Top 10 Metal bands of all time

[RON]

What would all of you consider the top 10 list for Heavy Metal group/singer. Here is my list

1. Metalica (they are the King of metal)
2. Led Zeppelin (Some people would say there rock but IMO they started metal)
3. Iron Maiden
4. Ozzy
5. AC/Dc
6. Ronnie James Dio
7. Megadeath
8. Pantera
9. Slayer
10. Danzig

Damn I know I forgot someone. Sabbath gets an honorable mention from me.

[redrock]

good list Ron, nice to see a Danzig and Dio fan!

1) Black Sabbath(started it all)
2) Slayer
3) Danzig(may not be as hard as Slayer, but Glenn is the man)
4) Metallica
5) Pantera
6) Megadeth
7) Dio
8) Dimmu Borgir(kings of black metal)
9) Iced Earth
10) Type O Negative

[RON]

Originally posted by redrock
good list Ron, nice to see a Danzig and Dio fan!

I am surprised to see them on anyone Else's list but IMO Dio has an unbelievable voice. I saw him live with Maiden (without Bruce)a few years ago.

AND Danzig....He's just the smartest, swolest Mofo's on stage.

[redrock]

Originally posted by RON

AND Danzig....He's just the smartest, swolest Mofo's on stage.

AGREED!

[Money Boss Hustla]

1. Metallica
2. Black Sabbath
3. Ozzy
4. AC/DC
5. KISS
6. G'N'R
7. Pantera
8. Motorhead
9. GWAR (greatest concert I have EVER seen)
10. Anthrax

Salutes to...Motley Crue, Rob Zombie, Slayer, KMFDM, and Ministry.

I didn't like these guys as much but...salutes to Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Alice Cooper, WASP, and Deep Purple.

[HorseFace]

1. Metallica
2. Megadeth
3. Alice in chains
4. AC/DC
5. Pantera
6. Black Sabbath
7. Led Zeppelin
8. Danzig
9. Slayer
10. White Zombie

[Matt Foley]

im have the feeling we are all about the same age here

[Pete235]

Hey guys...what about Judas Priest?!?! British Steel, Unleashed in the East, Screaming for Vengance, Defenders of the Faith...Halfords' voice was amazing!!

I would also throw Motely Crue on that list

[Jack87]

About time someone metioned Judas Priest... It was all Priest and Maiden for me in the 80's

1. Metallica (The Kings, Nuf said)
2. Iron Maiden (close 2nd to mellalica for me Maiden is Heavy Metal)
3. Judas Priest ( Defending the Faith, 1 of the best metal albums ever)
4. Black Sabbath (The founding fathers of Metal)
5. Dio
6. Megadeath
7. Anthrax
8. Slayer
9. Motorhead
10. Disturbed ( I know they're new, but they fucking tear it up)

[mammoth]

1. Pantera
2. Coal Chamber
3. NIN
4. StaticX
5. MudVayne
6. HedPE (some people will say they aren't metal)
7. System of a Down
8. Cold
9. One Mintue Silence
10. Disturbed

I am not into the old-school metal. I also think that Metallica post "and justice for all" is highly overrated.

[TheMudMan]

1. Black Sabbath
2. Ozzy
3. Black Label Society
4. Metallica
5. Mudvayne
6. Soul Fly
7. Alice In Chains
8. Tool
9. NIN
10. Coal Chamber

[RON]

Originally posted by Matt Foley
im have the feeling we are all about the same age here

I don't know are you guys old farts too


Damn I forgot about Disturbed. I guess I wasn't thinkin about all the newer bands. They should be in my top 10 somewhere.

The Motley Crue kick ass but aren't they just more Rock than Metal And IMO Zombie get a category of his own, his music is so original ....Metaltecno maybe either way they both kick ass

[Strut99GT]

Hmmmm...it would take much too long to really come up with a comprehensive list here, but just to state my opinion on a couple of the previous posts:
First, almost all the bands listed are bands that I love. However, quite a few of them are not "metal." NIN is most certainly not metal, they are industrial, as are Ministry. Static X is a lot more punk than they are metal, and HedPE is definitely not metal. GnR isn't metal either. Metal bands don't have "rock epics" like "November Rain" in their catalog.
Now, having gotten that out of the way, I think that we can all agree that Sabbath/Ozzy is one entry on the list, since they basically "invented" metal. Metallica is certainly on the list as well. Other bands of mention are: Alice in Chains, Tool, Megedeth, Judas Priest, Crowbar, Pantera, Slayer, White Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Brutal Truth, Type O Negative, the list could go on and on. I would even include Slipknot on the list. Hmmm...too many choices...

