Top 100 Metal Bands: Round 3 Poll C

[Riva]

Well, here it is. The finals are just around the corner, so who will be the band to join Iron Maiden and Opeth in the finals?

Your choices are:

Death
Judas Priest
Metallica
Isis
Agalloch
Daft Punk

Have fun!

[Eliminator]

in before poll

[Angmar]

Agalloch

[GenuineImitation]

Priest \m/

[Thor]

Death!!!!!!!!!!!

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Daft Punk

[pate]

Death, but I won't mind if Priest or Agalloch wins.

[ArcLite]

Priest, **** yeah.


NP: Pestilence - Chronic Infection

[Angmar]

nice avatar :)

[The Door Mouse]

I went with priest.

[ArcLite]

nice avatar :)

Haha, yes indeed.

[Riva]

Daft Punk are clearly going to take this one, dudes.

[DaTwig]

Priest, Metallica, or Death? Hmm... I choose Death!!

[ATM]

Daft Punk

[Spoonful of Shame]

Agalloch

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I voted for Daft Punk, but Tallica was my second choice.

[Darkness]

Come on Agalloch and Death.

[Deth]

Priest. Duh.

[Concubine]

Death

[Eliminator]

None.

[Nostalgia]

As long as Metallica doesn't win.

[Grumma]

Priest FTW

[heavy metal kid]

Death for sure.

This poll is very simple. Metallica, Judas Priest, Agalloch and Isis are average bands In my holy opinion, Death has it's moments, besides they deserve some credit for being the godfathers of death metal.

/waits fot the "Judas are the godfathers of Death" comment.

[Nostalgia]

Agalloch is anything but average, but I agree with the rest of your post.

[heavy metal kid]

I actually love all the bands in the poll, with the exception of Isis.

Agalloch are very talented musicians but for some reason I find them average, In my country, folk metal is very ordinary so I often hear things more complex than Agalloch.

[superpeer]

Death.

[Lunch]

*Band you voted for* is terrible and doesn't belong in this poll.

*Band I voted for* is so ****ing good why aren't they winning.

[whatduffhuck7]

god dammit, i wish to pull back my vote, and vote for metallica, cuase i voted for isis cuase i thought metallica would be at the top of the list as they should be but there struglling. isis diservs in though too

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Uh.

Why would you vote for your 2nd favorite in a poll where one advances?

[Grumma]

Death for sure.

This poll is very simple. Metallica, Judas Priest, Agalloch and Isis are average bands In my holy opinion, Death has it's moments, besides they deserve some credit for being the godfathers of death metal.

/waits fot the "Judas are the godfathers of Death" comment.

Priest are the God fathers of Heavy Metal.

They've been around since the 70s and are still pulling out the stops

[Jacaranda]

AGALLOCH
go go go

[Cocaine]

Death, but I won't mind if Priest or Agalloch wins.

This

[Det_Nosnip]

Easily Death.

[Sleepy]

Daft Punk

Seconded.

[Knifeboy]

I prefer Daft Punk to any band on that list tbqh :/

[Flynn]

Death man, Death.

[Sleepy]

Knifeboy - Same, although I still like Agalloch.

[eug008]

Death.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I prefer Daft Punk to any band on that list tbqh :/
besides Judas Priest I'd probably agree.

[Invicta_Veritas]

I still had to go with Metallica. They've a long proven history and did many good things for metal, despite what people say these days.

[Wish]

Death. It was going to be Metallica before I saw Death.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Agalloch Goooooooooooooo...

At least Metallica are doing horrible, that's at least one good thing so far about these polls I must admit.

[Grumma]

*urges people to vote Priest*

[penelope weird hands]

This is good.
Metallica will not win.

[Lord Abortion]

Priest!

[Grumma]

Yes!

[Stoic]

As long as Metallica are left out I won't mind Opeth winning as much.

[Chu]

Metallica \m/

[Stoic]

Metallica \m/

http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a193/StormWarrior/?action=view&current=1chu.jpg
:-*

[Iron Bars]

Isis.

[rhcp pman]

Death is supreme!

Seriously though, I would equally vote for Isis, and Agalloch wouldn't be far behind for me after that.

[Chu]

http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a193/StormWarrior/?action=view&current=1chu.jpg
:-*
Oh man, you screenshot'ted(?) that?

