led zep, ac/dc, van halen
puff metal-
bon jovi, def lep, poison, motly crue, kiss
the rest is mostly noise (albiet loud)

[tgpo]

Metal blows dogs for quarters

[Cobra]

So?

[Rookie64]

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040403130714422345&sql=C655

[Cobra]

heavy metal was largely a British creation

[888888]

Also anything having to do with R. J. Dio.

Although I am a big fan of the first six albums, I have ultimately discovered that Dio era Sabbath is much better than Ozzy era. The songs are just better. Heaven and Hell is probably the best Sabbath record and also the epitome of a rock record.

[rhegedus]

Megadeth

[housepig]

I have ultimately discovered that Dio era Sabbath is much better than Ozzy era.

Blasphemy!

go cut your hair and live with TGPO. In France.

[enstg8er]

heaven and hell was great. you just need a broad definition of metal to include it (or rainbow, whitesnake, deep purple...).

[glockjs]

anybody signed to this label

[tgpo]

anybody signed to this label

Nickelback??


Would Gwar fall under Metal? If so, then I vote for them.

[ipgpe13]

RAMMSTEIN

[glockjs]

ok so i dont know how nickelback got signed to roadrunner, but everybody else is heavy.

[stiltman]

RAMMSTEIN

I was going to say that, but I thought everyone would just say, what movie was that?

[888888]

I have ultimately discovered that Dio era Sabbath is much better than Ozzy era.

Blasphemy!

I knew that may have rocked the boat. BUT... Let's see, who is more metal: Ozzy who wanted to change to direction of Sabbath into a more froofy hippie-ish band in the 70s were it not for Geezer, or Dio, who has continuosly been one of THE best metal voices without compromise for years. Also Dio, never had a lame MTV show called "The Dios". Ughh.

I was once like you housepig, a loyal Ozzy Sabbath booster. But I noticed that while the bluesy noodling of Warpigs or Wheels of Confusion sounded a little tired after a few listened, the skillful grandeur and good songwriting of Children of the Sea or Country Girl still sounded rockingly fresh after the umpteenth listen.

I am also kind of puzzled why a Halford fan would prefer Ozzy over Dio. Dio is clearly the more skilled and talented vocalist.

And remember, if you Play with FireyouBurn you Fingers! and also If you listen to Fools... the Mob Rules!

go cut your hair and live with TGPO. In France

I do not need to do that. Me and TGPO are currently living together in San Fransisco and we both play bass in a Techno Tribute band to Priest called "BURNIN' UP".

[lordsmurf]

Lots of these new "metal" bands are just shadows of what used to be, the greats from the 70s and 80s.

The 90s (like Pantera) was the end of many of them.

anybody signed to this label

Barely half of those are metal ... and the few that may be metal sound more like noise than music.

[housepig]

[
I am also kind of puzzled why a Halford fan would prefer Ozzy over Dio. Dio is clearly the more skilled and talented vocalist.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a total die-hard Sabbath with Ozzy fan - Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die are, with a couple of exceptions, terrible albums. So I'm more down with the first 6.

I liked Dio more when he was with Rainbow - "Long Live Rock & Roll" is one of the best hard rock songs ever. I'll pull out my copy of Mob Rules and give it another chance, it's been a long time since I played it.

As for Halford, I'm actually not that big a Priest fan, I was just breaking my balls on a VHS-to-DVD transfer of the Sabbath-with-Rob-Halford concert from '92*, so I thought I'd commemorate it in my avatar.

( * brought on by your boy Dio at the last minute, as he got wind of the reunion that Black Sabbath planned for the last night of the tour, and pulled a primadonna routine about "not sharing the stage with Ozzy". So they got Halford on short notice. )

[indolikaa]

Anybody remember hearing this one on the radio?

Radio DJ: Back Rockwards.
Listener: Is is Pantera?
Radio DJ: NO! IT IS NOT PANTERA, PEOPLE! Good God...
Radio DJ: Back Rockwards.
Listener: Well if it's not Pantera I don't know who it is (hangs up phone)
Radio DJ: Help me.

Pantera kicks ass. Then and now.

[housepig]

and the few that may be metal sound more like noise than music.

you say that like it's a bad thing...

