Greatest Metal Band Ever

Masked Terror #1 · Post by **Masked Terror #1** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:45 am

You could make a strong argument for any one of these bands.

I wanted to add more bands to the poll, but these elite metal gods stand head and shoulders above the rest, so it didn'really make sense.

I love Kreator/Angel Witch/Amon Amarth/etc as much as the next guy, but are you really going to argue they belong among this Valhalla of metal deities?

I also planned on including at least one band to bridge the 20 year gap between when Metallica/Slayer dropped and when Mastodon hit the scene, but is there any legit contender from that era? I couldn't think of one.

So, who's it gonna be?

mud · Post by **mud** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:10 pm

Very close between slayer, sabbath and metallica.

I'm going with Slayer.

ALASKA · Post by **ALASKA** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:41 pm

i went with maiden. they turned me on to metal as a kid, so i had to give them some props. metalica could have been if they didnt fall off so hard. sabbath is sabbath we all get it. priest has some bangers, but electric eye killed it for me, slayer is the fucking truth, never checked mastadon, but maiden has been the metal group i listened to the longest.

b0mbs_of_death · Post by **b0mbs_of_death** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:22 pm

I had to vote with my heart and go with Slayer. If the answer was Metallic pre 1991, that would have been the winner.

the brow · Post by **the brow** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:06 pm

I'm riding with Metallica on this one.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:09 pm

Pantera deserves at least a nomination on here

gotta go with Slayer

T-Wrex · Post by **T-Wrex** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:10 pm

the brow wrote:I'm riding with Metallica on this one.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Me too. I won't hold their post '91 catalogue against them.

That's like holding Jordan's Wizard/Bullets career against him.

Masked Terror #1 · Post by **Masked Terror #1** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:12 pm

ChristPuncher wrote:Pantera deserves at least a nomination on here

Yeah, absolutely.

They often slip my mind since I'm not really a huge fan.

Gonna add them now.

arlene · Post by **arlene** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:36 pm

chose metallica even though theyve cornered the market on gay for the past decade.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:49 pm

1. Black Sabbath
2. Iron Maiden
3. Slayer

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:13 pm

Sabbath but I voted for Pantera cause they are due some respect

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:38 pm

I'm not a huge metal fan, but my list would go:

1. Sabbath
2. Slayer
3. Sepultura (got carried away with alliteration, Metallica in third)

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:41 pm

Slayer

THE GOLDEN STRING · Post by **THE GOLDEN STRING** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:33 pm

360 · Post by **360** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:08 am

Well, I think the obvious choice is metallica.

Everyone is voting for Sabbath. That's only because they are the pioneers of this shit. People forget that the pioneers aren't supposed to be as good as what follows them because things are supposed to evolve and progress.

Honestly, in terms of musical prowess and artistry, put the best material of anyone of those bands against the best material of metallica and metallica wins. I think the main comp for them is mastodon, honestly.

I'm strictly going by musical talent, not biased due to memories or any nostaligic shit.

mud · Post by **mud** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:35 am

360 wrote:Well, I think the obvious choice is metallica.

Everyone is voting for Sabbath. That's only because they are the pioneers of this shit. People forget that the pioneers aren't supposed to be as good as what follows them because things are supposed to evolve and progress.

Honestly, in terms of musical prowess and artistry, put the best material of anyone of those bands against the best material of metallica and metallica wins. I think the main comp for them is mastodon, honestly.

I'm strictly going by musical talent, not biased due to memories or any nostaligic shit.

talent wise its definitely sabbath.

slayer make the better songs/albums though.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:13 am

Sabbath.

Then Slayer.

Sir Loin · Post by **Sir Loin** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:38 pm

maybe this opinion should go in the blasphemous thread but i dont like sabbath i do however respect them with that said i went with slayer for two big reasons they are the prob the best live band on there (havent seen all but most) and they are still great today

Masked Terror #1 · Post by **Masked Terror #1** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:30 pm

Had to go with Metallica since their greatest work, let's say Creeping Death, exceeds everyone elses.

Slayer may have sustained a longer career of dopeness, but Metallica climbed to the highest palteau on Mount Metal.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:25 pm

Masked Terror #1 wrote:Had to go with Metallica since their greatest work, let's say Creeping Death, exceeds everyone elses.

Children Of The Grave > Creeping Death

Tweak Da Leak · Post by **Tweak Da Leak** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:34 am

the metal gods do me no justice

Tweak Da Leak · Post by **Tweak Da Leak** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:12 pm

morbid angel

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There Can Be Only One

Greatest Metal Band Ever