TheNotrap: 5 Most Essential Heavy Metal Records

TheNotrap 08.03.11	Your opinion is more than welcome
Scoot 08.03.11	Unoriginal but passable.
Pyosisified 08.03.11	venom - welcome to hell
TheNotrap 08.03.11	yep Venom's debut is definitely essential.
Hawks 08.03.11	Needs more Don't Break the Oath and Melissa.
rockandmetaljunkie 08.03.11	Good, solid list. These are essential and influential but not the most essential and influential.
BigHans 08.03.11	Hard to pick Puppets and Paranoid for sure. Probably Number of the Beast. So many that would probably be tied after that.
Parallels 08.03.11	Unoriginal but passable. [2]
TheArkitecht 08.03.11	I wouldn't rec someone slayer if they were trying to get into metal personally, Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Anthrax and Dio I'd probably give them.
DominionMM1 08.03.11	These are essential and influential but not the most essential and influential I think that depends on one's definition of metal.
JamieTwort 08.03.11	These albums are definitely essential to any metal fan's collection. I would also say Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations.
TheNotrap 08.03.11	"These are essential and influential but not the most essential and influential" What will be your choice?
TheNotrap 08.03.11	Still missing 2 recs on your comment BigHans. Paranoid, Puppets, Number of the Beast..
TheNotrap 08.03.11	Yep JT but the hard thing is to choose only the best 5. What's your top 5?
Megadeth 08.03.11	best list i ever saw
JamieTwort 08.03.11	Hard to say, let's go with: Paranoid Sad Wings of Destiny The Number of the Beast Master of Puppets Lightning to the Nations
TheNotrap 08.03.11	Cool 5 definitely. I understand Lightning to the Nations was extreme essential and influential...but in my opinion Reign in Blood also deserves to be here. It's really hard to choose only 5 and leave records out like Holy Diver, The Number of the Beast, British Steel...
ThusSpokeZarathustra 08.03.11	I can’t pick 5 albums that are the most important to metal without leaving out some of the sub-genres. Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Venom, Metallica, Hellhammer, Slayer, Bathory, Mantas/Death, Sarcofago, Napalm Death, Blasphemy, Morbid Angel, Paradise Lost, Burzum, Darkthrone and arguably many more were all originators of one metal style or another. If we're just talking personal favourites that were highly influential it's a bit easier..
rockandmetaljunkie 08.03.11	"I think that depends on one's definition of metal." Exactly. What is exactly Heavy Metal music?? What exactly defines Heavy Metal? Is it the lyrics?? The extended solos?? the vocals?? The rhythm?? The guitar distortion or perhaps the actually level of distortion?? The bass lines?? The accentuated emphasizing role of bass guitar??
someguest 08.03.11	No Judas Priest album is essential.
rockandmetaljunkie 08.03.11	What will be your choice? I would choose : Paranoid, Sad Wings Of Destiny, and some other proto-metal records. Because all those artists, Sabbath included, were influenced by other non Metal (but heavy) bands.
TheNotrap 08.03.11	"What is exactly Heavy Metal music?? What exactly defines Heavy Metal?" ....Good point there. I believe its a little bit of everything you said "the lyrics, the vocals, the solos,.." Basically rock'n'roll with a heavier attitude specially on the guitars, vocals and drums. In my opinion the song Black Sabbath could be a cool definition of the genre. When you say Proto-metal you're talking about Purples's Machine Head or Led Zeppelin?
TheNotrap 08.03.11	@ThusSpokeZarathustra Yep you're right. That's why is so difficult to make a 5 most essential list...We always leave something behind. A 100 most essential is definitely more easy to make.
rockandmetaljunkie 08.03.11	When you say Proto-metal you're talking about Purples's Machine Head or Led Zeppelin? Partially yes, i'm talking about some late 60's psychedelic-blues bands who's heavy non-metal sound proved essential and paved the way for bands like, Sabbath and Purple who influenced everyone else. Bands like: Led Zep, Cream, Blue Cheer, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Butterfly that kind of stuff. MC5, and The Stooges were also REALLY heavy and influential. And all these bands existed before the almighty Sabbath.
rockandmetaljunkie 08.03.11	Also Sir Lord Baltimore's debut was brutal for it's time and influential.
GnarlyShillelagh 08.03.11	I'd probably say Blackwater Park Still Life Ghost Reveries Deliverance anddddd WAIT FOR IT Damnation
Wolfhorde 08.03.11	If we're talking Heavy Metal as in the subgenre Heavy Metal 4 and 5 don't actually fit that criteria.
TheNotrap 08.03.11	Definitely. All those bands were crucial to this genre. Even Pink Floyd, Soft Machine or Yes were influential. Usually when I think Metal I think also in Purple and Zeppelin but if I have included Machine Head or Zep IV here I probably will leave Reign in Blood and Sad Wings of Destiny behind...not fair because in my opinion these 2 records are extremely essential.
TheNotrap 08.03.11	If we're talking Heavy Metal as in the subgenre Heavy Metal 4 and 5 don't actually fit that criteria. Heavy Metal: From Hard Rock (ex: Scorpions) to all extreme subgenres like Grindcore
Skweetis 08.04.11	I'd say self titled Sabbath is more essential.
rockandmetaljunkie 08.04.11	More essential, no. More influential, yes.
HaydenDyson 08.04.11	lol this is old. I like metalcore
DeafMetal 08.04.11	witchfinder general
bladerunner53331 11.06.11	i think this list is fuckin 100% accurate although i dont like reign so much
GnFnRs87 02.13.12	Black Sabbath- Paranoid Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast Judas Priest- Painkiller Metallica- Master of Puppets Megadeth- Rust in Peace Motörhead- Ace of Spades I just couldn't pick 5, so I picked 6 instead ........ m/
Hawks 02.13.12	Thank god we know your opinion 6 months later.
foreverjohndeered 02.13.12	i, for one, was looking forward to it
rockandmetaljunkie 02.13.12	"Thank god we know your opinion 6 months later" hahaahaha
rockandmetaljunkie 02.13.12	"Thank god we know your opinion 6 months later" hahaahaha
Inveigh 02.13.12	agree with Master of Puppets and Paranoid, I'd probably be Number of the Beast as well. After that I'd probably include Through Silver in Blood and maybe Human.
GnFnRs87 02.16.12	'Thank god we know your opinion 6 months later' Thank god we know you're a sarcastic bastard all year round
Hawks 02.16.12	Umadbro?
MO 02.16.12	4 should be ride the lightning
NeutralThunder12 02.16.12	1-4 are all great, 3 being my favorite classic metal album ever, but i despite my respect for 5 i strongly dislike it and the band
Funeralopolis 02.16.12	dopethrone