... pardon me while I cue up some Aube, Throbbing Gristle, Namanax and Lockweld.

[DiablosuX102]

Mushroomhead 8)

[northcat_8]

I have ultimately discovered that Dio era Sabbath is much better than Ozzy era.

Blasphemy!

I knew that may have rocked the boat. BUT... Let's see, who is more metal: Ozzy who wanted to change to direction of Sabbath into a more froofy hippie-ish band in the 70s were it not for Geezer, or Dio, who has continuosly been one of THE best metal voices without compromise for years. Also Dio, never had a lame MTV show called "The Dios". Ughh.

I was once like you housepig, a loyal Ozzy Sabbath booster. But I noticed that while the bluesy noodling of Warpigs or Wheels of Confusion sounded a little tired after a few listened, the skillful grandeur and good songwriting of Children of the Sea or Country Girl still sounded rockingly fresh after the umpteenth listen.

I am also kind of puzzled why a Halford fan would prefer Ozzy over Dio. Dio is clearly the more skilled and talented vocalist.

And remember, if you Play with FireyouBurn you Fingers! and also If you listen to Fools... the Mob Rules!

go cut your hair and live with TGPO. In France

I do not need to do that. Me and TGPO are currently living together in San Fransisco and we both play bass in a Techno Tribute band to Priest called "BURNIN' UP".

Ohhhhh.....I completely forgot about Dio Now that you bring it up....I agree. While the Ozzy Sabbath was very good, the Dio Sabbath was also very good. I think towards the end Ozzy did start fizzeling with the group and not that Dio was so much better but he did breathe new life into the group and took them back to a more metal feel to their music. There is no question who is the better vocalist...hell I can't even understand Ozzy on TV let alone when he's in concert. Ozzy just hit MTV to capitalize on his name, I saw the show...once....it is horrible...utter shitte

[sacajaweeda]

Some of my favs:

Savatage
Testament
Metal Church
Scorpions
Scatterbrain
Prong
Flotsam and Jetsam
Exodus
Anthrax
Ministry
GWAR
KISS
Black Label Society
Judas Priest
Butthole Surfers
Suicidal Tendancies
Accept
Overkill

Somebody mentioned Jackyl earlier. Go listen to that one song "She Loves My ****" and then go listen to "Overdose" by Exodus. (or AC/DC...they wrote it).

[disturbed1]

Though the people listed in the list aren't anything close to what I'd call metal, here's my votes in some sort of order-

Pantera
Forced Entry
Dark Angle
Dying Fetus
Pantera
Fear Factory
Carcas
Hate Breed
Lamb Of God
Pantera
Anthrax (older shit and some S.O.D)
Exodus
Exhorder
Pantera
Soil Work
Death
Strapping Young Lad
Pantera


and of course Slayer, but only during the Dave Lombardo years

I did like a couple of Black Sabath songs, Sweet Leaf, War Pigs, but not a fan.

Lemmy is not GOD btw.

Arch Enemy, Otep and Kittie too, 'cause chicks that scream are kewl.

[888888]

I liked Dio more when he was with Rainbow - "Long Live Rock & Roll" is one of the best hard rock songs ever. I'll pull out my copy of Mob Rules and give it another chance, it's been a long time since I played it.

While you're out it, you might want to give both Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die second chances as well. Those are always put down because of the circumstances the band made them under, and also because they sound a little "generic" rock-like. But, I can't help loving both of these albums. They are pure rock and roll. You can tell that Sabbath just made these albums to get them over with and they are both no-bullshit riff-riff song records. You get to hear Bill Ward sing and also (many people will agree) that Dirty Women is one of if not the best Sabbath song ever.

But then again, my favorites Zeppelin albums are Presence and In Through the Out Door.

Some of my favs:
Suicidal Tendancies
Accept
Overkill

I saw Overkill with some friends at L'Amour's here in Brooklyn before the place got closed down. They were great especially Blitz (though thrash is not my thing). Also saw DEICIDE at L'amours, that was a great show even though Glen Benton seemed to be very fat, pissed off, and sick of playing. His bass playing is quite amazing however, while growling, he is constantly picking the bass at superspeed while moving his left hand up and down the neck from fret 1 to 12. He does this for two hours. He must of jerked off A LOT as a kid.