Best Metal Bands

who cares metallica aren't that great anyway i never understand why people go on about them so much they have a few good riffs but the vocals truly are rubbish and allot of the tracks are a bit samey.

and bands do sell out its the way of the world but that's not the main problem it the kids who say "they sold out"

NO they grew up so they change their image so they don't look like a bunch of losers who couldn't get a job if their music failed them
and they amend there music to appeal to a global market rather then the small amount of rebellious teenagers that got them famous.

also it not so much selling out as reaching their goal, allot of bands do controversial things or work for years on their first album cause its what makes them famous, after that it doesn't matter

anyone and everyone sells out anyway and it makes no difference because a band shouldn't be what they stand for they should be about how good their music is there are lots of bands that sell out and their music still sounds good but then as with most they tone down the music tone down the drama and make crappy records cause it sells and if you had a grown up head on you'd realize you would do it to.

even i thought of making pop rock/metal as an experiment to see how much better it would do then any other music i have performed and i bet if i did it i'd do well, and if it were to ever take off and sell i don't think i'd ever care what some spotty teenager moaning that i'd sold out would say because the records on my wall would say different.

 

the ones i like is apollo destruction on myspace these guys well has wierd vocal talent but at my ears from hearing the actuall music the guitar riffs are awosome look it up on myspace

 

i did look it up and there is no vocal talent there and the recording is terrible, i guess the riffs are ok pretty basic but ok if you like that sort of thing

 

Fair enough. To each his own.

I agree with you 100% there

 

I like atreyu and bad religion.

 

I say system of the down is a great band songs might be a tad random but that's what makes the great.

 

Hell yeah!

 

I wouldn't classify system of a down as a metal band. They are more of a hard rock act. But indeed they are a great band until they released Mesmerize and Hypnotize. Those were awful records. The self-titled and Toxicity albums were fantastic.

 

And iron maiden.

 

God's they are!!!!

If no one has heard of Agalloch, you should check them out. Fantastic Doom/Death metal band.

 

i would suggest you 2 listen 2 dying fetus,obituary,deiphago,wolfgang (its from the philippines),slipknot......and i would lyk 2 quote that nightwish is not metal...its gothic symphonic.....and also listen 2 ramstein,DEATH... and if you like black metal bands...go for amon amarth,behemoth,COF,gorgoroth... ;D

 

please dont use internet shorthands

 

I saw In Flames in concert once before they went total bullsh.t. I even saw Iced Earth before they lost Matt Barlow (and now he's back!). My fav band is the powerfag metal outfit Kamelot. If there were a man I'd go gay for, it'd be Roy Khan.

 

Tenacious D rocks too. Altrough there are a lot of bad words.

 

i not sure if thier considered like metal but thier hardcore


As Blood Runs Black.... My fears have become phobias

 

Let's get a bit off the listy crap and get some vibes flowing, who here likes sludge/doom/etc?

 

Great song. It's a deathcore band.

As for Doom I really enjoy Agalloch and Swallow The Sun is a great Doom/Melodic Death Metal band!

 

Ok I am VERY confused atm. Dream Theater is Metal? We are talking about the group that was around in the 80s, that had an almost Dokken style sound right? Or am I a complete tool and there is a new Dream Theater that I have been mistaking this with? I hear Dream Theater and I think of nightmare on elm street 3 I believe it was. (Dream Warriors). Please help me end the confusion.

 

My favourite metal band is In Flames. Other ones i like are Dimmu Borgir, Children Of Bodom, Cradle Of Filth, and Trivium

 

My list of some old stuff you may have missed

pure metal > Saxon, Megadeth, Kreator, Metallica(when dave mustane, from megadeth, was the vocalist)(as far as i know there is only 1 live bootleg from this period, well worth a listen)

Prog > voivod
Death > Carcass(symphonies of sickness album), Morbid Angel
Grindcore > Extreme noise terror, Napalm Death(1st 2 albums, Scum & From enslavment to obliteration)
Wierd or bizarre > Lawnmower Deth(1st album, self titled), Naked City, Venom, Black Widow
Doom > Cathedral
Gothy > Type O Negative(Bloody Kisses or October Rust), early Christian Death.