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Yeah so I ripped off that other thread... But I'm too lazy to properly pay my homage by linking it.

It's there... on the first page... titled Greatest Rock Song of All Time...


But anyways...
I think its Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be They Name"
Although Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" is an honorable mention...

Harvester of Sorrow

Black Sabbath really started it all.. some argue Zepplin set the ground work for metal.. I'm thinking "War Pigs" or "Iron Man" In more recent years I have enjoyed Metallica's "Fade to Black" they actually have a few good tunes..

.. I'm thinking "War Pigs" or "Iron Man"
Iron Man is pretty good... and War Pigs is a great one...

But what about "Heaven and Hell"... What do you think of that one?

It is definately my favorite Black Sabbath song.

"Angel of Death" - Slayer

Iron Man is pretty good... and War Pigs is a great one...

But what about "Heaven and Hell"... What do you think of that one?

It is definately my favorite Black Sabbath song.

Oh no argument.. "Heaven and Hell" is a great one. I seen Sabbath in I believe 82..Their Mob Rules tour.. Ozzy had already left and it was Dio.. which lets face it, is no Ozzy.. But it was fun, I got to even go backstage.. but I was only like 12 or 13 at the time.. so perhaps it was a little lost on me, I had a Frisebe that they all signed and for the life of me I don't have a freaking clue whatever happened to it.. ah, well.

Anal **** - I Noticed that You're Gay

Excellent song for being 49 seconds. Great songs don't have to be long.

Hey,

Angel of Death - Salyer, Harvester of Sorrow - Metallica, War Pigs & Iron Man - Black Sabbath, Hallowed be Thy Name - Iron Maiden

Are all really really great songs.

What About - Hate Breeders by The Misfits


I don't think I've ever heard Heaven & Hell... hhmmmm

What kind of metal are we talking about here?

Angel of Death is a great one for sure.

And Steph... all I can say is it's too bad I personally missed the eighties--all but exactly three years worth of... but that doesn't count since I'm pretty sure I hadn't reached a state of consiousness where I could retain actual memories.

Hey,

Angel of Death - Salyer, Harvester of Sorrow - Metallica, War Pigs & Iron Man - Black Sabbath, Hallowed be Thy Name - Iron Maiden

Are all really really great songs.

What About - Hate Breeders by The Misfits


I don't think I've ever heard Heaven & Hell... hhmmmm

I never thought The Misfits was metal... I thought it was more punk... never listened to them myself actually, but I ahve heard of them.

Oh and you should really get Heaven & Hell.

What kind of metal are we talking about here?

Metal... as in all genres of metal...
Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal, death metal, goth metal, doom metal.... etc. etc. etc.

Well, here's a few.

Metallica-Ride the Lightning
Black Sabbath-War Pigs
Slipknot-Eyeless
Slayer-Angel of Death
System of a Down-Innervision
Korn-Y'all Want a Single

Well, here's a few.

Metallica-Ride the Lightning
Black Sabbath-War Pigs
Slipknot-Eyeless
Slayer-Angel of Death
System of a Down-Innervision
Korn-Y'all Want a Single

Slipknot... between Black Sabbath and Slayer making the greatest metal song of all time.... *cough*

I guess your welcome to your opinion, but I am sure I am not the only one who would disagree.

And as much as I like SOAD and Korn... (no sarcasm there... I actually really like SOAD) they're technically not true metal... They're nu-metal...

Metal... as in all genres of metal...

Slipknot is an aquired taste. Not all of it is good, but when they make a good song, they make a relly good song.

One thing you should probably know about me:

Dude, you have the most schizophrenic music collection I have ever seen

I am one of the only people in the world whose CD case contains Metallica, Korn, SOAD, Slipknot, Miles Davis, Linkin Park, John Williams, Arturo Sandoval, Outkast, Busta Rhymes, Disturbed, etc....

Slipknot is an aquired taste. Not all of it is good, but when they make a good song, they make a relly good song.
How about that new one... where they trash that house in the music video do you consider that a good song?

I have to admit I don't know if I listened to the song you said, so thats why I'm just asking what you think of the new one... whether its that song thats not good.

Or what about that song they did with the ass smacking or something... God that one was annoying... was that them or was that someone else...?

One thing you should probably know about me:



I am one of the only people in the world whose CD case contains Metallica, Korn, SOAD, Slipknot, Miles Davis, Linkin Park, John Williams, Arturo Sandoval, Outkast, Busta Rhymes, Disturbed, etc....
You overestimate the uniqueness of your collection.

The new one is called Duality, it's pretty good. Not their best, but not their worst either. Eyeless is on their self titled album, and is their best song. Some other good ones they wrote include:

Three Nil
Pulse of the Maggots
both off of the new album

Fuck this World
Wait and bleed
From "Slipknot"

I am Hated
Get This
People=Shit
Of "IOWA"

The new one is called Duality, it's pretty good. Not their best, but not their worst either. Eyeless is on their self titled album, and is their best song. Some other good ones they wrote include:

Yeah thats it. Well frankly I hate that song. And now I'm thinking I won't like Eyeless that much either.

Don't get me wrong... I was okay with them for a while until I heard Duality several times...

Oh and since you seem to be a fan, could you please explain to me what that weird pause in the middle of that music video is supposed to be...

See the only time I see music videos is when I watch Uranium Classics (generally all classic metal: Judas Priest Metallica Pantera Ministry)... and sometimes... the bastards at FUSE decide to air normal Urnaium which shows sometimes good videos of bands like Kataklysm... but not long ago they've been lumping Slipknot's video into there... and it frankly irritated me.

