Okay, I got into this discussion with my roommate debating which of these genres is better. He says he thinks bands like Slipknot and Korn are better because they have a more aggressive stage presence and deep meaningful lyrics. I'm not saying they suck, I'm just saying that I believe that old metal bands are far better than new metal.I will agree with him that there are some pretty good guitarists in those kinds of bands, but with lyrics like I will eat your heart then wear it as a hat I have a hard time comprehending with that. I told him that it was because of bands like Led Zeppelin, ACDC, Aerosmith, and Van Halen that these new metal bands exist. Bands like Slipknot may be good in the musical talent sense, but they'll never be as big or as iconic as Led Zeppelin. Plus, I know for a fact that these guys wouldn't come as close as good as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, or Eddie Van Halen. So what do you guys think? Winner Gets 10 points!!!!!
Heavy Metal (20th Century) - Opeth Therion Heavy Metal (All time) - Black Sabbath Deep Purple Groove metal - Pantera BLS Industrial Metal - Hate it, sorry Trash Metal - Metallica Megadeth Progressive Metal - Dream Theater Pagan's Mind Speed Metal - Alacatrazz Vinnie Moore Gothic Metal - Lacuna Coil Dark Moor Symphonic Metal - Nightwish Epica Power Metal - Helloween Iced Earth Metalcore/Deathcore - The Agonist BMTH Nu Metal - RATM Kittie Ahem....N.W.O.B.H.M.? Just in case...Iron Maiden and Praying Mantis Also some of the peeps here will birth a screaming worm over Your not including Black and Death Metal.
Heavy Metal (20th Century) - Black Sabbath, Deep Purple Heavy Metal (All Time) - This one seems kind of weird, the only century that has had traditional Heavy Metal bands was the 20th century so it is just a repeat of the last one. Groove Metal - Pantera, Sepultura(Arise, and Chaos A.D. era classifies as groove metal I believe.) Thrash Metal - Slayer, Coroner Progressive Metal - Opeth, Dream Theater Speed Metal - Motorhead, Venom Gothic Metal - Tristania, Sirenia Symphonic Metal - Epica, Nightwish The other four genres I'm not going to answer because I don't like them much. I've replaced them with four other genres that SHOULD be on this list. Doom Metal - My Dying Bride, Draconian Death Metal - Death, Entombed Melodic Death Metal - At the Gates, Amon Amarth Black Metal - Bathory, Enslaved
Heavy Metal (20th Century) - Black Sabbath, Judas Priest Heavy Metal (All Time) - Metallica, Iron Maiden Groove Metal - Pantera, Sepultura Industrial Metal - Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More Thrash Metal (I think that's what you meant) - Trivium, Metallica Progressive Metal - Dream Theater, Kamelot Speed Metal - Gothic Metal - HIM Symphonic Metal - Kamelot, Epica Power Metal - Scar Symmetry, Solution .45 Metalcore - The Devil Wears Prada, Avenged Sevenfold/August Burns Red Nu Metal - It's kinda' hard picking bands for this because so many bands cover multiple genres but I did the best I could.
Heavy Metal (20th Century) - Metallica Iron Maiden Heavy Metal (All time) - Black Sabbath Judas Priest Groove metal - Pantera Industrial Metal - / Trash Metal - Megadeth Exodus Progressive Metal - Opeth Speed Metal - / Gothic Metal - / Symphonic Metal - / Power Metal - Helloween Metalcore/Deathcore - At the Gates The Haunted (chose 2 melodic death bands for this one as theres no section for that) Nu Metal - Slipknot
Heavy Metal (20th Century) - Black Sabbath Heavy Metal (All time) - Black Sabbath Groove metal - Machine Head Industrial Metal - Nine Inch Nails Trash Metal - Suicidal Tendencies Progressive Metal - Dream Theater Speed Metal - Anthrax Gothic Metal - Amorphis Symphonic Metal - Cradle of Filth Power Metal - Children of Bodom Metalcore/Deathcore - Whitechapel Nu Metal - Korn
