Discussion Favorite metal band?

[Barrdock]

Which is your favorite metal band?I love Judas Priest.

 

[Colif]

we already have this thread - https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...urrently-playing-song-on-your-device.3491782/ and many of the answers are metal bands.

 

[Archaic59]

I was a teenager when heavy metal was born and those responsible for it go by the name Black Sabbath. Everything that came after was an imitation to some degree, some better than others.

@Barrdock I saw Priest several times. The first was at US festival 83 and then again at the LA Forum in 87 toward the end of their "Fuel for Life" tour. Truly a great metal band that I still listen to.

Ok kiddies, let guys who were born in the 1940's show you how it's done. D@mn shame Dave Holland isn't around anymore but the guy they have here on drums is really solid.

 

[Colif]

Black Sabbath - who is best Singer is a hard fought fight and not many aren't either on the Ozzy or Dio sides, even though I know they had other singers along the way.

I had 1 friend who was all Ozzy, another that was all Dio. I decided to not choose a side.

okay, maybe Dio

 

[Archaic59]

Black Sabbath - who is best Singer is a hard fought fight and not many aren't either on the Ozzy or Dio sides, even though I know they had other singers along the way.

I had 1 friend who was all Ozzy, another that was all Dio. I decided to not choose a side.

okay, maybe Dio

While I'll always love Ozzy, the final iteration of the guys, named Heaven and Hell, with Dio was magical ("The End" tour with Ozzy aside). Small in stature, Dio was a giant to those who were inspired by him. This is a fine live recording from Wacken, please give it a listen. Truly masters of metal, the old guys have still got it.

 

[Colif]

Well, Heaven & Hell would have been 2nd clip I linked had I. I remember listing to its live version 30 years ago, i think that might have been the Dio band version though. 1986...

I don't have a fav metal band, I can't pick one. Long term probably Anthrax but I can't tell you why. Apart from a few, they haven't changed their style since they started. Kreator is another.

 

[Endre]

Skillet.

 

[Dean0919]

It's hard to pick one, but I think my favorite metal band is Dimmu Borgir

 

[AOCardy]

Megadeth is my favourite although I listen to many bands

 

[hammerryan]

Megadeth is my favourite although I listen to many bands

Same here! This is my favorite live performance from them. Absolutely loved this line-up.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmXLNqzleUU

 

[Dean0919]

I think my favorite band now is Hecate Enthroned. They're from UK. Listened to their last album "Embrace of the Godless Aeon" and I can't stop listening to it since that. It's a definitely a masterpiece. This is my favorite track from the album:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WSg5pcr5I

 

[Tommy Sawyer]

Black Sabbath - who is best Singer is a hard fought fight and not many aren't either on the Ozzy or Dio sides, even though I know they had other singers along the way.

I had 1 friend who was all Ozzy, another that was all Dio. I decided to not choose a side.

okay, maybe Dio

Yeah, I loved Dio with Black Sabbath. I believe Tony Iommi was most creative at this time too.

 

[Tommy Sawyer]

I would say Iron Maiden.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4w2BZXL6Ss

 

[scodd]

Metal kinda sucks. Priest is ok.

 

[scodd]

They were so good I would classify them as pop.

 

[scodd]

In my world.

 

[scodd]

Until Halford left.

 

[scodd]

Jeez.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Yeah Judas Priest is awesome, and used to be my fave. Rob's own band by his name Halford is also very good. I can't believe the pitch he can reach with his screams at his age. Bruce Dickinson also has a pretty strong voice for his age.

At one point Metallica was my fave, but they lack the creativity I look for, and I couldn't stand St Anger.

Nowadays Tool is my fave band, but they're really more Alt/Prog Rock than hard rock, though they can jam hard.

One song by Halford that really struck deep with me when I first heard it was Silent Screams. I happened to be playing F.E.A.R. at the time, and it seemed to fit perfectly with a mission called Bad Water I was playing. The lyrics are also very relative to what's going on in the world today.

Sorry if the audio dubbing is off putting. I was going through a phase where I wanted to have both visual effects and humor in my videos. It's just a short part at the start though. This is best viewed in YouTube's small viewer size, due to the res it was captured at back then.

 

[PsychoPsyops]

Not sure if System of a Down counts as metal or hard rock, especially after they and all the other bands that were labeled "nu-metal" came out and said they don't know why they were called that and don't even think it is a real genre, but if they do count as metal, then I'd say them. If not, my runner up would probably be Trivium or Norma Jean.

 

[cve60069]

Butt Hole Surfers - without doubt.

 

[grantorinounforgiven]

Black Sabbath and Metallica
A National Acrobat is my fav tune of all time

 

[Agent39]

Killswitch Engage is my favorite metal band

 

[80251]

Van Halen forgotten...sad. Eddie Van Halen doing his solo on Eruption was something to see...

RIP Eddie:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU-vvlFvzuk

 

[minnin90]

Metallica. Always and forever. Even the worst song they made (which in my opinion is) Poor Twisted Me, off the album "Load". Is better then anything another band did in that time frame. They created what I call "the transition phase of metal" where for instance you start out as one "type" of Metal, and progress through, showing creativity. Personally while I love other bands, Metallica is the only risk takers, that also happen to be Kings of Metal, even if you despise them.