You probably haven't heard of these bands since I'm into indie metalcore, but in my opinion, the 4 best metal songs ever are:

1. "Substance" by Haste the Day [the version from their self-released EP - the full-length version sucks]

2. "Eyes Sewn Shut" by The Agony Scene

3. "The Rising End" by Zao [can be downloaded from their website here (http://www.ferretstyle.com/artist.php?aid=27)]

4. "Face : Face" by Norma Jean

Actually, a whole frickin' lot of Zao songs deserve to be on such a list; "Savannah", "The End of His World", and "Five Year Winter" for starters...

I am one of the only people in the world whose CD case contains Metallica, Korn, SOAD, Slipknot, Miles Davis, Linkin Park, John Williams, Arturo Sandoval, Outkast, Busta Rhymes, Disturbed, etc....
No youre not. Try Dr. Dre next to Guns n Roses, Disturbed, Gustav Holst, Jay-Z, Days of the New, Offspring and No Doubt. Not to mention Pantera, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Eminem, 311, Red Hot Chili Pappers and The Crystal Method ;)

"Raining Blood" By: Slayer

No youre not. Try Dr. Dre next to Guns n Roses, Disturbed, Gustav Holst, Jay-Z, Days of the New, Offspring and No Doubt. Not to mention Pantera, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Eminem, 311, Red Hot Chili Pappers and The Crystal Method ;)


He aid he is ONE of the only people. He did't say he was the only one.

Well geez, bite my head off then :rolleyes:

I would have to say "Fade to Black" by Metallica. It's the first Metallica song I have ever heard, and honestly its the only good one I've heard so far. (besides master of puppets)

"Raining Blood" By: Slayer
Good choice.

How on earth has this thread got this far without anyone mentioning Ronnie James Dio by name?

Courtesy.

OK, I'll expand my selection:

"Angel of Death" - Slayer
"Tales From the Hard Side" - Biohazard
"Jump in the Fire" - Metallica
"Hail and Kill" - Manowar
"Take on the World" - Judas Priest
"Run to the Hills" - Iron Maiden
"Ace of Spades" - Motorhead
"Refuse/Resist" - Sepultura
"Betrayer" - Kreator
"Under Jolly Roger" - Running Wild
"Empty Tankard" - Tankard
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" - Black Sabbath
"Antisocial" - Anthrax
"Mother" - Danzig
"You Can't Bring Me Down" - Suicidal Tendencies
"More Human Than Human" - White Zombie
"Snap Your Fingers" - Prong
"Binge and Purge" - Clutch
"Green Machine" - Kyuss
"Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?" - Megadeth
"Negasonic Teenage Warhead" - Monster Magnet
"Trip Like I do" - Filter/Crystal Method
"Why Do You Think They Call it Dope" - LoveHate
"The Salaminizer" - Gwar
"Operation Mindcrime" - Queensryche
"I Want Out" - Helloween
"Crazy Train" - Ozzy Osbourne
"Sin City" - Genitorturers

...I also like a lot of Punk, Industrial and Gothic music too...

"In my darkest hour" - Megadeth
"Pull the plug" - Death
"Gothic" - Paradise Lost
"Brian death" - Nuclear Assault
"Walk" - Pantera
"Inner self" - Sepultura

Those are to name but a few, my CD collection contains some other stuff... Dead Kennedys, The Ukrainians, The Smiths, The Wedding Present, George Formby, Prokoviev and Stravinsky

Guns N' Roses - "You Could Be Mine"
Ozzy Osbourne - "No More Tears"
The Scorpions - "Winds of Change"
Deep Purple - "Smoke On the Water"
Black Sabbath - "N.I.B"
Judas Priest - "Living After Midnight"
Van Halen - "Mean Streats"
Led Zepplin - "When the Levee Breaks"
Megadeth - "Sympahny of Destruction"
Metallica - "For Whom the Bell Tolls?"
ZZ Top - "Gimme All Your Lovin"

And as much as I like SOAD and Korn... (no sarcasm there... I actually really like SOAD) they're technically not true metal... They're nu-metal...

This thread is about any type of metal... nu-metal would um Technically be metal...wouldnt it?

Dimmu Borgir - "Puritania"
Probot w/ Chronos of Venom - "Centuries of Sin"
Venom - "Black Metal"
SOAD - "Chop Suey" :sniper: Die metal haters.

Iron Maiden - Run to the hills

Metallica - the Unforgiven (the first, not the second)
Napalm Death - Suffer the Children
Death - Spirit Crusher
Death Angel - Bored
Anathema - Sleepless
Cradle of Filth - Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
The Plasmatics - Put Your Love in Me
Motorhead - Motorhead
Iron Maiden - Where Eagles Dare

This thread is about any type of metal... nu-metal would um Technically be metal...wouldnt it?

Dimmu Borgir - "Puritania"
Probot w/ Chronos of Venom - "Centuries of Sin"
Venom - "Black Metal"
SOAD - "Chop Suey" :sniper: Die metal haters.
Nu-metal technically is not actual metal. It's closer to rock than metal.

The new one is called Duality, it's pretty good. Not their best, but not their worst either. Eyeless is on their self titled album, and is their best song. Some other good ones they wrote include:

Heh, I don't mind some Slipknot, so i'll pick your nominations to death.

"Three Nil" - Haven't heard.
Pulse of the Maggots - Ehh...bearable.
both off of the new album

Fuck this World - Not bad.
Wait and bleed - Alright.
From "Slipknot"

Personally, I think "Eyeless" and "Scissors" are the best.

EDIT- Ah, sorry, i missed you saying "Eyeless" was their best. I totally agree.

I am Hated - Meh.
Get This - Meh.
People=Shit - Very Good.
Of "IOWA"

I like "Skin Ticket" and "Iowa" on this album the most.

Nu-metal technically is not actual metal. It's closer to rock than metal.

Heh, i'd disagree on that count. I always considered it tuning down the guitars 3 or god forbid, 4 steps, and throwing in a bit of hip hop.

I wouldn't really label SOAD with the rest of nu-metal, it's different. Though I like Korn (First two albums) and SOAD.