I hate what Metallica have become, or more their reputation these days, but Metallica from whenever until 1986 is still Metallica, they were Gods among men in my mind.

I wouldn't see Metallica live these days, but they are my favourite band.
The current lineup is not Metallica, and I am voting for Metallica. :p

I dunno what I'm trying to say anymore to be quite honest.

[StreetlightRock]

Death.

[Stoic]

Oh man, you screenshot'ted(?) that?

I hate what Metallica have become, or more their reputation these days, but Metallica from whenever until 1986 is still Metallica, they were Gods among men in my mind.

I wouldn't see Metallica live these days, but they are my favourite band.
The current lineup is not Metallica, and I am voting for Metallica. :p

I dunno what I'm trying to say anymore to be quite honest.

Haha, god knows how old this screenshot is but I knew I was going to use it some time! Yeah dude, this is what you had told me back then as well. Only I chose to keep the juicy part :p

[Grumma]

I lolled

[penelope weird hands]

Seems sarcastic as hell to me.
Guy with a Ride The Lightning screen-thang says:
'metallica should die etc'
followed by:
'...'

But then only you know whether you meant it or not.

Jesus Christ I am bored. :\

[JumpTheF**kUp]

Death.



Based purely on the fact that I manage to like a few of their songs unlike the others, who I either haven't heard or who I don't really like.

[Eakflanderyof]

It was a tough decision between Agalloch, Metallica, and Death. I went with Agalloch, though.

[niobium]

So how is Isis in last place.

[JumpTheF**kUp]

They're not.

[niobium]

Metallica counts?

[Lord Abortion]

What the hell happened while I was away?

How have Isis and Allagoch become bands that would last this far in polls?

[JumpTheF**kUp]

Metallica counts?


Good point.


I wish Pelican had been in this poll so that I could've voted for them. :(

[Apocalyptic Raids]

How have Isis and Allagoch become bands that would last this far in polls?
Yeah that's how it is these days. A year ago it would have been Arsis or something.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah that's how it is these days. A year ago it would have been Arsis or something.

I was talking to Riva about it, and I now know they only got big on here when I went away. This is why I have never heard of them.


NP-Tool-46&2

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Yeah, I don't really like them at all :-\

[AA-12]

Agalloch is by far the best band on this poll (and world :D) but I have to vote Death. Schuldiner pretty much IS the reason I still like DM and want to play it.

[TojesDolan]

So Opeth doesn't appear in the top metal bands =o

how awesome

[Stoic]

Opeth won the previous poll :p

[Stoo]

Death. Of Course. :cool:

[Angmar]

Although I voted Agalloch, but it's cool if Death win. They would have been my second choice.

[Mr. Ron]

Awwww....you're making me choose between Isis and agolloch? :[



......Isis.

[AA-12]

No Ron!

[Mr. Ron]

I'm Sorry I Have To Do This :( :( :(

[Daven]

Death.

[CaptainWaits]

Agalloch's really the only band I've listened much at all too, so I guess them...

[Inflames]

metallica...

[Mr. Ron]

metallica...

No.

[Eliminator]

they all suck but isis

[Josh]

i went with Judas Priest :)

[Shattered_Future]

Hmmm...

I have to say Priest.

[PepsiMetal]

OMG Metallica and Priest in same poll?

Damn YOU!!!

[raz0r]

Death, no contest.

[the2stranger]

/Gives Agalloch a vote because Death is already in the lead.

[TojesDolan]

Metallica to be quite honest

[Darkness]

A fine day this is when Agalloch and Death beat out Metallica.

[Stoic]

The poll will close in two days, you don't know what could happen. :-\

[Anglachel]

The fact that Agalloch is losing is ok because Metallica is in last.

[Apocalypticon]

Fagalloch

atleast the band I would have picked after Agalloch is winning

[Darkness]

The poll will close in two days, you don't know what could happen. :-\

Yeah, let's hope some crazed fan doesn't create 30 accounts and cheat. It's been done, after all.

[Anglachel]

people with less than 10 posts should not be allowed to vote in polls

[whatduffhuck7]

wow, metallica needs to make it through to the next round. i bet every one of the other 4 bands on this poll are all influenced one way or another by metallica!

maybe not judas priest

[Txus]

Agalloch and Death? :mad:

[Stormrider]

Easy. Death. They better get through.