[mammoth]

In no way is StaticX punk! Also Metal is too much of a generic category to exclude some of the bands that you said were "not" metal. Theres acid metal, black metal, death metal, and so on...

[David B.]

So who was the first band to win a Grammy in the "Metal" category?



























Jethro Tull!

[The Butcher]

Man, this is a tough one. Everyone here has made some good points, it's just that things have changed through an evolution of music over time. Even within this one genre. I agree with Strut that Ministry, NIN, etc should be classified more as "industrial" than just metal, but you can't deny that songs like "Just One Fix" and "NWO" are some of the best "heavy metal" songs ever.

As a matter of respect for being one of the first if not THE first ever, you have to give Sabbath/Ozzy their appropriate spot as #1. From there, things have changed a bit as time has passed. Metallica is certainly on the list, but their recent crap has truly diluted their credibility IMO. I'd also have to put Pantera way up on the list (perhaps #2) b/c they truly took "heavy metal" to a new level. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, etc all sound pretty hard, but nobody can get you as pissed as Anselmo talking about how he "fucked your girlfriend last night" (Good Friends and a bottle of Pills) or screaming at you on "Slaughtered". They made "heavy metal" REALLY FUCKING HEAVY!

Other notable mentions that haven't been listed yet are Skinlab (Their new song 'Slave the Way' is wicked), Fear Factory, Sepultura, Korn(mostly their stuff before Follow the Leader came out), and Sevendust. There are many others, but I'm tired now so I can't think very well. Oh, and it was nice to see someone mention Soulfly. JUMP THE FUCK UP!!!

[Pete235]

Venom

[OGPackin]

Ronnie James Dio Rocks!! I saw him 4 times back in the day. Heres my list. Not in any order though...


DIO
White Snake
Motley Crue
Van Halen
AC/DC
Iron Maiden
Metallica
KISS
OZZY

[TheMudMan]

How could I forget Snot? These guys were bad ass too bad Lynn had to die so young.

[ripsid]

JETHRO TULL! THEY'RE FUCKING ROCKING!
Metallica is still Pissed!

[ripsid]

OK I had to answer that before anyone else! Because Jethro Tull winning that award was the funniest thing in the history of music! Next to Michael Jackson catching his "Soul Glow Fro" on fire!
Now, Metal!
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Megadeath
Slayer
Pantera
Danzig - meaty mfer!
Motorhead

You can't say that these bands are metal:
VH, Alice in Chains (although that's what they wanted before they were put in the Grunge genre), White Snake (common!), gnr???? POP! I could go on but....

Shit...David I didn't even see that you put the answer at the bottom....

[Jack87]

Originally posted by Pete235
Venom

Pete you and I must have the same taste for metal... I forgot to list Venom in my top 10, but they should be in there somewhere...

Pete r u my long lost brother mom keeps talkin about???

[Money Boss Hustla]

I thought people were going to laugh at me if I put Venom or Celtic Frost. Guess there are other fans out there too.

[Jack87]

Originally posted by OGPackin
Ronnie James Dio Rocks!! I saw him 4 times back in the day. Heres my list. Not in any order though...

Saw him on the Sacred Heart Tour In Philly... At least I think it was the tour for that album... Could have been Last in Line, those days were kind of fuzzy...lol

Anyway It was the tour we he recorded a live concert tape and a Young Little Buff was all the way in the front row smashed against the guard rail...
Young Buff was no match for the 1,000 of crazies there to see Dio live at the Spectrum and almost suffered many a cracked rib which is one of the reason I started lifting in the 1st place... So I could rock with Dio and all the heavies in the front row...