My nominations:

Metallica- "One" My favourite of theirs.
Black Sabbath - "Paranoid" Only because it hasn't been mentioned. Comeon, that is an awesome riff.
Sepultura- "Ratamahatta"
Rammstein - "Mein Hertz Brennt" (sp?) Can't understand a f---ing word, but it sounds cool.
Tool- "Third Eye" I don't know if you'd class it as metal, probably not, but it doesn't fit anywhere else.

Just a couple that I think should be mentioned :)

Yeah so I ripped off that other thread... But I'm too lazy to properly pay my homage by linking it.

It's there... on the first page... titled Greatest Rock Song of All Time...


But anyways...
I think its Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be They Name"
Although Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" is an honorable mention...
..:::Choke back bile:::... Didnt DIO sing that one. Any Sabbath tune that doesnt have Ozzie, isnt a Sabbath tune it is Dio .

I would go with any Sabbath Song just about.
My favorites though are of course Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, SweetLeaf, Fairies Wear Boots, Rat Salad, and NIB.

Metallica has had some great music(do not mention any fith from the Balck album on, once Cliff Burton died their writting went to sh*t)
the song ONE.
Trapped Under Ice
Escape
Orion
The Call of Cthullu
Damage INC.
LeperMessiah

Party Metal, well I would go with Twisted Sister because Dee Snider was so active in the resistence to the PMRC, can I get a sign of Satan if you remember the PMRC. rock on.

you want best song or best band??? cause peoples views will be much diffrent

like mine

Pit of zombies - cannible corpse
"well any thing by CC is good :P"

and Emperor as well

metallica is also still great :)

Party Metal, well I would go with Twisted Sister because Dee Snider was so active in the resistence to the PMRC, can I get a sign of Satan if you remember the PMRC. rock on.

Heh, I have a small poster thats practically an antique that says "SMASH THE PMRC!" :D

..:::Choke back bile:::... Didnt DIO sing that one. Any Sabbath tune that doesnt have Ozzie, isnt a Sabbath tune it is Dio .


So true, although I like Ronnie James Dio, Black Sabbath isn't Black Sabbath without Ozzy.

I would go with any Sabbath Song just about.
My favorites though are of course Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, SweetLeaf, Fairies Wear Boots, Rat Salad, and NIB.

All those are kickass songs (NIB, Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath, War Pigs/Luke's Wall, and Electric Funeral are my favorite Sabbath songs.) what would you say is Sabbath's best album? The only one I have is Paranoid.

Party Metal, well I would go with Twisted Sister because Dee Snider was so active in the resistence to the PMRC, can I get a sign of Satan if you remember the PMRC. rock on.

Damn the PMRC. Friggin' Tipper Gore and Lynn Cheny, yeash. Fascist pigs. I believe Dee Snider should be considered a Saint for standing up to them!

Heh, i'd disagree on that count. I always considered it tuning down the guitars 3 or god forbid, 4 steps, and throwing in a bit of hip hop.

I wouldn't really label SOAD with the rest of nu-metal, it's different. Though I like Korn (First two albums) and SOAD.


SOAD is closest to nu-metal and is labeled nu-metal by most people. Yes, I do think they are a very original band and are oftentimes too hastily dismissed and scorned by metal enthusiasts.

And nu-metal is not pure metal, henceforth I decided to dismiss it and lump it into the "modern rock" category.

..:::Choke back bile:::... Didnt DIO sing that one. Any Sabbath tune that doesnt have Ozzie, isnt a Sabbath tune it is Dio .


Oh come on... Dio was as much part of Sabbath as Ozzy...

I must say I only liked him when he was part of Sabbath... but maybe thats just because it was Sabbath and thus had the sound of Sabbath.

But I suppose to each his own.

All those are kickass songs (NIB, Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath, War Pigs/Luke's Wall, and Electric Funeral



Oh shit how could I have forgotten Electric Funeral... I'd say its tied with Heaven and Hell in my book.

"Raining Blood" By: Slayer

I hate that song

And SOAD sucks except for Chop Suey, Toxicity, and a 2 others.

I hate that song

And SOAD sucks except for Chop Suey, Toxicity, and a 2 others.

Blasphemy! Well, about Slayer anyway - I don't care much for SOAD myself...

And SOAD sucks except for Chop Suey, Toxicity, and a 2 others.
And pray tell me how many of their songs have you listened to?

And pray tell me how many of their songs have you listened to?

All of them.

Oh and since you seem to be a fan, could you please explain to me what that weird pause in the middle of that music video is supposed to be...

I don't know, my downloaded copy of the video doesn't have any noticable pause.

Basicly, the reason I like Slipknot is that unlike many thrashmetal/deathmetal/whatever you want to call it bands, their songs oeften have an actual melody line.

Slipknot is terrible.

I don't know, my downloaded copy of the video doesn't have any noticable pause.

Basicly, the reason I like Slipknot is that unlike many thrashmetal/deathmetal/whatever you want to call it bands, their songs oeften have an actual melody line.
Then you have been listening to the wrong thrash and death metal, my friend.

And the pause I mean when everyone in the video sort of freezes and slowly rocks their heads back and forth in a grimace of pain, like they have migraines or something...

All of them.
And you mean to seriously say that toxicity and chop suey are their best songs...

Um okay...

And you mean to seriously say that toxicity and chop suey are their best songs...

Um okay...


They are the only sounds that sound good to me. The other's don't click with me.

Well actually now that I go back through it, there are some other decent songs, like the Highway Song and Aerials are good. But overall I consider them below average.

They are the only sounds that sound good to me. The other's don't click with me.

Well actually now that I go back through it, there are some other decent songs, like the Highway Song and Aerials are good. But overall I consider them below average.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised... they are the most mainstream songs they released... hence they became singles ( andI know the highway song is not a single... thats an exception I guess)...