[PepsiMetal]

Metallica in last = Disgrace to heavy metal.

Since they have no chance of winning, I'll go with Priest. Can't deny the lengthy 2-3 decade careers (and still going) these two bands have had and tremendous influence they have on the metal community.

I guess it's not too bad if Death wins too, since they've had a good lengthy run too. Other two bands are too new to be considered top heavy metal bands imo.

[Txus]

If we are going to choose bands just becasue of their so called "lengthy career" why the **** are we voting? that's crap dude.

[Cocaine]

Metallica = Disgrace to heavy metal.

:chug:

[Grumma]

Who on Earth are Agolloch?

[Cocaine]

Agalloch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agalloch

[Darkness]

wow, metallica needs to make it through to the next round. i bet every one of the other 4 bands on this poll are all influenced one way or another by metallica!

maybe not judas priest

Who cares who influenced who, the other bands in the poll all blow Metallica out of the water. And I don't see any influence of Metallica in Death, Agalloch, or Isis, to tell the truth.

[Cocaine]

Influence is meaningless when you're putting out shitty albums.

[lionelhutz88]

Death easily. They are one of, if not the most respected band in metal history. It is almost impossible to find someone who genuinely hates Death for a legitimate reason.

[PepsiMetal]

Influence is meaningless when you're putting out poopty albums.

They certainly wouldn't be an influence to thousands of musicians if their first albums were load and reload. ;)

Every band that has had this lengthy of a career has put out some of the most amazing work, and some of the crappy stuff.

If we are going to choose bands just becasue of their so called "lengthy career" why the **** are we voting? that's crap dude.

Lengthy career is experience, and experience is important in everything.

Good musicians and bands will last a lifetime. But as you can see these days, nu metal, and alternative bands come and go, release an album or two, then call it quits. They influence no one, and their music is forgotten a couple of years later.

Oh and I'm not saying lengthy music career is all that matters, but it's certainly important as it proves they can keep it running forever and they've established a strong fanbase to support them forever. Metallica and Priest will never loose their fanbase, and their music will be listened decades from now.

It would be same as if we had some hot pop rock band of 21st century beating out Beatles in a poll. The Beatles weren't exactly the most technical band in the world, their music was fairly simple, however, they changed their genre forever. They wrote good music, people loved them, people still love them and will always love them. That's what makes a good band, imo of course.

Not that any of this matters, as these Best Bands polls are just a popular opinion where the poll is taken. There isn't truly the best band.

[Grumma]

The Beatles would never win against a pop rock band cos their fanbase wouldn't use the net :p

[Cocaine]

and because frankly, the beatles are mediocre.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

If experience was everything, don't you think Metallica would be improving?

Inspiration is everything man. If a band is still kicking *** 50 years after they formed, then maybe I'll give that some credit. But as far as I'm concerned,(and as far as Metallica's fanbase is concerned..) Metallica is no longer kick ***.

[heavy metal kid]

I still think Metallica kick ***, at least live, I saw them in 2004 and they were great, such an energy and the sound was great.

I didn't vote for them because I don't think they deserve the best metal band tittle; still, they are one of the most influential and important bands in metal history.

It's funny how Metallica fanboys used to bother me like 2 years ago, now the "Metallica sucks!" bandwagon is the one that bothers me.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I'm just against the "GICE THEYRE INFLUENCE ON METAL MATTERS MORE THAN QUALITY" thing.

Metallica is allright to listen to.

[TojesDolan]

Classic metallica.

[Stoic]

Good musicians and bands will last a lifetime. But as you can see these days, nu metal, and alternative bands come and go, release an album or two, then call it quits. They influence no one, and their music is forgotten a couple of years later.


Lenghty career does not guarantee experience, influence and/or quality. The Sex Pistols for example only released one album and influenced an entire decade.

[Riva]

Lenghty career does not guarantee experience, influence and/or quality. The Sex Pistols for example only released one album and influenced an entire decade.

Yeah, and don't we wish they hadn't.

[Nostalgia]

I heard Stoic likes Nirvana. lulz self-pwn.

[Stoic]

lol and I was about to use them as an example but I used The Sex Pistols instead :p

[Riva]

I wish Priest were in the lead.

[Stoic]

meh, it's boring to have the same old bands labelled as top...Let's give modern metal a chance...

[maxiepaxie]

Death, easily...

[AlienEater]

Isis

[Mazeppa]

Death!

[Stormrider]

It's funny how Metallica fanboys used to bother me like 2 years ago, now the "Metallica sucks!" bandwagon is the one that bothers me.

Heh, yeah. It's like a sin to like Metallica these days.

Death being in the lead makes them like the second band that I voted for to actually move on somewhere :lol:

[Thor]

Wow, Metallica is in last place. I seriously never saw this coming.

[the2stranger]

Lol @ Metallica.
They're not very well liked on these boards.

Not that I mind, I find them overrated.
Good to see Agalloch doing well besides Death. \m/

[Interstate]

Judas Priest

[Flynn]

Lol @ Metallica.
They're not very well liked on these boards.

Not that I mind, I find them overrated.
Good to see Agalloch doing well besides Death. \m/

Yeah, I lost track of Metallica in like 1992...

:chug: to Death

[ChrisAdlerisGod]

i went with Death. Im happy that metallica isnt winning. i thought they would have the most votes

[Flynn]

They pry would if they stuck to their roots, who knows

[ChrisAdlerisGod]

whatever they are still over rated IMO

[heavy metal kid]

Every band if often overrated by their fans, there's no such thing as a right rated band.

[Flynn]

Not by many fans in one rating, no. Everyone has their own biased opinions about bands though. If it's right to one and not for the other, who cares. If you like it, dig it. And right now, I'm really digging Death winning this poll :cool:

[Quickdrop]

First Sabbath loses to Opeth, now Tallica is going to lose to Death? Great forum this is.

[Nostalgia]

You're an idiot.

[Quickdrop]

Chuck Schuldiner is as overrated as a musician as Kirk Hammett, i could careless what anyone else says.

[Cocaine]

Chuck Schuldiner is as overrated as a musician as Kirk Hammett, i could careless what anyone else says.

Yeah, because you're ignorant.

[Darkness]

Chuck Schuldiner is as overrated as a musician as Kirk Hammett, i could careless what anyone else says.

You're an idiot.

[Flynn]

First Sabbath loses to Opeth, now Tallica is going to lose to Death? Great forum this is.

Go to the powerpuff girls forum then.

[AA-12]

Chuck Schuldiner is as overrated as a musician as Kirk Hammett, i could careless what anyone else says.

Hahahahahaha. Don't even call yourself a metal fan after spewing forth that ****.

[Thor]

Chuck Schuldiner is as overrated as a musician as Kirk Hammett, i could careless what anyone else says.
You need to die. Or leave. Or both.

[Grumma]

I don't even like Death and I'd have to say that is one of the most . . . well one of the stupidest posts I've seen

[Quickdrop]

As i said, i could careless what anyone else has to say about it. I dont change my opinions to satisfy countless internet geeks like yourselves. Good day, hit me up when you boys dont have 10K posts.

[Flynn]

Hey, scroll up and read what you typed :lol:

[Nostalgia]

Sweet, I don't have 10k. :cool:

[Darkness]

The guy posting before you has less posts then you.

Failure++

[Quickdrop]

The guy posting before you has less posts then you.

Failure++6,000 posts on the Sputnikmusic forums, impressive. Put that on your job resume.

[Nostalgia]

Why? That wouldn't get him a job. :confused:

[Grumma]

I don't even have as many as him :p

*edit* bit slow replying

[Darkness]

Why? That wouldn't get him a job. :confused:

Yeah? I don't get it? :confused:

[Quickdrop]

I apologize for what i said, i didnt realize what a ruckus it would cause....

[Flynn]

6,000 posts on the Sputnikmusic forums, impressive. Put that on your job resume.

What are you going to put on yours? "hello, my name is Dave."?

[Quickdrop]

What are you going to put on yours? "hello, my name is Dave."?That was a sad diss my friend...

[AA-12]

As i said, i could careless what anyone else has to say about it. I dont change my opinions to satisfy countless internet geeks like yourselves. Good day, hit me up when you boys dont have 10K posts.

oh no im an internet geek cuz i got 30k posts omgomgomg it has so much to do with you being a fag and not liking death omgomg

Go away kiddie

[Flynn]

That was a sad diss my friend...

Whatever you say, Dorkfest.

:chug: to Death everyone!

[Apocalypticon]

Who is making JEWdas priest beat Agalloch?

[Flynn]

That totally sucks Agalloch owns.

[Grumma]

Who is making JEWdas priest beat Agalloch?

The people who realise Judas Priest are the fore fathers of Heavy metal

[AA-12]

It's not suprising Judas Priest is beating them, but Agalloch is a million times better.

[Apocalypticon]

The people who realise Judas Priest are the fore fathers of assless chaps.

fix'd

[Flynn]

I thought that was Black Sabbath?

Black Sabbath.....they created the genre, if it weren't for them there would be no opeth, because all the bands that inspired opeth would not exsist in their entity either

:lol:

[Darkness]

It's not suprising Judas Priest is beating them, but Agalloch is a million times better.

Fact.

[Flynn]

False. Trillion x

[Mr. Ron]

The people who realise Judas Priest are the fore fathers of Heavy metal

lmao lmao lmao

[Riva]

Who is making JEWdas priest beat Agalloch?

That was possibly the absolute worst altering of a band's name, ever. You would have done better with Judas Gay, or FU[font=verdana]CKINGQUEERARSERAPING PRIEST :-/

It's not suprising Judas Priest is beating them, but Agalloch is a million times better.

They're kind of the same. Both made the same song 40 times, then changed styles and made a different song 40 times.

lmao lmao lmao

Well, Death certainly didn't create heavy metal.

In fact, you can trace Heavy Metal back to Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Deep Purple and even the harder prog rock bands of the late '60s. So it's not really a lmao lmao lmao statement.

[Stoic]

So, according to some people's logic: oldest=most influencial=best

[Riva]

So, according to some people's logic: oldest=most influencial=best

No, the oldest is not always the most influential or best. Don't come down to the level of the generalisers, Orestes, you're much smarter and nicer than that.

[Stoic]

Some people seem to think this way dear Jason. The feel kind of obliged to vote for a band just because of its classic status...

[Riva]

Yes, but Death has a classic status too. Probably more classic than Judas Priest or Metallica, since they're held in a much higher regard (Chuck especially).

[Tyr]

Death all the way.

[AA-12]

They're kind of the same. Both made the same song 40 times, then changed styles and made a different song 40 times.


To be fair, you can probably only find 2-3 Agalloch songs that sound close to being the same.

[the2stranger]

Yes, but Death has a classic status too. Probably more classic than Judas Priest or Metallica, since they're held in a much higher regard (Chuck especially).

I think you're right but the Death metal scene in general is less famous then the Heavy Metal and Thrash scene.

I think Death and Agalloch should be the rightious winner sof this poll. :)

But we'll see.

[metallicaman8]

I think it's obvious who I voted for.

[NoReMoRse921]

Metallica!!!
anyday
they will always be the best
hands down evryone vote metallica

[Mr. Ron]

Metallica!!!
anyday
they will always be the best
hands down evryone vote metallica

You're going to have a good time here.

[The Door Mouse]

^Troof

[Angmar]

Since Agalloch only has half the votes of Death, go Death go!

[Volumnius Flush]

Metallica fo sho

[naboo]

Although I listen to much more Agalloch, Death (especially), and Priest, I still have to go with Metallica. I adore Lightning, Puppets, and Justice.

[TojesDolan]

but the rest is bad

[metallicaman8]

Nuh-uh.

[ATM]

St Anger lol

[PepsiMetal]

If Metallica is overrated in general, then they're underrated on these forums. Correct?

and because frankly, the beatles are mediocre.

Influencing generations of music, and having a huge fanbase after all these years puts them above mediocre level no matter what.

Sure you can always market your CDs and music to sell gazillion records, or play ridiculously technical and speedy solos, shred every chance you get, look cool, etc... but you can never just say, "Ok I'm going to become influential to thousands of musicians in decades to come."

but the rest is bad

Is there a band that doesn't have bad records? I highly doubt it.

St. Anger was a huge risk that they took, going completely opposite of everything and everyone, which is why it's hated. It's really unfair to call Black Album, Load, and Reload, Bad Hard Rock albums. They're just bad cause Metallica (MoP guys) released it, if some no-name band released it, it would have put them on the map instantly.

[pate]

Influencing generations of music, and having a huge fanbase after all these years puts them above mediocre level no matter what.


To reiterate what others have said, influence does not equal quality.

If a certain genre did not exist, and a band made an album in this style, every band playing that style would be influenced by the original band, even if that band is complete ****.

[Mikesn]

Death would have been my second choice after Priest, cool.

[Cocaine]

Big words, small mind
behind the pain you will find
a scavenger of human sorrow
SCAVENGER

[pate]

Excellent song.

[Daven]

That part is soo epic.

[Txus]

The headbangable riff after that = PERFECT \m/

[penelope weird hands]

"I COULD CARE LESS."
"u r g33ks with ur posts."
"Pantallica isn't winning.. SWEET forum. :rolleyes:"
etc.

Do people even pay attention to what they're saying anymore?
Jesus, ****ing Christ.

When I see/hear the bolded it makes me want to shoot myself in the collar bone.

Oh yeah, and give Isis more votes pls. ;]

[Chu]

Voters: 116. This poll is closed
It's over.

Metallica lost :upset:

[AA-12]

Thank the gods

[TojesDolan]

there's no opeth my life is over

[Txus]

Agallok in 3rd place :mad:

[niobium]

Too many good bands in this round.

edit: nvm i saw judas priest

[Mr. Ron]

How the **** did Isis and agalloch lose out to JUDAS PRIEST. Half of you deserve to be executed.

[Stoic]

Is there a band that doesn't have bad records? I highly doubt it.

Death?

St. Anger was a huge risk that they took, going completely opposite of everything and everyone, which is why it's hated.

Completely opposite of everything and everyone? St. Anger sounded to me like they ripped off the trendy nu metal (aka SOAD) scene of the days. No one would dare to say a word if they turned jazz or prog or classic rock or gothic or I don't know what. They're hated because they CHO$E to follow the stream. "But they felt this direction suited them best!" And it is totally coincidental that the direction they took was the catchiest and the most profitable at the time?!

We can accept that metallica have emotional value to some because they got them into metal or into music in general through a couple of unquestionably good records but enough is enough. Thank god, for the first time this forum showed some intelligence in the polls.

And I'm still nice Jason :-*

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Death?
TSOP and Symbolic both suck arse.

How the **** did Isis and agalloch lose out to JUDAS PRIEST.
because they're both boring as **** :o

[Mr. Ron]

TSOP and Symbolic both suck arse.


because they're both boring as **** :o

LOL




But no really I hate you all.

[Stormrider]

The headbangable riff after that = PERFECT \m/

Yeah. There's also that riff in Bite the Pain when Chuck goes:

ASSUME

Damn, that's so awsome.

[Txus]

TSOP and Symbolic both suck arse.
:eek: Holy ****, those are my favorite Death albums :(


Yeah. There's also that riff in Bite the Pain when Chuck goes:

ASSUME

Damn, that's so awsome.
Ohh, I know that riff. Yeah, it's really good \m/

[metallicaman8]

Metallica....4th...... :(:(

[JumpTheF**kUp]

Metallica....4th......:D:D

[metallicaman8]

You make me sad.

[Anglachel]

It should have been something like
1. Agalloch
2. Death
3. Isis
4. Priest
5. Fagtallica

[Flynn]

:chug: to Death

[Stormrider]

Death in first is all I wanted. Frankly, I don't care much for the order of the other bands.

Holy ****, those are my favorite Death albums

Symbolic was recently passed/tied(not sure haha) by ITP as my favorite Death album.

[Angmar]

Same, ITP and Symbolic are also my favorite Death albums.

[Cocaine]

My favourite Death from each era:

Leprosy, ITP and TSOP

[Stormrider]

I've yet to hear Spiritual Healing. I've heard like one song off of it.

[Cocaine]

I'm not huge on Spiritual Healing to be honest. Probably my least favourite Death album.

[Stormrider]

The song I heard, Altering the Future, was good. But from what I remember, nothing overly amazing.

[Cocaine]

For me it's just a transition album, stuck between traditional and tech

[Apocalypticon]

Leprosy is the best Death album.

[Flynn]

I'm not huge on Spiritual Healing to be honest. Probably my least favourite Death album.

I love Spiritual Healing, which, I think, was the album where the started to develop a technical aspect with their music. Actually, it's the album that got me into Death.

[Stormrider]

Leprosy is the best Death album.

Leprosy is mad good, but not their best.

[Flynn]

I agree. I think their peak was with Symbolic.

[Daven]

Leprosy is very good. Symbolic is still my favorite by them.

[Angmar]

Yeah besides, Symbolic has Crystal Mountain, and that title track.

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[Eliminator]

Symbolic is boring.

[Flynn]

I've yet to hear Spiritual Healing. I've heard like one song off of it.

Yeah, you need the whole album.

[PepsiMetal]

Judas Priest lost? lol. Yeah right.

NP: Judas Priest - Leather Rebel

[Quickdrop]

It should have been something like
1. Agalloch
2. Death
3. Isis
4. Priest
5. FagtallicaYou will never write a song as good as Battery or One. Enough said, have some respect queerbo.

[Kage]

You will never write a song as good as Battery or One. Enough said, have some respect queerbo.

People will never get tired of using the ol' "you're not as talented as them so don't criticize." Seriously, who thinks that's a valid argument?

[Mr. Ron]

You will never write a song as good as Battery or One. Enough said, have some respect queerbo.

Oh fanboy oh fanboy, howest thou golden locks upon thy thick head not fall?

[Cocaine]

You will never write a song as good as Battery or One. Enough said, have some respect queerbo.

Dave Mustaine is a shitty [noun]

[Mr. Ron]

Its funny. Bands like Isis and agalloch can bring forth so many different emotions in you in one album and achieve such a artful way of composing songs that Metallica could never/ever do.

[PepsiMetal]

Which emotion was Metallica not able to achieve?

AJFA is full of emotions anyways.

Does Isis or Agalloch have a more emotional song than to live is to die? I doubt it.

[Mr. Ron]

Emotion in general.


Listen to agalloch's "tomorrow will never come" and get back to me about emotion.

[PepsiMetal]

Downloaded that song. The song is good, and all that, but it's acoustic.

*cough* Top 100 Metal Bands *cough*

[Cocaine]

Agalloch isn't all acoustic.

[Mr. Ron]

Downloaded that song. The song is good, and all that, but it's acoustic.

*cough* Top 100 Metal Bands *cough*

Since when do metal bands have to be totally metal?

[Flynn]

You will never write a song as good as Battery or One. Enough said, have some respect queerbo.

You need to respect this thread and shut the **** up.

[PepsiMetal]

Yea, but if they're going to win Top Metal band, then they better have an amazing metal song to represent them. Does Agalloch or Isis have a better song than Master of Puppets? Hangar 18? Rein in Blood? Painkiller? Hallowed be thy name? Paranoid?

Since when do metal bands have to be totally metal?

They don't however if you want me to judge a metal band, give me a metal song, not an acoustic one.

It's like if I praised Metallica and then told people to listen to Nothing Else Matters. lol That song certainly didn't make them one of the top bands in metal music.

[Cocaine]

They're a ****ing folk metal group, you can't expect power/heavy/thrash.

[Mr. Ron]

Metallica is meat head metal. Pretty much void of any real art.

[Thor]

Which emotion was Metallica not able to achieve?

AJFA is full of emotions anyways.

Does Isis or Agalloch have a more emotional song than to live is to die? I doubt it.
Too bad they lost. ohhhhh snap

[Cocaine]

All that matters is Death won.

[PepsiMetal]

They're a ****ing folk metal group, you can't expect power/heavy/thrash.

Sorry, I'm not really familiar with Folk Metal, but if that acoustic song is any metal, than that Metal Subgenre sucks. It sounds more like progressive rock of Pink Floyd era than Metal to me.

Metallica is meat head metal. Pretty much void of any real art.

Well to be honest, I wouldn't say that song you recommended to me is really better than To Live is To Die (Which BTW isn't even Metallica's best song). TLITD is heavy, it's full of emotions, tempo changes, smooth guitar melodies, and solos.

[Mr. Ron]

I just find Metallica's music to be really bland and uninspiring. Plus, James Hetfield's voice is soooooo annoying it's crazy.

[Flynn]

Metallica is meat head metal. Pretty much void of any real art.

Nah, that was just an ignorant post there. You have to admit, the older material was really good for it's time, and still is today. I remember when Master Of Puppets came out, there was nothing like it at the time, and nothing like it for years after.

[Mr. Ron]

Nah, that was just an ignorant post there. You have to admit, the older material was really good for it's time, and still is today. I remember when Master Of Puppets came out, there was nothing like it at the time, and nothing like it for years after.

