Rammstein
System of a Down
Nightwish
Burzum
Gorgoroth
Slayer
Samael
Marilyn Manson
Vader
Korpiklaani
Rammstein
System of a Down
Nightwish
Burzum
Gorgoroth
Slayer
Samael
Marilyn Manson
Vader
Korpiklaani
Mar de Grises: A chilean death/doom group, their last work Streams Inwards is probably my favorite metal album of all time.
Windir
Esoteric
Primordial
Dark Tranquility: Of all things, I discovered this group through a manga music video...
Swallow the Sun
SOAD
Dimmu Borgir: Now I dont like them as much as the others on this list, but they rekindled my interest in metal and music in general a few years ago, so they deserve an spot here.
I can't really think of another 3 I'd call my favorites.
Let's see now...
1 Limbonic Art (Symphonic Black Metal - Norway)
2 Raventhrone (Folk/Black Metal - Austria/Canada)
3 Haggard (Symphonic Metal - Germany)
4 Sirius (Symphonic Black Metal - Portugal)
5 The Sins of thy Beloved (Gothic Metal - Norway)
6 Obsidian Gate (Symphonic Black Metal - Germany)
7 Summoning (Atmospheric/Melodic Black Metal - Austria)
8 Skyfire (Melodic Death Metal - Sweden)
9 Equilibrium (Folk Metal - Germany)
10 Stormlord (Melodic/Symphonic Black Metal - Italy)
First 7 are easy, but it gets harder after that...
In Flames
The Agonist
Caliban
Sabaton
Ensiferum
Kalmah
Amon Amarth
Dream Theater
Avatar
This is not a Game of Who the Fuck are You
In about that order. In Flames we trust \m/
Avenged Sevenfold
System of a down
Volbeat
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Rammstein
In Flames
Bullet for my valentine
Sabaton
Ensiferum
Here's mine, no particular order :
-Slayer
-Sepultura
-SOAD
-Pantera
-Machine Head
-Lamb of God
-Metallica
-Motörhead
-Austrian Death Machine
-Snot/Iwrestledabearonce/Emmure/random songs from multiple bands...
btw, uldeath and nektar, you guys forgot V) they think it's cool to be "metal hipsters" As for me, I don't really like all these "subdivisions", I listen to metal, period, who cares if it's "old school pagan neo-thrashcore"..
Oh yes they are, BFMV is a Metalcore band, (with some noticable Thrash influence on their 2nd album actually) which is still technically metal. How come I don't see you mentioning something to the guy who had Nickelback in his list. (Although, Nickelback is about as heavy as Black Sabbath was... blasphemy? Maybe... but true... so I guess even they can slide)
I mean, you can even look at wikipedia if you want http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bfmv
Listed as Metalcore/Heavy Metal/Thrash metal
To say BFMV is not metal, is to either be stupid, crazy, or trolling. Sure they aren't the most respected or "Legitimate" metal band in the world. But metal of some sort none the less.
Wellp, we have a winner. The 1st list I have never heard of anything off ofOriginally Posted by Snorkle
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1. Dream Theater
2. Tool
3. Black Sabbath
4. Mastodon
5. Opeth
6. Alter Bridge
7. Rage Against The Machine
8. Metallica
9. Protest The Hero
10. System of a Down
Something like that. I'm pretty certain about the top 4 or 5 but I'm not entirely sure about the rest. Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Periphery and Judas Priest may deserve a spot in the list as well.
Sabaton
Five Finger Death Punch
Avenged Sevenfold
Amaranthe
Kamelot
Dragonforce
Bullet For My Valentine
Turisas
In Flames
Ensiferum
YOU ARE NOT METAL. Seems like a certain Radeghost has to read up on what metal actually is.
Interesting that you list System of a down as metal and then say Bullet for my valentine isn't metal. Don't get me wrong, I love System of a down but they just have such a wide variety of genres that it's kind of hard to just say that they are metal.
1. Trivium
2. Slipknot
3. Machine Head
4. Iron Maiden
5. Dream Theater
6. In Flames (MeloDeath era)
7. Disarmonia Mundi
8. Soilwork
9. Ensiferum
10. Sonic Syndicate
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1. Metallica
2. Megadeth
3. Anthrax
4. Judas Priest
5. Disturbed
6. Iron Maiden
7. Dio
8. Black Sabbath
9. Pantera
10. Slayer
I hestitated to put Slayer on there, I have no respect for them, but Lombardo made me put them there. Rest should be self explanatory. Close call between Metallica and Megadeth.
@WaitingforMoP: I suggest you get to know more bands if that list completely unknown to you.
Here is a good list of classics albums you could checkout: http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...l-Metal-Albums (btw, it's incomplete)
Most bands listed are well known among the metal community, only a handful are really obscure.
I assume due to their constant Christianity bashing? Same reason I don't respect them if so, they've made some pretty great music but I outright refuse to buy albums with pentagrams all over them like theirs.
Thats one thing I don't get and hate in the world of metal, bands who act like being evil is cool. If Chuck Schuldiner was a Jew and Dave Mustaine is a Christian, why can't they all look and them and say "Hey.... the most influential... best metal bands are headed by people who weren't/aren't sacrilegious d-bags... so we shouldn't do that either."?
Nah, theres no real lack of knowledge here really. I mean... FFS the guy went with almost all... Norwegian black/symphonic/folk metal, all of which genres I don't like in the 1st place add to that they are from Scandinavia or something and have no advertising whatsoever and there you go. That was just a very specific very obscure list. Obscure metal subgenres, even more obscure bands (shrug)@WaitingforMoP: I suggest you get to know more bands if that list completely unknown to you.
Here is a good list of classics albums you could checkout: http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...l-Metal-Albums (btw, it's incomplete)
Most bands listed are well known among the metal community, only a handful are really obscure.
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Hmm, now I R surprised, Summoning, Equilibrium and Skyfire should be relatively well known.
Summoning, especially.
Edit: I suggest you check out Summoning too. It is black metal by basis yes but aside from Lúgburz and Minas Morgul, their albums don't have a dark vibe, it is more of an epic soundtrack-kind of thing. Try Stronghold.
Edit2:
Not to sound like a 'sacriligious d-bag' but it was not the 'evil' bands who generally are d-bags to people, in fact, intended-unintended Dave managed to have a few black metal bands kicked off rosters at gigs because he refused to share stage or w/e and the organisers saw it more fit to just kick them off. Interestingly, it is not 'evil' bands having this intolerant attitude.I assume due to their constant Christianity bashing? Same reason I don't respect them if so, they've made some pretty great music but I outright refuse to buy albums with pentagrams all over them like theirs.
Thats one thing I don't get and hate in the world of metal, bands who act like being evil is cool. If Chuck Schuldiner was a Jew and Dave Mustaine is a Christian, why can't they all look and them and say "Hey.... the most influential... best metal bands are headed by people who weren't/aren't sacrilegious d-bags... so we shouldn't do that either."?
Most of extreme metal started off as a reactionary thing, an expression of displeasure with society.
The evil thing in black metal bands is a cool thing to their atmosphere and that is all. Besides, LaVeyan Satanism which these bands sometimes stand for has absolutely nothing to do with anything 'evil'. I have met so many self-righteous christian hypocrites and whatnot that grabbing every opportunity to be iconoclastic while doing it with style and rationality does put a satisfied smile to my face. But since religion is off topic here Iguess we should stay clear of this discussion.
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