I guess I shouldn't be surprised... they are the most mainstream songs they released... hence they became singles ( andI know the highway song is not a single... thats an exception I guess)...

Mr. Jack, I like that one too.

Mr. Jack, I like that one too.
Wait you did listen to the first album. The self titled... (before Toxicity)

...right?

Wait you did listen to the first album. The self titled... (before Toxicity)

...right?

Yeah, I have all of them.

Yeah, I have all of them.
Well if you don't like them... how is it that you bought all of them....

SOAD's 10 best songs:

1. Innervision
2. Prison Song
3. Needles
4. Shimmy
5. Psycho
6. Aerials
7. Forest
8. Toxicity
9. Chop Suey
10. Boom!

The above is my opinion, you are not obligated to agree with it.

Well if you don't like them... how is it that you bought all of them....

I bought Steal This Album, which fucking sucked. I got Toxicity and System of a Down from a friend, which I liked for Chop Suey and Toxicity.

SOAD's 10 best songs:

1. Innervision
2. Prison Song
3. Needles
4. Shimmy
5. Psycho
6. Aerials
7. Forest
8. Toxicity
9. Chop Suey
10. Boom!

The above is my opinion, you are not obligated to agree with it.
Hmmm lemme think...

I'd go with...

1. know
2. sugar
3. peephole
4. mr. jack
5. egobrain
6. bounce
7. the metro
8. shimmy
9. temper
10. fuck the system

I bought Steal This Album, which fucking sucked. I got Toxicity and System of a Down from a friend, which I liked for Chop Suey and Toxicity.
And why did you get the first one then?

Oh, the Misfits aren't metal... oh ya!

Who cares it's f*c%i#g great music..... mwahahaha


Does anyone remember Metallica before they sold out?!?


I'll pick a favorite metal song.......

There's so many my brain is going numb....

Maybe another day.....
:D

And why did you get the first one then?

Thought I might was well, they were free.

interesting taste, all of you. i definitely don't think i have anything in common with you Slipknot fans. I've seen them live, and honestly, it was the worst thing I've ever seen. Just a wall of noise with guy in masks and suits jumping around. definitely not music in my book.

avoiding the nu-metal debate, mainly because I don't think any nu-metal song can compete in a greatest-anything competetion. most don't have good solos, which i for one consider a prerequisite for good metal.

no particular order:
The Wizard, Black Sabbath
A National Acrobat, Black Sabbath
War Pigs, Black Sabbath
Fade to Black, Metallica
One , Metallica
Master of Puppets , Metallica
Welcome to the Jungle , GnR
Back in Black, AC/DC
Refuse to Bow Down, Zakk Wylde (Greatest living songwriter if you truly love the guitar... Go listen to his Book of Shadows. He's so versatile. I could go on for pages about why you all should be listening to Zakk... he ranges from fast, hard, heavy metal to very mellow acoustic rock.)

Metallica - Sanitarium, Anesthesia, or Master of Puppets

Since when is nu-metal closer to modern rock? I did a quick google search of modern rock and listed the Goo Goo Dolls, Dave Matthews Band, Train, Matchbox 20.

I'm sorry... All of the metal I like that's considered "nu-metal" sounds nothing like that modern rock. There's no way Chimaira, Slipknot, System of a Down, Nothingface, Nonpoint, Killswitch Enage, among others, sound anything like a modern rock song. I really can't stand the term nu-metal and I can't everyone bickering about what "real metal" is. Iron Maiden annoys me to no end. I can't stand the lead singer's voice, I can't get into it.

The best metal song is "One" by Metallica.

I too have the love for the System of a Down. I don't think any of their cds suck, I like every single song they've made.

And the guy who said he had a versatile list of music, you really don't, at all.

Linkin Park isn't "nu-metal," no matter how many times people say it. There's nothing metal about it.

And the guy who said he had a versatile list of music, you really don't, at all.

You people don't get it, that list was a tiny sample.

I have songs by over 200 different bands/composers.

The only thing you won't find in my collection is country music.

I'm sorry... All of the metal I like that's considered "nu-metal" sounds nothing like that modern rock. There's no way Chimaira, Slipknot, System of a Down, Nothingface, Nonpoint, Killswitch Enage, among others, sound anything like a modern rock song. I really can't stand the term nu-metal and I can't everyone bickering about what "real metal" is. Iron Maiden annoys me to no end. I can't stand the lead singer's voice, I can't get into it.



I'm not going to comment especially regarding what you said about Maiden. Because I am bound to get very arguementatively aggressive.

You people don't get it, that list was a tiny sample.

I have songs by over 200 different bands/composers.

The only thing you won't find in my collection is country music.

Right. Well that tiny sample did not seem that diverse.

I've already argued with so many "real metal" listeners about Iron Maiden. You won't say anything new. It all comes down to me not liking any metal from the 80s other than Metallica and Pantera. They sound nothing like Iron Maiden and many of the other metal bands. I just don't like the singer's voice. It's annoying. Doesn't agree with my ears. I also can't stand hair bands like Whitesnake or Poison.

Since when is nu-metal closer to modern rock? I did a quick google search of modern rock and listed the Goo Goo Dolls, Dave Matthews Band, Train, Matchbox 20.

I'm sorry... All of the metal I like that's considered "nu-metal" sounds nothing like that modern rock. There's no way Chimaira, Slipknot, System of a Down, Nothingface, Nonpoint, Killswitch Enage, among others, sound anything like a modern rock song. I really can't stand the term nu-metal and I can't everyone bickering about what "real metal" is. Iron Maiden annoys me to no end. I can't stand the lead singer's voice, I can't get into it.

The best metal song is "One" by Metallica.

I too have the love for the System of a Down. I don't think any of their cds suck, I like every single song they've made.

And the guy who said he had a versatile list of music, you really don't, at all.

