Metal bands

[sasquatchlives]

Yes, well if you like metal music (or screamo/ orginal punk) this is the forum for you.

Some good bands I listen to a lot are:

1. Slipknot
2. Refused
3. Marilyn Manson
4. System of a Down
5. Chiodos
6. Korn
7. Adema
8. Offspring
9. Gorillaz (not rock but still a great band)

[ONILINK4444]

Nice! I was going to create a thread just like this too.
Mine are:
1 Slipknot (most favorite :D )
2 Stone Sour
3 Spineshank
4 Ill Nino
5 Dry Kill Logic
6 American Head Charge
7 The Blank Theory
8 Cold
9 Darkest Hour
10 Adema
11 God Forbid
12 Killswitch Engage
13 Trust Company
....There's plenty more!
\m/\m/

[Cloud_Strife]

Those are my favorite bands aswell. but the one band i love most would have to be.......the all american rejetcs!! yeah they rock! you guys should check em out.

[Eddie]

Nice! I was going to create a thread just like this too.
Mine are:
1 Slipknot (most favorite :D )
2 Stone Sour
3 Spineshank
4 Ill Nino
5 Dry Kill Logic
6 American Head Charge
7 The Blank Theory
8 Cold
9 Darkest Hour
10 Adema
11 God Forbid
12 Killswitch Engage
13 Trust Company
....There's plenty more!
\m/\m/

Yes, well if you like metal music (or screamo/ orginal punk) this is the forum for you.

Some good bands I listen to a lot are:

1. Slipknot
2. Refused
3. Marilyn Manson
4. System of a Down
5. Chiodos
6. Korn
7. Adema
8. Offspring
9. Gorillaz (not rock but still a great band)

I'm sorry to correct you guys, but I am a music purist and incorrect genres upset me. :(

Slipknot, Refused, Manson, System of a Down, Korn, Adema, Offspring and Gorrilaz, and everything in the first post are DEFINATELY not metal. First of all, Slipknot, Refused, Manson, SOAD, Korn and Adema, and pretty much everything in the first post are nu-metal, which is music with slight metal influences + an influence of another sort. It's actually debated in the metal community whether it is metal or not. However, most avid fans agree that it's not. Also, Offspring is PUNK, not even close to metal. Gorrilaz are Alternative, and they are amazing.

If you guys want real metal, check out www.metal-archives.com

Some bands I personally reccomend are Cryptopsy (Death Metal), Dragonforce (Power Metal), Within Temptation ("gothic"/symphonic metal), Agathodaimon (Death metal), maudlin of the Well (Avant-garde metal with jazz and classical influences), Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (Symphonic Death Metal/Neoclassical), Kayo Dot (Same as maudlin of the Well, since they are pretty much the same band), Dark Tranquility (Symphonic Metal), Moonsorrow (Viking Metal), Finntroll (Folk/Black Metal), Arcturus (Progressive Metal) and early Ulver (Black Metal).

Okay. Now that's out of my system.

[Spike]

Not trying to insult anyone but I agree with Eddie.

Some of my favorite Metal bands are

Cradle of Filth
Black Sabbath
Metallica (everything from Kill em' All to And Justice for All)
Arch Enemy
Children of Bodom
Danzig
Slayer
Devin Townsend Band
X-Japan
Anthrax
and a whole lot more.

[dazzleanddestroy]

:(
I agree with Eddie, by the way.. you have quite a nice list there buddy!

I'm a power metal, viking/scandic/folk/black metal fan.. and uhm, one of my personal favorite has to be Blind Guardian! :D

[ONILINK4444]

Metal music has a blurred separation between its branches. I consider metal to be pretty much anything heavy. i.e. screaming, double bass, maybe even a visual gimmick (not really).
Seriously though, my list also included bands of the rock genre but I figured I'd share those as well.
Eight of my mentioned bands I consider to be of the metal genre, the rest would be rock.

[Stuck_Process]

Well as so many before me said, eddie is right and my favourite bands atm are:

Arcturus (awesome
Arch Enemy
Amorphis
Opeth (Opeth are gods...)
Carnival In Coal (odd but cool, like jazz/funk mixed with black metal...)
Immortal
Katatonia
Kataklysm
Lamb Of God
Orphaned Land (awesome)
Still Remains (really soft but nice lyrics)
Tool (not reallly metal, but heck they're good so...)
and finally some odd tracks by Behemoth

I'm totally gonna check out Cryptopsy, Moonsorrow and Ulver though.

[Eddie]

Thanks for backing me up, guys. :) I'm glad to see there are real metal fans here. Although, I'm into all music. Metal is just some of it. I'm also into jazz, classical, electronica, grindcore, rap, trance, alternative, IDM, and so on. I'm pretty much into anything under the sun. :P

Well as so many before me said, eddie is right and my favourite bands atm are:


Tool (not reallly metal, but heck they're good so...)


I'm totally gonna check out Cryptopsy, Moonsorrow and Ulver though.

Tool is actually concidered by many to be Prog metal.

Cryptopsy is typical death. They're really good though. Moonsorrow is amazing. I reccomend starting off with their Kivenkantaja album first, as that's what I started off with.

Ulver is VERY amazing. They started off as folk metal, their next album was black/folk metal, and then they did JUST folk. Acoustic and chanting.

Then they switched to techno, and now they're stylized techno/opera-ish.

The black metal album is called Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne til Ulven i Manden. The folk metal album is called Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler. I reccomend those first.

They also have very close ties with Arcturus, seeing as the lead singer was once in Arcturus, as was the ex-guitarist and ex-bassist. :P

[Perdition City]

Nice to see there are some real metal fans on here! Those of you who know your metal will know where my siggy came from :p

Edit: definitely nice to see Ulver fans too!! I have a rare blood inside coloured vinyl ;)

[Eddie]

Nice to see there are some real metal fans on here! Those of you who know your metal will know where my siggy came from :p

Edit: definitely nice to see Ulver fans too!! I have a rare blood inside coloured vinyl ;)
That's very cool! Although I can't say that Blood Inside is my favorite. I just get the vibe that they started caring about what people thought of them when they made Blood Inside. And Garm's high pitched vocals didn't really seem that great for me. =/ But it's a pretty good album nonetheless.

Perdition City was an amazing album. :D Awesome username. :D

[Perdition City]

I kind of agree with your statement about Blood Inside; regardless it's a truly amazing album, but not as great as Perdition City. But still... both are true melancholic classics

[Persephone]

I like Lacuna Coil, Sirenia, Arch Enemy,Type O Negative, and Nevermore.

(But my all-time favorite band is HIM and has been for about 3 years)

[Eddie]

I like Lacuna Coil, Sirenia, Arch Enemy,Type O Negative, and Nevermore.

(But my all-time favorite band is HIM and has been for about 3 years)

The only one I like out of those is Lacuna Coil. And HIM isn't really metal. :P

But when I was in high school, I went to my school's Metal Club, and found out that the guy in charge was best friends with the lead singer for Type O Negative. :P So, that's pretty cool.

[flamesniper]

There's a lot of very good bands after being mentioned above me so here's just a *ahem* small selection of my favourite metal bands of all time...

(in no particular order)

1). Trivium.
2). Iron Maiden.
3). Metallica.
4). Megadeth.
5). Slayer.
6). Twisted Sister.
7). Jaded Heart.
8). Helloween.
9). W.A.S.P
10). Dragonforce.
11). In Flames.
12). Judas Priest.
13). Arch Enemy.
14). Kiss.
15). Saxon.

There's a whole lot more but i can't think of right now.

[Spike]

The only one I like out of those is Lacuna Coil. And HIM isn't really metal. :P

But when I was in high school, I went to my school's Metal Club, and found out that the guy in charge was best friends with the lead singer for Type O Negative. :P So, that's pretty cool.

If you want to get all technical about it Lacuna Coil, Archenemy, etc. are really Metalcore (though the latter used to be a death metal band and Micheal Amott is my favorite guitarist) and Type O Negative is most certainly Industrial :p . I like it all anyway. I like all kinds of music except hardcore and emo.

[sensei-]

My fav are :
Megadeth
Slayer
Megadeth
Anthrax
Megadeth
Black Sabbath
Megadeth
Ozzy Osbourne
Megadeth
Iron Maiden

[penguinminor]

Metal bands that I really enjoy:

Blind Guardian
Nevermore
Isis (Sooooo good)

And yeah, that's about it.:P

[Eddie]

If you want to get all technical about it Lacuna Coil, Archenemy, etc. are really Metalcore (though the latter used to be a death metal band and Micheal Amott is my favorite guitarist) and Type O Negative is most certainly Industrial :p . I like it all anyway. I like all kinds of music except hardcore and emo.
I agree about liking all music except hardcore and emo, and I'm so sorry for acting like a music eletist. It's just the first two people concidered their stuff metal and I just got scared and stuff. :(

Yeah, I'm sorry. :(

[Perdition City]

If you want to get all technical about it Lacuna Coil, Archenemy, etc. are really Metalcore

Arch Enemy is NOT metalcore :mad: it's Melodic Death Metal :p it never has been metalcore, and never will be!

but I must agree that Michael Amott kicks ass. He was awesome in Carcass, and now he's awesome in spiritual beggars and arch enemy, and when I saw them live on the Doomsday tour he did an amazing live solo ! I'd deffinatley go see them again if they come back to the UK

[Stuck_Process]

I checked out the Kivenkantaja album by Moonsorrow, freaking awesome, I really like parts of it, haven't been able to find the other bands albums, and I'm broke at the moment anyway...

As for tool, I've always considered it some sort of hard rock rathehr then metal, but I might be wrong, I'm far from some expert.

[sakura-chan17]

At the mo, I'm listening to spieshank and godsmack, both really decent bands, quite similar and quite skilful.... oooh yeah :cool:

[Aratos]

I usually have motörhead on in the background when I'm working. Great band.

[Teisei]

At the mo, I'm listening to spieshank and godsmack, both really decent bands, quite similar and quite skilful.... oooh yeah :cool:

Godsmack hardly released any material...unless some sneaked out without my knowledge. :rolleyes:

I listen to Nightwish, Lacuna Coil (dunno if that classes as Metal or not to be honest, but they're awesome)...and my God flamesniper it's the first time I've seen someone else like KISS in ages. I don't know how Trivium can be classed as good music, as apart from the choruses you can't understand them hardly. The only decent on I've heard by them is Like Light to the Flies...only cause that's mostly chorus. The singer can sing pretty well...if he didn't yell.

On the debate - Nu-Metal...Metal...Death Metal...
erm...they're all pretty much the same aren't they. Hence...er...Metal? :p (Don't flame me because I stated the obvious. It's just irritating to see that 'Oh it's not metal!' all the time.)

And I thought Screamo was a totally different genre to Metal? Hmm

[Perdition City]

tut-tut - you know NOTHING about metal music :mad:

[circaocean]

1.The blood brothers
2.Test icicles
3.Saosin
4.He is legend
5.Neon blonde
6.Nevea tears
etc...

[Spike]

I agree about liking all music except hardcore and emo, and I'm so sorry for acting like a music eletist. It's just the first two people concidered their stuff metal and I just got scared and stuff. :(

Yeah, I'm sorry. :(

I was just pickin at ya :p no reason to appologize. I can be a snob too, I completely agree with what you said about those first few post.

[Eddie]

Godsmack hardly released any material...unless some sneaked out without my knowledge. :rolleyes:

I listen to Nightwish, Lacuna Coil (dunno if that classes as Metal or not to be honest, but they're awesome)...and my God flamesniper it's the first time I've seen someone else like KISS in ages. I don't know how Trivium can be classed as good music, as apart from the choruses you can't understand them hardly. The only decent on I've heard by them is Like Light to the Flies...only cause that's mostly chorus. The singer can sing pretty well...if he didn't yell.

On the debate - Nu-Metal...Metal...Death Metal...
erm...they're all pretty much the same aren't they. Hence...er...Metal? :p (Don't flame me because I stated the obvious. It's just irritating to see that 'Oh it's not metal!' all the time.)

And I thought Screamo was a totally different genre to Metal? Hmm

I suggest Wikipedia for answers. :P

Just because it has the word "metal" in it doesn't make Nu-Metal metal. It's like saying "Woman, man, it's all the same thing." Or like saying "laptops and toppings are the same things, because they have the word 'top' in it!"

Just as there is a big difference between nu-metal and actual metal, there is also a difference between death metal, black metal, progressive metal, etc.

I mean, music is music, and it's pretty much all good (I just don't like the fake emo and fake rap on MTV (real rap is freaking awesome though)), but if people are going to categorize it, they might as well do it correctly.

[dazzleanddestroy]

LOL

reading this topic is interesting.. haha..

aye aye! another blind guardian fan! :>>

[nin9]

I'm sorry to correct you guys, but I am a music purist and incorrect genres upset me. :(

Slipknot, Refused, Manson, System of a Down, Korn, Adema, Offspring and Gorrilaz, and everything in the first post are DEFINATELY not metal. First of all, Slipknot, Refused, Manson, SOAD, Korn and Adema, and pretty much everything in the first post are nu-metal, which is music with slight metal influences + an influence of another sort. It's actually debated in the metal community whether it is metal or not. However, most avid fans agree that it's not. Also, Offspring is PUNK, not even close to metal. Gorrilaz are Alternative, and they are amazing.

If you guys want real metal, check out www.metal-archives.com

Some bands I personally reccomend are Cryptopsy (Death Metal), Dragonforce (Power Metal), Within Temptation ("gothic"/symphonic metal), Agathodaimon (Death metal), maudlin of the Well (Avant-garde metal with jazz and classical influences), Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (Symphonic Death Metal/Neoclassical), Kayo Dot (Same as maudlin of the Well, since they are pretty much the same band), Dark Tranquility (Symphonic Metal), Moonsorrow (Viking Metal), Finntroll (Folk/Black Metal), Arcturus (Progressive Metal) and early Ulver (Black Metal).

Okay. Now that's out of my system.

DUDE marry me!

[nin9]

My fav are :
Megadeth
Slayer
Megadeth
Anthrax
Megadeth
Black Sabbath
Megadeth
Ozzy Osbourne
Megadeth
Iron Maiden

wow trendy, arent we?

[Perdition City]

Those bands arn't trendy you idiot, they're legends! that list is ****ing old-school and awesome!

Nine Inch Nails is the trendy teen angst bullshit.

[nin9]

Those bands arn't trendy you idiot, they're legends! that list is ****ing old-school and awesome!

Nine Inch Nails is the trendy teen angst bullshit.

trendy legends, then. chillax, nigga.

[nin9]

the list is rather small and i don't see any unusual or underground bands or simply not often heard of like iron savior.

[Perdition City]

And what? not every list needs to have any unusual or underground bands in it.

[DescentfromOblivion]

not in any order

Metallica
deftones
my chemical romance
sevendust
FLCL music
ozzy
disturbed
system of a down
green day
killswitch engage
fearfactory
topac

AND yes i know some are not metal

[Sano_17]

Opeth definetly I went and saw them in concert with devildriver and darktranquility on their Ghost Reveries tour. As I lay dying, Alice In Chains are a just a few.

[Eddie]

DUDE marry me!

Haha. Sure.

And what? not every list needs to have any unusual or underground bands in it.

I agree completely.

[ddr tatsujin]

The offspring is Pop-Punk not straight punk, eddie. There is a difference. If anything they are leaning more towards grunge or straight up pop-rock.

[Eddie]

The offspring is Pop-Punk not straight punk, eddie. There is a difference. If anything they are leaning more towards grunge or straight up pop-rock.
Yeah, you're right.

Although I argue a bit that old Offspring (especially their first album) was Punk.
I also don't believe in Grunge being a genre. I view Grunge more as a 90s lifestyle, and what is labelled as Grunge is really Alternative Rock. So, in my opinion, the Grunge movement is simply the movement of Alternative Rock bands that led the Grunge lifestyle.

And yes, The Offspring's later albums leaned more towards Alternative Rock.

[ddr tatsujin]

Yeah, you're right.

Although I argue a bit that old Offspring (especially their first album) was Punk.
I also don't believe in Grunge being a genre. I view Grunge more as a 90s lifestyle, and what is labelled as Grunge is really Alternative Rock. So, in my opinion, the Grunge movement is simply the movement of Alternative Rock bands that led the Grunge lifestyle.

And yes, The Offspring's later albums leaned more towards Alternative Rock.


Agreed on the first half. I know for a fact that there are grunge bands out there still. Art-School (one of my favorite bands) is Indie/Grunge. Try them some time. You never know, you might like them.

[Eddie]

Agreed on the first half. I know for a fact that there are grunge bands out there still. Art-School (one of my favorite bands) is Indie/Grunge. Try them some time. You never know, you might like them.
I probably will. I love pretty much anything I hear. I'll check 'em out. :) Thanks.

[Menstrual Cramps]

Not trying to insult anyone but I agree with Eddie.

Some of my favorite Metal bands are

Cradle of Filth
Black Sabbath
Metallica (everything from Kill em' All to And Justice for All)
Arch Enemy
Children of Bodom
Danzig
Slayer
Devin Townsend Band
X-Japan
Anthrax
and a whole lot more.

X-Japan is not Metal, it's an Alternative Japanese Rock band.

[Kaidan]

X-Japan is not Metal, it's an Alternative Japanese Rock band.If ANYTHING, they're glam. :lol: Though they were trying kinda hard to be hair metal for a good while.

[Eskhata]

Metalbands I listen to are,
Faerghail, Moonsorrow, Catamenia, Horna, Barathrum, Norther, Ajattara, Naglfar, Nasum, Windir, Mayhem, Burzum, Immortal, Atakhama, Funeris Nocturnum, Shade Empire, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Celestial Sorrow, Noumena, Swallow the Sun, Enochian Crescent, Dissection, Amorphis, Ensiferum, Wintersun, Sentenced... arf.. you can make the list Very long..

[AniGamer]

uh...Avenged Sevenfold? thats metal right?

[tomselleck69]

uh...Avenged Sevenfold? thats metal right?
metalcore


lately i've been all about mastodon.

[Kantami]

Bullet For My Valentine
Hollywood Undead (screamo)
Atreyu
Aiden (kinda screamy not really metal but I'll put them in there anyway)

[dronedevil]

how coul you forget the japanese metal scene :mad:

my fav metal bands are all from japan

sabbat
sigh
merzbow
masonna
space machine
flower travellin band
coffins
terror squad
boris
acid mothers temple
magane
abigail
cutthroat

now some that i listen to from other parts of the
world

type o negative
my dying bride
goatsnake
burning witch
khanate
thorr's hammer
black label society
root
cradle of filth
electric wizard
nightwish
theatre of tragedy

[gaarasoul]

Favorite bands/metal bands

Pink Floyd
Metallica
Green Day
Queensryche
Creed
Crossfade
Roadrunner United

[stewisgood11]

Favorite bands/metal bands:

-Led Zeppelin (late stuff)
-System of a Down
-Tool
-A Perfect Circle
-Modest Mouse
-Pink Floyd
-Metallica (from Kill em All through Black Album... the rest arent that great)
-(the occasional) Slipknot (the drummer is frickin great)

note: i said BANDS... not only metal

[RedmanDemon]

4 me this is:
>gobb smacked
>korn
>system of a down
>tool
>8 foot sativa
>slipknot
>metallica

yep, that's my stuff!

[Shay]

black sabbath
metallica
slayer
Velvet revolver?

[SkullKihd]

some bands i listen to:

Metal:

Astrid Haven
Mushroomhead
Cradle of filth
OTEP
Kittie
Korn
Marylin Manson
Hatebreed
Disturbed
Novembers Doom
Alice in Chains
Danzig
Misfits
Coal Chamber
Crossbreed
Fear Factory
Crisis
God Dethroned

Techno/Industrial/Electronica
Hollywood Undead
Aqua
Aphex Twin
Daft Punk
Dead Puppets
Dj Melodie
Freezepop
Grendel
Skinny Puppy
Sneaker Pimps
MSI
Jack off Jill

[sonicxbreed]

1 Motorhead (First speed metal band "Ace Of Spades" is the greatest metal anthem)
2 Alice In Chains (Alternative Metal/Grunge and Layne Stalley is the greatest singer of all time)
3 Black Sabath/Ozzy Osbourne (The king of Heavy Metal himself)
4 Iorn Maidern (led the wave of british metal with great songs were the fastest at the time)
5 Judist Priest (invinted the metal look and redefined the sound)
6 Kiss ("Detroit Rock City"...Enough said)
7 Helmet (just love this band pure original metal)
8 Megadeth (Dave Mustaine is a God listen to any of the songs)
9 Metalica (Kirk, Lars, James, and Cliff..."Master Of Puppets"...Over 8 minutes of nonstop energy)
10 Matadon (best modern metal band out there there drummer is amazing)

[kite.]

^Nirvana's Grunge not Metal^

a few metal bands I have on my laptop here

Black Sabbath, Blind Guardian
Cradle of Filth
Dark Moor, Demons & Wizards, Dungeon
Gamma Ray
Into Eternity, Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Killswitch Engage
Metallica, Megadeth
Nocturnal Rights
Rhapsody, Running Wild
Sonata Arctica, Sixgun[keep your eyes out for them. One day they will be in your town breaking your metal hymen and stomping your babiesquite possibly under a different name though],Stratovarious, Supreme Majesty.

Keep in mind, I didn't bother to bring out all my metal.

[Kaoru]

^Nirvana's Grunge not Metal^
Yea, they're grunge. Metal...I wouldn't consider them, they're closer to punk in my books.

Me:
Alice In Chains
Anthrax
Black Sabbath
Deftones
Judas Priest
Metallica
Megadeth
Orgy
Ozzy
Pantera
Project Hate
Slayer
SOD
Ultraspank
Venom

Of course those are only bands I consider metal, but I like tons of other bands/music styles.

[binaryzero]

no one's into Aborym?

that's probably my favorite choice of brutality for metal.

[sonicxbreed]

Yea, they're grunge. Metal...I wouldn't consider them, they're closer to punk in my books.

Me:
Alice In Chains
Anthrax
Black Sabbath
Deftones
Judas Priest
Metallica
Megadeth
Orgy
Ozzy
Pantera
Project Hate
Slayer
SOD
Ultraspank
Venom

Of course those are only bands I consider metal, but I like tons of other bands/music styles.

Crap you guys are right I'm just so used to putting nirvana at the top of any of my list although they did influence a lot of metal bands good and bad but I changed it so it's good now

[Impulse1o1]

lessee here:
Testament/The Legacy
Cacophony
Running Wild
Children of Bodom
Helloween
Blind Guardian

top six right thur. go get em

[sandytaty]

Well I only listen to rock, but my top metal are:

Slayer
Alice Cooper
Black Sabbath
Megadeth
Antrax
Celtic Frost
Tankard
MEtallica (even thought they kick out my cutie David)
Dragon Force

Oh come on don't forget the oldies
Journey
styx
Scorpion
Pink Floyd
Ac/DC
Iron Maiden
WHite Lion

[PururinEleven]

Metallica ftw! \m/
I'm starting to like Opeth me thinks, and I kind of like Lordi, though I don't know why.

[WhiteWingDemon]

Arch Enemy is probably the best modern day metal in my opinion.

[shannonMETAL]

1. Metalicca
2. Anthrax
3. Ac/Dc
4. Black Sabbath
5. In this moment
6. Shadow Falls
7. Dog disco fashion
8. Exudos
just to name a few..

[otakuloco]

i listen alot of swedish and german metal bands, especially to Janus, Rammstein, In`Extremo, To Die For
(alot of them are not really "pure" metal, but have metal influences)