[RageControl]

SLAYER IS BIG #1 Bros !
metallica before loaded
blacksabbath
danzig
pantera
megadeath
backstreet boys
hatebreed
biohazzard
sepultura

[ripsid]

Buff, bro...dude...sorry! That may have been me! I forget which tour I saw him, but it was awesome...
Pete...Venom! gotta love them!

What about King Diamond? Anyone?

[956Vette]

Originally posted by RageControl
backstreet boys

[Red Ketchup]

Well, I guess my choices will pretty well define what decade I went to high school in

1 - Iron Maiden (seen 'em so many times I think I may still have hearing dammage from them!)

2 - Ozzy Osbourne (come on, the Ozman was god in that decade!)

3 - Judas Priest (Rob Halford riding a hog on stage... what more could you want?)

4 - AC/DC (seen 'em a few times too, would you believe one show I got so bombed I never made it to my seat!)

5 - Scorpions (before this "wind of change" mellow out, they rocked!)

6 - Guns'n'Roses (believe it or not, I saw them open for Iron Maiden!)

7 - Motley Crue (Girls girls girls tour was pretty cool with the massive inflatable women on stage!)

8 - KISS (what a show they put on!!! woah! Still listen to them to this day)

9 - DIO (Can't talk about metal without mentionning Ronnie James Dio!)

10 - Def Leppard (again, cool music and one hell of a stage show!)

Honourable mentions:
- Quiet Riot (bang your head!!!)
- Twisted Sister (come on, admit it, you also screamed out "I wannna ROCK!")
- Accept (one hit wonder... Balls to the wall!)
- Whitesnake (not bad, sam them open for the Crüe once...)
- Bon Jovi (bon jovi rocked big time when they started out... saw them open for the Priest!)

You will notice some bands missing... basically most of the "classic rock" (Led Zep, Floyd, Sabbath...) is not there as I do not consider it "metal", it's kick ass classic hard rock! Also newer bands like Metallica and so on are also not in my list as for me they fall under the "new metal" category... a little too new for an old fuck set in his ways

Red

[Red Ketchup]

SHIT!!!!

I forgot Alice Cooper!!!

11 - Alice Cooper (AMAZING stage show, damm cool music. Saw him hang himself, guillotine himself and what he did to the baby doll for "Billion dollar babes" is burned in my head forever )

[RON]

Originally posted by Red Ketchup
Also newer bands like Metallica and so on are also not in my list as for me they fall under the "new metal" category... a little too new for an old fuck set in his ways

Red

LOL newer bands Thanks Red now I don't feal so old. Metallica's been around for bout 20 years. Wow now I'm dating myself.

[RON]

Heres something for net radio users. http://knac.com This is the best station to ever flow on the Los Angles airwaves. It went under a long time ago but now its on the net. They only play hard ass shit. I only wish I could hear it in my car cause all the LA stations since suck.

[Pete235]

Originally posted by buff87
Pete r u my long lost brother mom keeps talkin about???

Buff you may be right...here's you

[Pete235]

And here's me

[David B.]

Originally posted by ripsid

What about King Diamond? Anyone?

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--dave

[Jack87]

Originally posted by ripsid
What about King Diamond? Anyone?

Hey brother... Use to love King Diamond!!! But I don't know what you would call his music... Devil Metal maybe???

[Jack87]

Originally posted by Pete235
And here's me

Pete
I think mom's got some explaining to do... I think it's time I make a trip to Canada and buy my long lost bro a cold one...
Maybe my big brother can tell me how to pack a little more delt width so we look like twins...

Pete you looking solid as hell in that shot... You look like you've put on some serious size brother...

[Strut99GT]

Red, for the love of God, you consider Bon-freakin'-Jovi metal, and *not* sabbath? I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you on that one

[Red Ketchup]

Strut ... Early Bon Jovi (back when they were nothing more than an opening act) was actually quite nice. Of course with popularity they turned into yet another glam-rock hair band.

Sabbath is not metal! They are kick ass hard rock, but they predate metal so much that I think it would demean them to refer to them as metal

Red

[babylon]

Both Metallica n´Maiden will be playing at Roskilde festival, kopenhagen, Denmark next week..... Gonna be kinda nice!

[FCECC2]

Morbid Angel -> kings of Death
Emperor -> kings of Black
slayer -> kings of speed metal
Metallica (old) -> kings of metal