Linkin Park isn't "nu-metal," no matter how many times people say it. There's nothing metal about it.

Ok this will answer once and for all the question fo nu-metal...
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Nu%20metal

Fine. Fine. You don't like eighties metal fine. You don't like Iron Maiden fine. But stop provoking an arguement by repeating that...

I just don't like the singer's voice. It's annoying. Doesn't agree with my ears.


You already said that, in the post before.

And I'm sure you've stated what nu-metal is 20 billion times.

I was making my case. Not a big deal.


To recap: I can't stand the lead singer for Iron Maiden's voice.

EDIT: 99% of the "nu-metal" I listen to doesn't have rap added. I hate that definition.

To recap: I can't stand the lead singer for Iron Maiden's voice.
How old are you anyways? Why do I ask? Because you're acting quite childishly there.

I... was kidding. I really don't think that's childish. I'm 19.

I... was kidding. I really don't think that's childish. I'm 19.

Well my apolgies but a statement like that repeated three times consecutively really irritates me.

That is because i believe that Bruce Dickinson is probably the best vocals in all of metal. Period.

Now I have allowed you state your opinion on the matter, but i see no reason why you should repeat is three times other than to provoke. And thats what it seemed like you were doing.

...I likes to provoke... what can I say. Must be all of this new-fangeled "nu-metal."

You people don't get it, that list was a tiny sample.

I have songs by over 200 different bands/composers.

The only thing you won't find in my collection is country music.
No Johnny Cash!!???!!!
FREAK.
David Allen Coe is going to be playing a bar near my house in a couple of weeks.
I love The Misfits.
Metallica stopped being good after Cliffs death.
and Johnny Cash aka The Man In Black is cooler then Sinatra smoother then Barry White and tougher then every member of Slipknot.

No country, I bet Robert Johnson would ve had country in his list.
I bet GiGi Allen would have had country on his list.
ahh just giving ya the business

No Johnny Cash!!???!!!
FREAK.
David Allen Coe is going to be playing a bar near my house in a couple of weeks.
I love The Misfits.
Metallica stopped being good after Cliffs death.
and Johnny Cash aka The Man In Black is cooler then Sinatra smoother then Barry White and tougher then every member of Slipknot.

No country, I bet Robert Johnson would ve had country in his list.
I bet GiGi Allen would have had country on his list.
ahh just giving ya the business

I'm quite sure that almost anyone is "tougher" than Slipknot... seriously...

Now take a band like Mayhem... they're... er... tough.

I've already argued with so many "real metal" listeners about Iron Maiden. You won't say anything new. It all comes down to me not liking any metal from the 80s other than Metallica and Pantera. They sound nothing like Iron Maiden and many of the other metal bands. I just don't like the singer's voice. It's annoying. Doesn't agree with my ears. I also can't stand hair bands like Whitesnake or Poison.
Pantera is not an 80s band, unless you count Pantera when Trey was the singer in which case they sound like stryper/whitesnake/RATT used to wear spandex, and and leopard print open chested shirts and rat their hair.---See the Album Pantera "Protecting the Jungle" or "In to the Night"88-89 respectivily. The Pantera that most kids know about is the 90s incarnation with Phil Anselmo first album "Cowboys from Hell".
I was going to pick on you about Iron Maiden but whe nI saw you said the lead singers voice I felt sympathy for you, while I love Bruce Dickinsons's voice, when I was a pup like yourself their was this sh*t bands called Merciful Fate and King Diamond, the singer was was was ick damn just so high pitched whinny operatic, problem was everyone I knew who wasnt a punker just walked around talking about how great he was, so I feel you.
Maiden rules, but I feel you.

Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine

Anything done in the Metroid Metal project: www.metroidmetal.com

Black Sabbath - War Pigs

Cradle of Filth - almost anything off of Damnation and a Day

Yeah, just because they have heavy music doesn't make them some sort of scary, intimidating band. I don't really know how physically tough any of them are. There's got to be a strong guy in there somewhere.

Pantera is not an 80s band, unless you count Pantera when Trey was the singer in which case they sound like stryper/whitesnake/RATT used to wear spandex, and and leopard print open chested shirts and rat their hair.---See the Album Pantera "Protecting the Jungle" or "In to the Night"88-89 respectivily. The Pantera that most kids know about is the 90s incarnation with Phil Anselmo first album "Cowboys from Hell".
I was going to pick on you about Iron Maiden but whe nI saw you said the lead singers voice I felt sympathy for you, while I love Bruce Dickinsons's voice, when I was a pup like yourself their was this sh*t bands called Merciful Fate and King Diamond, the singer was was was ick damn just so high pitched whinny operatic, problem was everyone I knew who wasnt a punker just walked around talking about how great he was, so I feel you.
Maiden rules, but I feel you.
Thanks, I appreciate the empathy. I wasn't totally sure about the Pantera statement. I just recall hearing someone I know mention Pantera in the 80s realm.

I was a pup like yourself their was this sh*t bands called Merciful Fate and King Diamond, the singer was was was ick damn just so high pitched whinny operatic, problem was everyone I knew who wasnt a punker just walked around talking about how great he was, so I feel you.
Maiden rules, but I feel you.

I still can't stand King Diamond because of tha voice. Instrumetanlly speaking I think they're pretty good... but i still can't undertand how so many people even now hail King Diamond and Mercyful Fate. i find it impossible to listen to them.

everyone who listens to metal will know that the greatest song ever is;

Seek and Destroy by Metallica.

ps i dn't even like metal i prefer wood and plastic and Korn Suck, i love Wheat and Oat

Master of Puppets. Metallicas 1st album...............and the only good album they ever really made

Master of Puppets. Metallicas 1st album...............and the only good album they ever really made
Haha... I get it... The irony... a puppet posting the Master of Puppets.

Slipknot is terrible.

