- Feb 9, 2007
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I was bored tonight, so I decided to attempt a top-10 list of the best American metal bands of all time. And I wanted some input on it, so here it is. Feel free to debate any of the listings below.
Note: if you're the type of person who considers this stuff to be subjective... then don't bother posting. I think there's plenty of room for objective debate here, even if it's not necessarily a scientific topic.
The reason I pick the U.S. in particular as opposed to another (better) country, or the world as a whole, is because I think the choices are more clear-cut in the pool of American artists. A country like England would be pretty hard to evaluate due to the relatively high number of high-quality, ground-breaking bands; but looking at the below list, you'll notice that there's a pretty wide variation in quality from the top to the bottom (which, hopefully, isn't simply due to my metal noob-hood).
Anyway, here's my list:
1) Metallica
2) Type O Negative
3) Alice in Chains
4) Morbid Angel
5) Down
6) Kyuss
7) Slayer
8) Clutch
9) Dio
10) Pantera
Again, this is not a "my favorites" list. The only bands on there that I listen to with any regularity are Morbid Angel, Metallica, and Down. The list takes into account factors like songwriting quality, uniqueness, originality, personality, and volume of quality output.
All critiques/corrections/alternative lists are welcome.
Note: if you're the type of person who considers this stuff to be subjective... then don't bother posting. I think there's plenty of room for objective debate here, even if it's not necessarily a scientific topic.
The reason I pick the U.S. in particular as opposed to another (better) country, or the world as a whole, is because I think the choices are more clear-cut in the pool of American artists. A country like England would be pretty hard to evaluate due to the relatively high number of high-quality, ground-breaking bands; but looking at the below list, you'll notice that there's a pretty wide variation in quality from the top to the bottom (which, hopefully, isn't simply due to my metal noob-hood).
Anyway, here's my list:
1) Metallica
2) Type O Negative
3) Alice in Chains
4) Morbid Angel
5) Down
6) Kyuss
7) Slayer
8) Clutch
9) Dio
10) Pantera
Again, this is not a "my favorites" list. The only bands on there that I listen to with any regularity are Morbid Angel, Metallica, and Down. The list takes into account factors like songwriting quality, uniqueness, originality, personality, and volume of quality output.
All critiques/corrections/alternative lists are welcome.
