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What do you think is the best metal band?

depends what you would define as metal. i would say either slayer or sepultra, but i dunno if you class them as metal

my favs are:
cradle of filth(black, gothic??)
children of bodom(death, black, melodic???)
cannibal corpse(death)
mortician(most brutal death metal band out there)
sonata arctica(melodic speed metal)
jungle rot(death)
gorerotted(grindcore)
napalm death(grindcore)
general surgery(grindcore)
carcass(death)

Opeth are the best metal band ever. In fact they are the best band in any genre ever.

Iron Maiden

Black Sabbath

yeah of course Sabbath

u change ur "best band ever ever ever everrrrr" every other day lol

No I don't

Opeth have been my favorite band everrrrrr for about a year now.

Zao.

Manowar are good

imo, sabbath are classic rock

sabbath are metal!!!

oh, sabbath are the best metal band then

i wouldnt class sabbath as metal..like eggmayo said..they are classic rock...still one of my best bands eva

Sabbath are... classic metal...

i can live with classic metal

Metallica
Slayer
Slipknot
Black Sabbath
Lamb of God
Megadeath
Cradle of Filth
Cannibal Courpse
Fear Factory
Pantera

you cant really say what the best metal band is because of all the genres, so ill put my favs. from some dif. genres, but im lazy so ill just put the band name.

meshuggah
opeth
lamb of god
emperor
killswitch engage
mastodon
dillenger escape plan
jungle rot(met them!)
bolt thrower
finntroll
at the gates
zao
between the buried and me

Kreator
Exodus
Slayer
Pantera
Death
Carcass
Napalm Death
Maiden
RMG
Testament
Annihilator
Deicide

ya I forgot Testament, I love their old stuff!

meshuggah, epochal, Killswitch, Finntroll , cradle of filth, dimmu borgir, emperor, opeth, mastodon, lamb of god, bolt thrower, god forbid, mudvayne, unearth, as i lay dying, dead to fall, terror, everytime i die, kataklysm, arch enemy, the binary code, neuraxis, zao....ah the list is to long.

Arch Enemy, Soulfly, Slayer, Slipknot, Septula (Cavella-era) & Probot

I class Maiden as more classic 'Brit Rock'.

Mastodon are my favourite Heavy Metal band around at the moment. Thrash Metal, over time I'd say Metallica.

-AC

I like Anthrax, Slayer, Sepultura, Pantera, Killswitch Engage, Exodus, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Naplam Death, Suffocation, Lamb of God, and Black Sabbath.

MASTODON!!!

MASTODON!!!!!!!

-AC

Metallica's my fabourite band but thats the only metal I like besides that im more of a rock fan.

Rammstein

Tanzmetal is the only kind of metal I like

tanzmetal...i've never heard that term before. What does it mean?

metallica
as i lay dying
zao
norma jean
killswitch engaged
unearth
mudvayne
lamb of god
slipknot
korn

Metallica

Guns N Roses- love that Sweet Child of mine intro

Guns N Roses is not metal

they aren't- what are they then?

please dont say "crap" or anything like that... but they are classic

No there not crap, but its more rock than metal

cool

No way. They are okay.

But, the best black metal band is .. Emperor.

Its German for dancemetal

EMPEROR!!!

I personally like SLipknot
Metallica
KillSwitch
Korn
Napalm Death
(not really metal) Muse
Rammstein
Mastadon
Hate Breed
Static X
+many many more :P

i hate static x, ramstein,and korn.

Emperor rule. "Prometheus" is a great album.

Still think Mastodon are topping the list right now though.

-AC

I like all of those bands except Static X

Static-X's first album is great.

Have you heard any Mastodon, Deathblow?

-AC

Iron Maiden is definately my fav

I've heard one or two songs off of that album with the big whale on the cover, don't have anything by them though.

People tell me they're awesome, any recommendations?

Well "Leviathan" (the album with Moby Dick on the cover) is an awesome album. It's their most recent but it's awesome, candidate for album of the year easy.

Off "Leviathan" I can send you a couple tracks over AIM/MSN if you want. Off "Remission" I advise the same as "Leviathan", anything is good.

But if you really really like heavy stuff that doesn't sound like shit, get "Blood and Thunder", "I Am Ahab" or "Iron Tusk". Those are three of the best heavy metal tracks I've heard in a while with regards to heavy shit. "Megalodon" is a great great song also. That album just happens to be what I'm into now but you can download anything off it or I'll send some to you. I haven't put "Remission" or the "Lifesblood" EP onto my comp yet so I can't send you any of those but download whatever you can off them. Go with "Leviathan" material first, it's not commercial AT ALL but it's more melodic I think.

-AC

I'm a picky bastard..

Meshuggah
Hatebreed
Slayer
Superjoint Ritual
Rammstein
American Head Charge
SOAD

..of course, I like little dashes of Slipknot, Mushroomhead, Korn, and the like. I've heard A LOT of good shit on DirecTV's Music Choice channel, as well.

Yea I just heard that song " Iron Tusk" on Headbangers Ball and it was pretty good.

MESHUGGAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!