Slipknot to me just seems like a modern day incarnation of GWAR, in the sense that they both rely on shock and gruesome costumes. However, I don't like either band.

Zakk Wylde and Randy Rhodes are the best guitarists ever (well, save Carlos Santana, Eddie Van Halen and Joe Satriani.) If you think Randy's work in "Blizzard of Ozz" wasn't all that great, listen to the album "Diary of a Madman". There are some great riffs and solos in all of those songs.

"Painkiller" by Judas Priest, my favorite band. Everyone had written them off and then they roared back with this one. :) Halford's voice has been awesome since the dark ages.
While I mourned Cliff and never liked Jason, I thought the Black Album had its moments..."Don't tread on me" for example, or "Sad but True". After that, though, "Fuel" was the last song I could hang with. But then, I'm a lot into lyrics. BTW, Kanabia: look for a translation of Mein Herz brennt at http://www.lyricsdomain.com/18/rammstein/mein_herz_brennt_english.html
80s bands are not all created equal, though, while there were abominable cookie-cutter US-hair-aberrations, we also had Danny Lilker (thanks for nominating "Brain Death", awesome song) and SOD (gotta love "Milk"!)
I guess I have a high tolerance for voices others find annoying, but personally, you can gimme Ed till I'm dead ("Number of the Beast" is top 5 with a bullet!) I didn't mind Mercyful Fate so much, either, music-wise (King Diamond personally, the self-anointed satanist...whatever..) "Into the Coven" was okay. There was another band with a love-or-hate voice, Agent Steel, as in "The Traveller"; ever courteous, they recorded a cool instrumental, too: "Day At Guyana." And I agree that sometimes even a band one can't stand has a decent song, like Carnivore's "Male Supremacy." Thanks for the thread theme! :p

"Painkiller" by Judas Priest, my favorite band. Everyone had written them off and then they roared back with this one. :) Halford's voice has been awesome since the dark ages.
While I mourned Cliff and never liked Jason, I thought the Black Album had its moments..."Don't tread on me" for example, or "Sad but True". After that, though, "Fuel" was the last song I could hang with. But then, I'm a lot into lyrics. BTW, Kanabia: look for a translation of Mein Herz brennt at http://www.lyricsdomain.com/18/rammstein/mein_herz_brennt_english.html
80s bands are not all created equal, though, while there were abominable cookie-cutter US-hair-aberrations, we also had Danny Lilker (thanks for nominating "Brain Death", awesome song) and SOD (gotta love "Milk"!)
I guess I have a high tolerance for voices others find annoying, but personally, you can gimme Ed till I'm dead ("Number of the Beast" is top 5 with a bullet!) I didn't mind Mercyful Fate so much, either, music-wise (King Diamond personally, the self-anointed satanist...whatever..) "Into the Coven" was okay. There was another band with a love-or-hate voice, Agent Steel, as in "The Traveller"; ever courteous, they recorded a cool instrumental, too: "Day At Guyana." And I agree that sometimes even a band one can't stand has a decent song, like Carnivore's "Male Supremacy." Thanks for the thread theme! :p


Judas Priest was and is a great band. It's good to see they have reunited with Rob Halford. "Living After Midnight" is a good song and the entire album "Screaming for Avengance" was great. I have their album "Turbo", and although the drums sound the same every single track and JP relied on Synths too much for the guitars, it was still a decent album. I need to get more of their albums, though. Their music videos were questionable, in the least (let us not remember the video for "Breakin the Law".)

greatest metal song of all time is easily "time for me to fly" by REO speedwagon.

David Allen Coe is going to be playing a bar near my house in a couple of weeks.


Yay! Hooray for David Allen Coe!

But back on the metal thing, how about Stabbing Westward? I know they're more industrial than metal, but whaddaya guys think? For sheer obsessiveness and emotional anguish, I think they're pretty harsh.

Emperor's "Inno A Satana"

The reason "Turbo" sounded so commercial was that the whole album was originally intended as the soundtrack to "Top Gun" (with Tom Cruise.) The studio changed its mind at the last moment and, having all this material on their hands, the band decided to release it "as was."
"Freewheel Burning," "The Sentinel" etc. are more representative of JP.

can't forget ...and justtice for all
damn, bestmetal
great southern trendkill
hmmmm
pantera rocks, so does metallica
and slayer lol
damn
too hard to decide!

That is because i believe that Bruce Dickinson is probably the best vocals in all of metal. Period.

That's not true. Mikael Akerfeldt kicks his arse. His vocals on the Opeth cover of Maiden's "Remember Tomorrow" were better than Dickinson's could ever be.

Best song ever:

Opeth - Bleak

Runners up:

Opeth - Demon of the Fall
Opeth - Forest of October
Opeth - The Leper Affinity
Amon Amarth - Victorious March
Amon Amarth - Legend of a Banished Man
Amon Amarth - Thousand Years of Opression
Metallica - One
Cog - 1010011010
Blood Duster - The Corpse Song
Pungent Stench - Family Man

Maiden are good... but not that good. I still buy their CDs, but they're not a particularly amazing band.

Opeth, however, are quite possibly the best metal band ever. Michael Akerfeldt is the most talented vocalist in metal.

The reason "Turbo" sounded so commercial was that the whole album was originally intended as the soundtrack to "Top Gun" (with Tom Cruise.) The studio changed its mind at the last moment and, having all this material on their hands, the band decided to release it "as was."
"Freewheel Burning," "The Sentinel" etc. are more representative of JP.

Now that makes sense. In any case, they are still a good band. I wish I could have gone to their concert at the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. I only live a couple of miles away from the Sunset Strip and I might be moving there sometime within the next year or so.

Hmmm lemme think...

I'd go with...

1. know
2. sugar
3. peephole
4. mr. jack
5. egobrain
6. bounce
7. the metro
8. shimmy
9. temper
10. fuck the system

Know is my favorite of theirs too :)

Closely followed by Mr. Jack.