I'm sorry but Metallica is just crappy metal to me. Just because there's nothing like it at the time doesn't make it good.

[Cocaine]

Sorry, I'm not really familiar with Folk Metal, but if that acoustic song is any metal, than that Metal Subgenre sucks. It sounds more like progressive rock of Pink Floyd era than Metal to me.


You stereotyping an entire genre based on one song = me ignoring you from this point on.

[PepsiMetal]

That's fine that you find it uninspiring and bland, however, most people don't as it's proven to have inspired thousands of musicians who state Metallica as influence. (BTW even Chuck Schuldiner stated Metallica as influence). And even most Metallica fans think James' voice is bad now, but can't really change that, aging sucks.

TLITD is instrumental, which means, James' aging voice doesn't impact the song. :D

You stereotyping an entire genre based on one song = me ignoring you from this point on.

Well you said they're folk metal after I said I listened to that acoustic song. I simply said acoustic song doesn't seem to represent any Metal whatsoever.

[Chu]

Metallica is meat head metal. Pretty much void of any real art.
I think to an extent, Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets were their 'artful' days. After the death of Burton, I can see why they might be meathead metal, it became all about the loud drums and guitars.

But songs like Fade To Black, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion, The Call of The Ktulu, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, Battery, Fight Fire with Fire, Damage Inc, Disposable Heroes, Creeping Death, all have a certain level of 'masterful composing' involved in my mind.

I mean, granted I am a total Metallica fanboy, so the bias here is huge, but you have to admit, the songs from Ride The Lightning, and Master of Puppets were not piss attempts at writing music, they carefully made sure each note to each song worked, which, imo, is the art of their music.

[Mr. Ron]

I think to an extent, Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets were their 'artful' days. After the death of Burton, I can see why they might be meathead metal, it became all about the loud drums and guitars.

But songs like Fade To Black, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion, The Call of The Ktulu, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, Battery, Fight Fire with Fire, Damage Inc, Disposable Heroes, Creeping Death, all have a certain level of 'masterful composing' involved in my mind.

I mean, granted I am a total Metallica fanboy, so the bias here is huge, but you have to admit, the songs from Ride The Lightning, and Master of Puppets were not piss attempts at writing music, they carefully made sure each note to each song worked, which, imo, is the art of their music.

Never said all of their music is incapable of achieving a certain emotion, but personally I just think they are boring and drab.

Metallica represent everything I hate about bad metal in my mind.

[Flynn]

That's fine that you find it uninspiring and bland, however, most people don't as it's proven to have inspired thousands of musicians who state Metallica as influence. (BTW even Chuck Schuldiner stated Metallica as influence). And even most Metallica fans think James' voice is bad now, but can't really change that, aging sucks.

TLITD is instrumental, which means, James' aging voice doesn't impact the song. :D

To Live Is To Die is hands down one of the most epic songs ever recorded in the genre. So many bands have been influenced by Metallica just from that song alone. It pisses me off that they went in the direction they chose, which still doesn't make sense to me, that people forget who they once were, and accent on who they are today.

[PepsiMetal]

Yea and it's clear Burton was the best musician in Metallica as far as songwriting goes. Once he died, you could really see their work going worse and worse each time. I really doubt they would go this direction if they could write work to match their first four albums. James is a pretty good songwriter and all, but nowhere near Cliff. :)

They can always make a decent hard rock or metal album though, but those wont be what made Metallica a metal icon.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I think Cliff's input and influence is overrated. Everyone knows Metallica is the Hetfield/Ulrich show, and always has been.

[Mr. Ron]

Ulrich has to be one of the most annoying people ever. Plus how can you like band that wants d/l music made illegal?

[Chu]

But Cliff had subtle input that made the songs so unique.

[Flynn]

I think Cliff's input and influence is overrated. Everyone knows Metallica is the Hetfield/Ulrich show, and always has been.

That's because you weren't alive when they were in their prime. Cliff was good, you can hear it in the music. He was an influence to the band more than the fans back then.

[Nostalgia]

Ohh, he age pwnt you.

[Cocaine]

I was in Metallica for like 15 years dude.

[Flynn]

Nah, I didn't mean it like that at all. No criticism meant towards Apocalyptic Raids.

Anyways, /cheers to Death!