Any Old School/Classic Metal Fans?

[53Crëw]

I was listening to some old Saxon, and Diamond Head's original version of "Am I Evil". I still love that stuff.

Anyone else have some oldie but goodie bands they still like?

 

[narcossintese]

:zombie: <- The cover looks like this emoticon.
Heavy Metal with Fenders. Prowler is awesome.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

You can have my copy of Sad Wings of Destiny when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!

FWIW, I just finished an old-school 80's type album with Fredrik Nordstrom... It'll be out later this year.

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

FUUUUUUUUUCK YEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maiden & Preist > 80% of all other music.

 

[kev]

Major maidenite here. And before we begin the discussion.. yes Maiden are better than priest

 

[Metaltastic]

My favorite classic metal album by far (better than Screaming IMO, though they're both great - can't stand British Steel and Point of Entry though, so boring ) Priest > Maiden here

 

[SocialNumb]

All the way back to the 60's baby!

I'm actually bored of modern metal, except for a very few.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

can't stand British Steel and Point of Entry though, so boring ) Priest > Maiden here

You don't like British Steel? WTF is wrong with you? Metal Gods, Steeler, The Rage, Rapid Fire... that album fucking slays.

There's a reason why Dimebag always wore that razor blade...

I can understand POE though... it's like they said, "Hey, we had a hit with Living after Midnight, let's make an album full of 'em... that'll give us LOTS of hits!" Not the smartest idea they've had, IMO.

 

[narcossintese]

I know that The Sword is a new band, but it has a very old school heavy metal vibe IMO.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Yeah, first heard them on the soundtrack of "Jennifer's Body." Great vibe.

 

[Metaltastic]

Dimebag can (or could) wear whatever he likes, but I just don't like the poppy anthem type of feel on it; Rapid Fire is pretty solid, I guess, so is Breakin' the Law; I wouldn't say I outright dislike it, but it's just so simplistic and dull IMO, especially compared to the stuff that came both earlier and later (I feel like Turbo gets a bad rap, "Out in the Cold" is one of the best of their career IMO Never listened to "Ram it Down")

Ooh yeah, forgot about "The Rage", even though the slight Reggae vibe makes me initially, that main riff grooves so hard when it comes in

 

[Felix Neumann]

 

[Felix Neumann]

Never listened to "Ram it Down"

@Marcus, Ram it down has some fine solos, check it out The sound is not really my cup of tea, but there are a handfull good songs on it imo.

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

One of my faves by far.

And marcus... All I have to say is.... FREEEEEEEEWHEEEEEL BUUUUURNIIIIIN!!!

 

[Harry Hughes]

My favorite album for all of 2005 and 2006

Still love it

Can't forget these two, epic albums! Tony Iommi was always one of the best metal guitarists around, despite how simple his technique might be compared to what's around today.
Always played tastefully when he did solos

No matter how much production has moved on sonically, all these albums (and those are just a few of the classic metal albums I dig) will remain in my heart because they can stand on their own musical merits

 

[El_Gato]

that maiden albums are the best ones

I'll add

and a thrash one

 

[P-E]

Sign of the Hammer ftw.

And while Iron Maiden (especially SSOASS) is one of my favourite bands (their last tour was the best show I ever saw), and while I like 'em better than Priest as a whole, Painkiller is to me, undeniably, the best heavy metal album ever.

 

[abt]

Fuck yeah! This was my first metal album! Haven't listen to it for years, I still love it, in fact, because of this, I'm going to put it on right now!

 

[53Crëw]

Oh man, Anthrax. I need to go put some on now...

 

[abt]

Oh man, Anthrax. I need to go put some on now...

Dam, I was hoping to get a global simulcast of Seventh Son!