5 favorite metal countries?

[WeekendWarrior]

i did see this thread on a metal forum a while back, and i decided to post it here

what are your 5 favorite metal countries?

mine are:
-germany
(helloween, they invented power!, gamma ray, edguy, blind guardian, FREEDOM CALL)

-england ,UK
(iron maiden, black sabbath, judas priest, POWER QUEST)

-finland
(stratovarius, nightwish, sonata arctica...)

-sweden
(europe, nocturnal rites, hammerfall...)

-italy
(rhapsody, thy majestie, labyrinth, vision divine, holy knights....)

 

[Symphony]

Good idea for a thread dude. Haven't seen this one before.....although I completely agree with your choices of countries for power/true metal.

I guess you could argue a case for the US if we are going to count 80' hard rock/glam metal stuff and I think the US would come close with bands like Iced Earth and Steel Prophet.

Anybody else got any different thoughts?

 

[Madrigal]

No 1: UK!
for THRESHOLD, Marillion, Pink Floyd, Yes, Jadis, Arena, Pendragon, Jethro Tull, The Beatles, The Stones, Free, Traffic, Hawkwind, Paradise Lost, Mesh, Anathema, Antimatter... umm those spring to mind just now... and there's MANY more (well, Power Quest, yes! hahaha)

No. 2: Germany
Vanden Plas, Poverty's No Crime, Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Rage, At Vance, Eloy, that whole Krautrock stuff (hehe -which I love)

No. 3: Holland
Lemur Voice, Ayreon, The Gathering, After Forever, Within Temptation, Golden Earring

No. 3: Canada
Rush, Heaven's Cry, Into Eternity

No. 4 US
Symphony X, Dream Theater...errrrm..... there must be more??!!

And I suppose Sweden should be mentioned as well - or the whole of Scandinavia -- there's one huge pool of (often very young!) talent breeding up there!

Ha! That was quite a challenge since often I am not really sure what place a band comes from! And anyhow.... EVERY single country has great musicians, it just seems to me that the UK has the most fertile ground for them.... (or writers, as such)

 

[Madrigal]

Gheez... this looks so long again now - when in fact it is nowhere near anywhere complete!

 

[Kalmakoff]

Sorry, there just has to be six...

1#US
- Dream Theater, Savatage, Iced Earth, Kamelot, Symphony X, Queensryche, Shadow Gallery, Virgin Steele, Crimson Glory, Eternity X, Magnitude9, Dio, WASP

2#Germany
- Helloween, Blind Guardian, GammaRay, Freedom Call, Angel Dust, Edguy, Vanden Plas, Rough Silk, Poverty's No Crime, Dreamscape

3#Finland
- Sentenced, Stratovarius, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Amorphis, Children of Bodom, Kalmah, Thunderstone, The Black League, Ensiferum, Tunnelvision, Silent Voices, Celesty

4#Sweden
- Lake of Tears, Evergrey, Pain of Salvation, The Storyteller, Hammerfall, Tad Morose, Andromeda, Lost Horizon, In Flames, Therion, Falconer, Majestic

5#UK
- Iron Maiden, Paradise Lost, Bal-Sagoth, Judas Priest, Threshold, Skyclad, Anathema, Power Quest, DragonForce

6#Italy
- Rhapsody, Labyrinth, Vision Divine, Thy Majestie, River of Change, Time Machine, Empty Tremor, Skylark, Athena

 

[Blessed Night Child]

Here's a few more bands from the US- Overkill, Manowar, Testament, Death, Premonition, Ezra Stone, Boston, Styx, Van Halen, Heart, & Cold Moon.

Where is Singery from?

 

[Symphony]

I believe Sinergy are from Finland, although kimberley is from the US I think. Correct me if I'm wrong guys

 

[stratowiruz]

So far I liked Finland, of course... that's where I am coming from also, so the best.
And then others are Germany, USA (good and bad both), Sweden, Brazil, Italy.
Bubbling under France, UK probably... missed something important, anyway? : )

 

[ATHALLUS]

Okay, before I say what countries, I have to say that I'm coming from a "Would I want to live there"? point of view. I do like the bands and metal music from these countries. I also have to say that living in America, where it SUCKS to no end musically Who wouldn't want to live in another country where metal is a little wider accepted?

My picks are:
Germany
Romania
Greece
Norway
Finland
Switzerland

 

[Symphony]

Cool.. a slightly different slant on the the discussion. Romania....there's a country you don't hear mentioned too often

 

[stratowiruz]

Originally posted by Symphony
I believe Sinergy are from Finland, although kimberley is from the US I think. Correct me if I'm wrong guys

Nothing to fix here... just to mention that on their debut album, there was also Swedish guys playing.
But still Alexi Laiho is kinda head-master, together with Kim is American, they both live in Finland.
I heard they are couple... anyway in my opinion pretty strange one, but who I am to judge anyone! : )

 

[Blessed Night Child]

1. Germany 2. Finland 3. Sweden 4. Italy 5. Greece

I would love to live in New Zealand. They have a beautiful country. Reminds me of the Middle ages.

 

[WeekendWarrior]

yep, it does. norway is a beautiful country as well ,
but i am going to visit new zealand one time..that's for sure.

 

[dragonmaiden]

1. UK 2. Germany 3. Finland 4. Sweden 5.Italy

I have to agree with Blessed Night Child....I was blown away by the landscape shots in the Lord of the Rings. I would love to visit New Zealand.

I will be visiting Germany for the first time early next year Looking forward to that.

 

[WeekendWarrior]

i have never been to germany..yet.. i will go to wacken next year..can't wait. i will have to take with my savings..i'm going to buy ALOT of albums

 

[Symphony]

BNC+dragonmaiden....as you may or may not know Steve Scott and Sam spent a large part of their formative years in New Zealand...sound pretty cool from what they have said about it.

WW.....yeah Wacken next year! Every year I keep saying I will go and then something gets in the way. 2003 should be the one!

 

[WeekendWarrior]

yep, me too..i was supposed to be going this year, but something came up..i was really looking forward to see blind guardian live..