America's greatest metal artists

[MasterOLightning]

In retrospect, perhaps, but there must have been some reason why he's covered so much.

There was a tribute album that came out. Tribute albums are a good way for labels to make a quick buck, and bands love to be on them for the exposure. I bet a bunch of bands recorded the covers specifically for that reason. It's good business, and doesn't necessarily speak of influence, although many USBM bands surely were fans.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Looks like the thread title had better get changed to "America's greatest extreme metal artists".

 

[Life Sucks]

Looks like the thread title had better get changed to "America's greatest extreme metal artists".

Well, most of the influential traditional metal bands were from Britain. America first started getting influential in the thrash metal movement. America also had no influence in the development of power metal (just like it had no influence in the development of black metal, but black metal is extreme metal anyways).

 

[cookiecutter]

America also had no influence in the development of power metal

I don't think this is true

 

[Zephyrus]

Knowing both of your tastes I doubt those are calls for either of you to make.

 

[cookiecutter]

I'd agree with you, but I remember talking to Necuratul about this very subject a while back, and he told me the US had plenty of influence in power metal.

 

[Zephyrus]

Well, if Dodens said it....

 

[SentinelSlain]

Nightwish, Stratovarius, Primal Fear beating out Manowar? Wtf moment of the day!

I'd say the european (British) band that blows manowar out of the water would be Judas Priest. I do like both though.

 

[Life Sucks]

Iron Maiden blows Manowar out of the water, too.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Lots of British bands "blow Manowar out of the water" but I still like them.

 

[cookiecutter]

Well, if Dodens said it....

He's a pretty reliable source imo

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Yeah, on that subject...for sure.

 

[Zephyrus]

Indeed.

 

[waif]

1) Metallica

Yes

2) Type O Negative

No

3) Alice in Chains

No

4) Morbid Angel

Hell yes

5) Down

Hell no

6) Kyuss

No

7) Slayer

Yes

8) Clutch

No

9) Dio

Maybe

10) Pantera

Maybe

Metallica is probably the single most well known metal band in the world. They have had absolutely absurd influence and a lot of people get into metal through them. So they make the list.

Slayer have had huge influence on extreme metal, plus they've released a couple truly kickass albums. They make the list.

Morbid Angel makes the list, I don't think we need to discuss this at all.

Dio's most influential stuff was probably with Sabbath and Rainbow. Cool, but I don't think he makes the list.

Pantera has had a lot of influence, in a bad way. They were good, the assholes who copied them mostly sucked.

Death has to make the list.

So now we have Metallica, Slayer, Death, and Morbid Angel. Any list that has those four is all right with me.

Lots of British bands "blow Manowar out of the water"

Manowar doesn't even make it into the water.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

Manowar doesn't even make it into the water.

You'll taste those words upon the edge of my steel in a moment, scoundrel!

 

[AchrisK]

Yes

Pantera has had a lot of influence, in a bad way. They were good, the assholes who copied them mostly sucked.

They had influence, but they were not good, which is why their followers were also not good.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Kyuss was hugely influential and could be considered borderline metal on some albums/songs.

 

[ohiogrinder]

Iron Maiden blows

 

[Matt]

Why Down is on that list is beyond me

 

[skeptik]

Jag Panzer = Power Metal

Also Warlord, Malice, Savage Grace, Omen, and a shitton more. Of course, this is going by the more traditionally oriented 80s understanding of Power Metal, and not the Euro tradition that largely descended from Helloween's Keeper albums.