In no particular order:

Godhead's Lament - Opeth (altho Bleak comes a close 2nd)
Like this with the Devil - Entombed
(can't decide for Metallica, must be off the first 4 albums - not escape tho)
Heresy - Pantera
Trespass - The Haunted
(similar situation for Sabbath, i love Paranoid and Master of Reality albums)
Primal Breath - At the Gates
Back from the Dead - Obituary
Desparate Cry - Sepultura

err, thats about it. probably missed one or two. there are other songs that i love at the moment but these have been favourites of mine for a while and thus get my nomination for best metal tracks ever.

I actually like mercyful fate :D
I don't like slipknot, it just bothers me the whole masks and boiler suits and nine people. pure publicity. they may well write good songs.

That's not true. Mikael Akerfeldt kicks his arse. His vocals on the Opeth cover of Maiden's "Remember Tomorrow" were better than Dickinson's could ever be.

Best song ever:

Opeth - Bleak

Runners up:

Opeth - Demon of the Fall
Opeth - Forest of October
Opeth - The Leper Affinity
Amon Amarth - Victorious March
Amon Amarth - Legend of a Banished Man
Amon Amarth - Thousand Years of Opression
Metallica - One
Cog - 1010011010
Blood Duster - The Corpse Song
Pungent Stench - Family Man

Maiden are good... but not that good. I still buy their CDs, but they're not a particularly amazing band.

Opeth, however, are quite possibly the best metal band ever. Michael Akerfeldt is the most talented vocalist in metal.
You're kidding. I like Opeth but I'm realistic. They got some good songs... like Bleack, Demon in the Fall and Serenity Painted Death... but then again they have a lot of songs that are too long. Now this normally would not be that much of a problem except that thye put everything they can think of into that song to make it sound good. Some parts will sound prettty good but other parts will sound like crap. I still have only listened to Black Rose Immortal twice. And his voice is nothing special... He sounds no different than most vocals from rock bands nowadays, with the sole exception of the growling.... which he seems to insist is necessary to make a good song.

Oh yeah and "Remember Tommorrow" wasn't sung by Bruce Dickinson. It was done by Paul Di Anno and he was still pretty good. Better than Blaze, thats for sure.

Yay! Hooray for David Allen Coe!

But back on the metal thing, how about Stabbing Westward? I know they're more industrial than metal, but whaddaya guys think? For sheer obsessiveness and emotional anguish, I think they're pretty harsh.
Anguish?
Stabbing Westward ewww.
Explains why you dont like DAC.

I read this thread and I fucking despair! So many dumb-assed stereotypes so strongly reinforced...

Nu-metal IS NOT METAL. The metal in the name is irrelevant. Dogfish are not dogs. Crabapples don't have any crabs in them. You won't see a seahorse win the Kentucky Derby. It's bloody guitar pop. That includes Slipknot, System Of A Down, Korn, and everyone else you reckon don't belong. Chances are, if a band denies they're nu-metal, they are.

The greatest Metal song of all time, bar none, is Satan's Trampoline by Lawnmower Deth. Anyone who disagrees either hasn't heard the song or is deluded.

And Opeth are for homos.

SOAD is closest to nu-metal and is labeled nu-metal by most people. Yes, I do think they are a very original band and are oftentimes too hastily dismissed and scorned by metal enthusiasts.

And nu-metal is not pure metal, henceforth I decided to dismiss it and lump it into the "modern rock" category.

As mentioned before it is ANY metal. pure metal would be like what van halen, led zepplin the late 70's stuff. so i cant say death metal cause its not 'pure'. Do u dissagree with NWOAHM being called metal cause its the new wave. Nu metal would just be a softer metal maybe something like gold cause its more alleable and is more accepted. MOST people wont scream out satanist if u say u like System. When u say dimmu borgir or children of bodom, after explaining who they are the yell burn the heretic :eek:

Since when is nu-metal closer to modern rock? I did a quick google search of modern rock and listed the Goo Goo Dolls, Dave Matthews Band, Train, Matchbox 20.

I'm sorry... All of the metal I like that's considered "nu-metal" sounds nothing like that modern rock. There's no way Chimaira, Slipknot, System of a Down, Nothingface, Nonpoint, Killswitch Enage, among others, sound anything like a modern rock song. I really can't stand the term nu-metal and I can't everyone bickering about what "real metal" is. Iron Maiden annoys me to no end. I can't stand the lead singer's voice, I can't get into it.

Thank You

If it was close to anything rock it would be hard/heavy rock which is basicly softer metal. is there really a a distinct line between them. they kinda flow and mingle. hard rock if it is heavy could be metal and vice versa.

Also people like King Diamond have high voices and are classed as metal. the music kinda matches the voice so it isnt really 'pure' metal but still is.

Ok this will answer once and for all the question fo nu-metal...
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Nu%20metal
The Omega Emporium... I have already solved the whole debate around nu-metal by posting the above link... Please read all the posts next time.

I read this thread and I fucking despair! So many dumb-assed stereotypes so strongly reinforced...

Nu-metal IS NOT METAL. The metal in the name is irrelevant. Dogfish are not dogs. Crabapples don't have any crabs in them. You won't see a seahorse win the Kentucky Derby. It's bloody guitar pop. That includes Slipknot, System Of A Down, Korn, and everyone else you reckon don't belong. Chances are, if a band denies they're nu-metal, they are.

The greatest Metal song of all time, bar none, is Satan's Trampoline by Lawnmower Deth. Anyone who disagrees either hasn't heard the song or is deluded.

And Opeth are for homos.
Oh yeah... so far I've only managed to hear one song by Lawnmower Deth...
Sumo Rabbit's Inescapable Trap of Doom... I think thats what it was called. It's pretty good. Can ya tell me what in your opinion are their top ten best songs?

