Best Heavy Metal 2014

[DCI]

Ohh I know Vader etc are old just not my fav bands ha.

I like Obituary who have a new album out I must check it out and and see what its like. I too only like Slipknot from that era of bands too.

I just think a lot of these new bands go for a generic sound rather than actually finding their own sound if you get me

[Metalject]

Ohh I know Vader etc are old just not my fav bands ha.

I like Obituary who have a new album out I must check it out and and see what its like. I too only like Slipknot from that era of bands too.

I just think a lot of these new bands go for a generic sound rather than actually finding their own sound if you get me

I know what you mean. A lot of the new bands that are often referred to as metal bands I don't get...as in I don't know how they fit "metal." I call them "commercial metal" for lack of a better term...or at best hard rock. Good examples of these bands would be:
Godsmack
Disturbed
Five Finger Death Punch
....these aren't metal bands and aren't very good bands either. They have some talent but the music is very, VERY generic.

Did you ever see the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey"? If you haven't, anyone that has any appreciation for metal would really enjoy it, even someone who doesn't listen to it much might find it interesting. Anyway, this guy broke down the metal categories better than anyone so far, IMO....although there are a few bands I disagree with in terms of being in the list or their specific placement, but it's still good.

[DCI]

I know what you mean. A lot of the new bands that are often referred to as metal bands I don't get...as in I don't know how they fit "metal." I call them "commercial metal" for lack of a better term...or at best hard rock. Good examples of these bands would be:
Godsmack
Disturbed
Five Finger Death Punch
....these aren't metal bands and aren't very good bands either. They have some talent but the music is very, VERY generic.

Did you ever see the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey"? If you haven't, anyone that has any appreciation for metal would really enjoy it, even someone who doesn't listen to it much might find it interesting. Anyway, this guy broke down the metal categories better than anyone so far, IMO....although there are a few bands I disagree with in terms of being in the list or their specific placement, but it's still good.

Agreed on all points imo metal should be heavy and unique sounding. Take for example imo the best all round rock heavy metal band ever Pantera the first bar of their music and by fck you know it's a Pantera track.

They had their own style and stuck with it did slow songs that grew into monsters and vice versa.

I saw that headbangers ball doc years ago and lots of it is brilliant.

All the bands you listed above are just record label puppets. Recently I've going through my old cds listening to system of a down and madly static x which are i dunno what but have some really different and interesting sounds for both bands.

The noise that modern metal bands singers make imo is just bizzare they sound like a cat drowning.

Machinehead are good but they are old hands now been round since the mid 90's etc and if you look at the bands when I was growing up none of them have stood the test of time like budgie black sabbath deep purple etc

[Metalject]

Agreed on all points imo metal should be heavy and unique sounding. Take for example imo the best all round rock heavy metal band ever Pantera the first bar of their music and by fck you know it's a Pantera track.

They had their own style and stuck with it did slow songs that grew into monsters and vice versa.

I saw that headbangers ball doc years ago and lots of it is brilliant.

All the bands you listed above are just record label puppets. Recently I've going through my old cds listening to system of a down and madly static x which are i dunno what but have some really different and interesting sounds for both bands.

The noise that modern metal bands singers make imo is just bizzare they sound like a cat drowning.

Machinehead are good but they are old hands now been round since the mid 90's etc and if you look at the bands when I was growing up none of them have stood the test of time like budgie black sabbath deep purple etc

Pantera is one of the best metal bands of all time, no argument there. They're top 5 of all time IMO, there's no one else really like them. They somewhat fit in their own category of metal, definitely thrash but sort of a redneck, stomp, dirty thrash for lack of a better way to put it. The only band that's ever been able to fit that category as well would be Lamb of God...I'm not saying it's a perfect similar sound, not at all, but they fit the category and are a great band.

And that's what makes a great long lasting metal band, being able to stand the test of time with a unique sound that is all their own. That's what made Metallica great, IMO. Their first 5 albums had a unique sound that you could hear in most all of their songs - even if you heard one of the songs for the first time, in seconds you knew who it was. And from there it doesn't matter what they've done since, those first 5 albums put them at the top. I have my doubts on if they can ever pull it off again. Their last album was the closest to it in years but still far away. I'm excited about the new album coming out in 2015 but I'm trying not to get my hopes up. The demo they released this year definitely shot my hope down quite a bit.