Metal Thread

[LedZep]

[Jasonconfused]

Metal was my first true musical love. I connected with thrash metal in particular. Admittedly, I've never really been able to get into much metal from 2000-. A few names do come to mind. I love Ghost and Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, although that may be because they are reminiscent of old school bands, and they do it well. Ghost in particular has given its own spin so it isn't entirely derivative.


Actually most of the shows I've been to have been metal shows. I've seen all the Big 4 of thrash, and actually the first show I ever went to was Anthrax, with Testament and Death Angel as opening acts. Overkill has always been my favorite thrash band not in the Big 4.
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[svk4ever]

Well... I grew up with Metal…

Back in '78 our local radio station had listener's album charts… and they we're dominated by hard and - for that time - heavy music. Rainbow, Ufo, The Scorpions...

Then happened the real thing! The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal… Each monday three or four kids from school entered their local record store and bought each and every new album and 7" from the UK... Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Vardis, Diamond Head, Demon. A II Z, Tank, Praxing Mantis, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Angel Witch, Fist, White Spirit, Dark Star, Witchfynder General, Girlschool, Witchfynde,... Saxon... and of course as well bands from other countries like Accept, Krokus, Loudness, Trust, Mercyful Fate…

And there were two important live events. Iron Maiden supporting Kiss in Germany and blowing them from stage. I was very much into Kiss at that time, but Iron Maiden were much more impressing without pyros and big show effects. The other one: Saxon on tour with Judas Priest... amazing.

Well, the rest is history...

And today we have such a great variety of different metal styles. Something for every taste...

My favorites today are Primordial, Amorphis, Lake Of Tear, Anathema, Katatonia... a lot of the female fronted symphonic metal bands like Nightwish, Epica, Within' Temptation, Leave's Eyes... a lot of progressive Metal like Dream Theater, Threshold, Queensryche, Symphony X, Subsignal, Vanden Plas...

[AfterHours]

Still mid lots of revision as I get back around to several revisits as well as adding new ones, but below what I have so far... (actual residence of this list and accompanying thread is in "Music Diaries" forum ... includes "Hard Rock" too)

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Best Hard Rock & Metal Albums

9/10
Slow, Deep & Hard - Type O Negative (1991)

8.5/10
The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails (1994)
Kick Out the Jams - MC5 (1969)
Fontanelle - Babes in Toyland (1992)

8/10
Uncanny Valley - Stabscotch (2017)
Mother of Virtues - Pyrrhon (2014)
Temple Of The Morning Star - Today is the Day (1997)
Master Of Puppets - Metallica (1986)
Images and Words - Dream Theater (1992)
Roots - Sepultura (1996)
What Passes For Survival - Pyrrhon (2017)
Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses (1988)
Willpower - Today is the Day (1994)
Through Silver in Blood - Neurosis (1996)
Frizzle Fry - Primus (1990)
I - Meshuggah (2004) [EP]
Colors - Between the Buried and Me (2007)
Demanufacture - Fear Factory (1994)

7.5/10
L'ordure à L'état pur - Peste Noire (2011)
Ride the Lightning - Metallica (1984)
Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin (1969)
OV - Orthrelm (2005)
Korn - Korn (1994)
Blues For The Red Sun - Kyuss (1992)
Kill 'Em All - Metallica (1983)
Fun House - The Stooges (1970)
2 - Earth (1993)
Superunkown - Soundgarden (1994)
Vitalogy - Pearl Jam (1994)
Aesthetica - Liturgy (2011)
Reign in Blood - Slayer (1986)
Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins (1993)
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine (1992)
The Land of Rape and Honey - Ministry (1988)

7/10
Aenima - Tool (1996)
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971)
Toxicity - System of a Down (2001)
Nevermind - Nirvana (1991)
In Utero - Nirvana (1994)
And Justice For All - Metallica (1988)
Mezmerise - System of a Down (2005)
Metallica - Metallica (1991)
Ten - Pearl Jam (1991)
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins (1995)
Pretty on the Inside - Hole (1991)
Use Your Illusion I & II - Guns N' Roses (1991)
Who's Next - The Who (1971)
Undertow - Tool (1993)
Permanent Waves - Rush (1980)
Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden (1991)
Dirt - Alice in Chains (1992)
Paranoid - Black Sabbath (1970)
Master of Reality - Black Sabbath (1971)
Rust in Peace - Megadeath (1990)
Back in Black - AC/DC (1980)
The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails (1999)
Ultramega OK - Soundgarden (1988)
Purple - Stone Temple Pilots (1994)
2112 - Rush (1976)
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[mickilennial]

[Fischman]

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

Metal is underrepresented on this site, but it's over represented on rym.

BTW, I checked out this Haiduk guy's album, and it actually wasn't half bad.

[mickilennial]

[LedZep]

[Fischman]