Master of Puppets. Metallicas 1st album...............and the only good album they ever really made

*cough* Kill 'em All or Ride the Lightning ring a bell? no?

btw AJFA and the black album were still good, an (re)load are bareable ;)


my nominations for best metal song:

I want to say "Shy" by Sonata Arctica, but technically it's not metal, even though SA are a metal band :cool:


(in random order:)
Iron Maiden - The Clansman
Gamma Ray - Rebellion in Dreamland
Gamma Ray - Rising Star\Shine On
Gamma Ray - Razorblade Sigh
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys
Helloween - Nothing To Say
Dragonland - Holy War
Dragonland - Forever Walking Alone
Dragonland - Thousand Points of Light
Dragonland - World's End
Blind Guardian - Nightfall
Blind Guardian - Age of False Innocence
Blind Guardian - Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)
Blind Guardian - Valhalla
Sonata Arctica - Wolf and Raven
Sonata Arctica - Full Moon
Sonata Arctica - Letter to Dana
Sonata Arctica - Still Loving You (ok, it's a Scorpions cover, but SA's version is soooooooooooooo much better!)

Sonata Arctica - Still Loving You (ok, it's a Scorpions cover, but SA's version is soooooooooooooo much better!)
Haha! I have the same opinion of Iron Maiden's "The Zoo"... Scorpions cover, but it was done a lot better.

Haha! I have the same opinion of Iron Maiden's "The Zoo"... Scorpions cover, but it was done a lot better.

hehe, the Scorpions seem to be good at making songs for other bands to cover :cool:

Seems that way...

I can't single out a single "greatest" metal song, but a few of the best:

Sabbath: Heaven and Hell
Sabbath/Ozzy: Paranoid
Sack Trick: Alcoholic Bulimia
Bruce Dickinson: Inertia

I can't single out a single "greatest" metal song, but a few of the best:

Sabbath: Heaven and Hell
Sabbath/Ozzy: Paranoid
Sack Trick: Alcoholic Bulimia
Bruce Dickinson: Inertia
Good choices...

Except for Sack Trick... I never even heard of them.... so I wouldn't know if that was a good choice or not.

Oh yeah... so far I've only managed to hear one song by Lawnmower Deth...
Sumo Rabbit's Inescapable Trap of Doom... I think thats what it was called. It's pretty good. Can ya tell me what in your opinion are their top ten best songs?

Ten? That's an awful lot of thinking for me to do... Um...

1. Satan's Trampoline
2. Seventh Church Of The Apocalyptic Lawnmower (either the metal mix or the skank reggae one. Both are good.)
3. Drink To Be Sick
4. Thermonuclear Warfare (Is Good For Your Complexion)
5. Spook Perv Happenings In The Snooker Hall
6. Egg Sandwich
7. Call Me A Taxi ('spose I better get something off Billy)
8. Return Of The Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns
9. Icky Ficky
10. Mower Liberation Front

Believe it or not, they did actually do some serious songs, like Dodo Doe (they didn't like Metal Forces editor Bernard Doe), Fascist And Tubby (dedicated to Billy Milano for being er... Fascist and tubby), A is for Asshole (dedicated to Roger Miret of Agnostic Front for being a cocaine dealer).

hehe, the Scorpions seem to be good at making songs for other bands to cover :cool:

And Helloween do a god job of He Is A Woman (She Is A Man). The only Scorps song I like when the Scorps are actually doing it is Rock You Like A Hurricane. And Winds Of Change, purely for the nostalgia value.

Ten? That's an awful lot of thinking for me to do... Um...

1. Satan's Trampoline
2. Seventh Church Of The Apocalyptic Lawnmower (either the metal mix or the skank reggae one. Both are good.)
3. Drink To Be Sick
4. Thermonuclear Warfare (Is Good For Your Complexion)
5. Spook Perv Happenings In The Snooker Hall
6. Egg Sandwich
7. Call Me A Taxi ('spose I better get something off Billy)
8. Return Of The Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns
9. Icky Ficky
10. Mower Liberation Front

Believe it or not, they did actually do some serious songs, like Dodo Doe (they didn't like Metal Forces editor Bernard Doe), Fascist And Tubby (dedicated to Billy Milano for being er... Fascist and tubby), A is for Asshole (dedicated to Roger Miret of Agnostic Front for being a cocaine dealer).
Thanks. I'll try and look into those.

hmm...best metal song ever? almost impossible. i might have a crack at best by genre, but even then would be hard. think ill just list a few really great songs.

Metallica - Creeping Death, infact, most of Ride the Lightning and Master, their all great songs
Dragonforce - Starfire
Rhapsody - Emerald Sword
Sabbath - Sabra Cadabra
Iron Maiden - Aces High
Children of Bodom - most of their stuff, particularly Deadnight Warrior, Bodom After Midnight, and Follow the Reaper, Alexi is possibly the 2nd best guitarist/vocalist in the world (beaten by Zack Wylde)
BLS - Stillborn
Nightwish - Wishmaster
Blind Guardian - Into the Storm
Lacuna Coil - Swamped
Sonata Arctica - Wolf and Raven, Replica, Blank File, Unopened, and plenty of others

hmmm, thats quite a lot, more than i intended. i guess id better stop before i end up just listing my entire CD collection.

Iron Maiden - Aces High
Children of Bodom - most of their stuff, particularly Deadnight Warrior, Bodom After Midnight, and Follow the Reaper, Alexi is possibly the 2nd best guitarist/vocalist in the world (beaten by Zack Wylde)

Aces High? Really? I thought it was a pretty good song, but I never thought it was THAT good... I never expected anyone to nominate that Iron Maiden song...


And I'm glad Children of Bodom got mentioned.

"Hallowed Be Thy Name" and "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden. They are equal. Oh, yeah, and let's not forget the song that the fans made a #1 hit, but then hated... One of my favorites. "Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter"