Poll: Favourive Metal Band Of All Time And Why

[Connor Lonske]

I like hard rock, not metal, but Dethklok is ok.

 

[Enigma Syndrome]

Toss up between Progressive Metal and Death Metal.

And guess what my favorite is. Opeth, No less. Something about their way with lyrics, the live performances. I don't think anyone can quite touch Mikael Akerfeldt's voice and range either. There are a few, but for the most part, not really.

Tool is another Progressive band that crushes most others.

 

[brunothepig]

I've recently been getting into Kamelot, which is power metal I think. I've actually been trying to find some bands that are similar, but no luck so far.

Any metal lovers in this thread have any suggestions? Figure this is the perfect thread to ask.

Melodic Power Metal, but that might be getting too specific. Me and my friend just love to classify bands. Bodom is Neoclassical Black Metal for us. Anyway, I don't know about bands just like Kamelot, they are an amazing band. You could try Dream Evil, Sonata Arctica, Edguy, Firewind, Hammerfall. I wouldn't call many of these bands Melodic Power Metal though. But, all Power Metal, all great.
Also, since it's all metalheads here, there is a user group called the Metal Group, come along, we don't have many members.

 

[Daniel Cygnus]

I loves me some Between the Buried and Me. Colors and The Great Misdirect were both masterpieces.

 

[FinalHeart95]

Progressive and 80s thrash, mainly. Mastodon, Scale the Summit, Dream Theater... all phenomenal bands.

 

[NeuroShock]

I've recently been getting into Kamelot, which is power metal I think. I've actually been trying to find some bands that are similar, but no luck so far.

Any metal lovers in this thread have any suggestions? Figure this is the perfect thread to ask.

Melodic Power Metal, but that might be getting too specific. Me and my friend just love to classify bands. Bodom is Neoclassical Black Metal for us. Anyway, I don't know about bands just like Kamelot, they are an amazing band. You could try Dream Evil, Sonata Arctica, Edguy, Firewind, Hammerfall. I wouldn't call many of these bands Melodic Power Metal though. But, all Power Metal, all great.
Also, since it's all metalheads here, there is a user group called the Metal Group, come along, we don't have many members.

Thanks man, i'll have to give them all a shot sometime in the near future.

 

[Poomanchu745]

Out of all the poll answers mine would def have to be between metal metal and prog metal. My favorite band right now is definitely Between the Buried and Me. God colors is the best album ever and The Great Misdirect is growing on me.

The best young metal band is Protest the Hero. They put out their first album when they were still in high school and topped the canadian charts when they were 20. With a new album coming soon I gotta say im quite excited to see what they do.

Also: I also like metalcore even though all the metal purists snub their noses at it.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Wow... I... you... I mean...

You are obviously a big Devin fan, and you like Pig Destroyer too???

I think we will get on just fine.

Oh, and welcome to the Escapist!

Ha, good to be here!

Games + Metal = Good times in my books!

The best young metal band is Protest the Hero. They put out their first album when they were still in high school and topped the canadian charts when they were 20. With a new album coming soon I gotta say im quite excited to see what they do.

I know, right? Fortress was an absolute beast of an album, I listened to that nearly everyday for about 2 months. Funny thing is I didn't even like the band at first, then one time heretics and killers came on shuffle and it was like "Woo, riffage! Woo constant progression, now i won't get bored ooh shiny!" The new one is the best for it's bombast though, It's seriously epic...

 

[zidine100]

I listen to Heavy metal, (oddly enougth it isnt in the poll, i seriously am comfused about that one or the lack of it, mabie your calling it metal metal (assuming since ive never herd of the metal metal sub genrue before) but hell it doesnt matter)

anyway a slightly obvious choice here but Dio (the band not Ronnie James Dio due to thread title.), due to the pure kick assery of them and well theres really not much else to say bar they kick ass.... that is all.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

I've recently been getting into Kamelot, which is power metal I think. I've actually been trying to find some bands that are similar, but no luck so far.

Any metal lovers in this thread have any suggestions? Figure this is the perfect thread to ask.

So you like Kamelot you say? Well here are some additional bands you will probably love (besides the ones brunothepig mentioned).

Angra
Avantasia (Roy Khan, the vocalist from Kamelot, was actually part of that project)
Axenstar
Blind Guardian
Dark Moor
Dragonforce
Delain
Epica (Simone contributed guest vocals to several Kamelot albums in fact)
Excalion
Eyes of Eden
Falconer
Fatal Force
Freedom Call
Heavenly
Iced Earth
Karelia
Luca Turilli
Manticora
Masterplan
Mercenary
Mob Rules
Nightwish
Nocturnal Rites
Pagan's Mind
Rhapsody of Fire
Ride The Sky
Royal Hunt
Silent Force
Serenity
Suspyre
Symphony X
Thunderstone
Twilightning
Within Temptation

 

[The DSM]

Hammerfall and Blind Guardian.

I just like them, dont know why.

 

[CIA]

Metallica, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, and All that Remains.
Not so much
Dragonforce, Bullet for my Valentine, Avenged Sevenfold, or Cannibal Corpse.


My favorite metal albums: The Black Album, Kill 'em All, Follow the Reaper, For the Sake of Revenge(live), Overcome, Aeronautics, and ...Are you Dead Yet.

My favorite metal songs are: Kissing the Shadows, Living Dead Beat, If you Want Peace... Prepare for War, 8th Commandment, Full Moon, Crimson Rider, Wounds, Two Weeks, Six, The Sound of Truth, The Four Horsemen, Hit the Lights, Blackened, Of Wolf and Man, High Speed Dirt, and Painkiller.

I feel that these songs, bands, and albums epitomize the good in whatever genre or subgenre those bands choose to include themselves in.

 

[Latinidiot]

I like too much
but if I look at metal bands, then the greatest has to be Iron Maiden.
not my personal favourite, but damn, they breath Metal