Best Metal Bands tournament

[cwby4mh3ll]

Working on setting up a tournament where people vote on the best metal bands (of all time), I'm thinking a 64-band bracket. Would anyone be interested in voting on this thing, or would I be wasting my time?

 

[TheWhisper]

Working on setting up a tournament where people vote on the best metal bands (of all time), I'm thinking a 64-band bracket. Would anyone be interested in voting on this thing, or would I be wasting my time?

I've done these before and they are good for arguments sake(in a good way)and discussion.

On another message board I used to frequent a few years ago, we did something like this for each 'position' in the band. One week we did vocals, the next guitar, then drummer...so on until we had our supergroup as voted on by the board regulars. Sparked some very interesting discussions.

 

[No-Mercy]

you'd be wasting your time

iron maiden.

thats the winner.

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

No way, winner is Savatage!

 

[cwby4mh3ll]

you'd be wasting your time

iron maiden.

thats the winner.

No way, winner is Savatage!

My point exactly.

 

[cwby4mh3ll]

I've done these before and they are good for arguments sake(in a good way)and discussion.

On another message board I used to frequent a few years ago, we did something like this for each 'position' in the band. One week we did vocals, the next guitar, then drummer...so on until we had our supergroup as voted on by the board regulars. Sparked some very interesting discussions.

I like that concept. I might try that later, I was planning on doing 'best bands' (64 seeds/bands), then 'best albums' (128 seeds/albums) and 'best songs' (264 seeds/songs). I definitely want to revist that idea later, but for now I've already got the brackets set (awaiting the seeding).

 

[SouthernTrendkill]

Pantera ftw.

I'd definetly vote in this.

 

[Wyvern]

You're all dreaming MOTORHEAD will always win.

 

[IWP]

Count me in, dude!

 

[cwby4mh3ll]

Alright, let's go ahead with nominations. Got 64 seeds, let's hear 'em.

 

[SouthernTrendkill]

I don't know shit but here are 68 good metal bands.......

Pantera
Opeth
Death
Deicide
Dimmu Borgir
Lamb of God
Strapping Young Lad
Chimaira
Children of Bodom
Nevermore
Meshuggah
Byzantine
Iced Earth
Mastodon
Blind Guardian
DragonForce
Megadeth
Metallica
Slayer
Anthrax
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Motorhead
Iron Maiden
Savatage
DevilDriver
At the Gates
Yngwie Malmsteen
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Label Society
Diamond Head
Mushroomhead
Hellhammer
Van Halen
Mercyful Fate
Kreator
Sodom
Destruction
Rammstein
Testament
Exodus
Overkill
Sepultura
Venom
Morbid Angel
Obituary
Napalm Death
Extreme Noise Terror
Pig Destroyer
Entombed
Dismember
In Flames
Dark Tranquility
Kalmah
Norther
Atheist
Cynic
Mayhem
Burzum
Emporer
Celtic Frost
Bathory
Gorgoroth
Deathspell Omega
Tiamat
Sameal
Helloween
Manowar

I'll be happy just so long as noone from the NWOBHM or before (incl. Black Sabbath) wins. This should be very fun!

 

[No-Mercy]

i dont know much, but here are all the bands i listen to, so,yea.take it for what its worth, obviously bands on here that shouldnt and woulndt stand a chance, but id say this would be a good list to pick from.

Iron Maiden,
Blind Guardian,
Epica,
Iced Earth,
Dream Evil,
Tad Morose,
Falconer,
Brainstorm,
Stratovarius,
Freedom Call,
Hammerfall,
Helloween,
Edguy,
Luca Turilli,
Domain,
Kamelot,
Finntroll,
Dragonforce,
Raintime,
Gamma Ray,
Sacred Reich,
Dio,
Nocturnal Rites,
Redemption,
Cloudscape,
Rainbow,
Drakkar,
Accept,
Primal Fear,
Queensryche,
Communic,
Vision Divine,
Warlock,
Angel Witch,
Imperanon,
Silver Mountain,
Rush,
Kalmah,
Firewind,
Bloodbound,
Savage Circus,
Jorn, Persuader,
Nightrage,
Mystic Prophecy,
Odins Court,
Angel Dust,
Metal Church,
Children Of Bodom,
Echoes Of Eternity,
Pain Of Salvation,
Metallica,
Ensiferum,
Nightwish,
Angra,
Silent Force,
Stormgarde,
Circle II Circle,
Wolfcry,
Dragonlord,
Arch Enemy,
Holy Dragons,
Death,
Symphony X,
Morgana Lefay,
Imagika,
Megadeth,
Demons And Wizards,
Sanctity,
All That Remains,
Mercyful Fate,
Dragonland,
Threshold,
Eldritch,
Manticora,
Blackmore's Night,
Tesla,
Mercenary,
Tarot,
Orphaned Land,
Nevermore,
Skid Row,
Wind Wraith,
Intense,
Yngwie Malmsteen,
Highlord,
Shaman,
Rhapsody,
Pantera,
Motorhead,
Fates Warning,
Kreator,
Rage,
Savatage,
Evergray,
Into Eternity,
Testament,
Saxon,
Power Quest,
Overkill,
Judas Priest,
Riot,
Bruce Dickinson,
Slayer,
Sonata Arctica,
Human Fortress,
Magistral,
Pagans Mind,
Annihilator,
At The Gates,
Elvenking,
Labyrinth,
Vanden Plas,
Lost Horizon,
Masterplan,
Dark Empire,
Aquaria,
Symphorce,
Jag Panzer,
Freak Kitchen,
Andromeda,
Thunderstone,
Pyramaze,
Dark Tranquility,
Dream Theater,
Kings-X,
Anthrax.

 

[Wyvern]

I did some trimming for the sake of fun, I may had to cut more but what the heck

Abandoned
Abattoir
Abstrakt Algebra
AC/DC
Acid
Acid Rain
Adramelch
ADX
Aina
Alcatrazz
Alice Cooper
Allen, Russell/Lande, Jorn
Almafuerte
Ambeon
Amorphis
Anacrusis
Angel Dust
Angel Witch
Angra
Anthrax
Anubis Gate
Arabesque
Ark
Armored Saint
Aska
Astral Doors
Atrophy
Attentat Rock
Auriga
Avalanch
Avantasia
Avenger
Axe
Ayreon
Azeroth
Azrael
Barón Rojo
Beholder
Benedictum
Beto Vazquez Infinity
Beyond The Labyrinth
Black Crucifixion
Black Knight
Black Sabbath
Black Steel
Black Widow
Blaspheme
Blind Guardian
Blitzkrieg
Blöden-Wedd
Blue Murder
Blue Oyster Cult
Boals, Mark
Brain Surgeons NYC
Brooks, Chris
Candlemass
Cans
Catch The Rainbow
Cathedral
Cellador
Celtic Frost
Chainsaw
Church Of Misery
Collusion
Conception
Conditioned Response
Control Denied
Cooper, D.C.
Coroner
Creozoth
Crescent Shield
Cryonic Temple
Crystal Ball
Culprit
Cypher Seer
Damn Yankees
Dark Angel
Darkness
Death Angel
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Demon
Demons & Wizards
Diamond Head
DiAnno, Paul
Dickinson, Bruce
Dream Evil
Dream Theater
Exciter
Exorcist
Explorers Club
Falconer
Fatal Force
Fight
Final Stage
Firewind
Fist
Flotsam And Jetsam
Forbidden
Force Of Evil
Forgotten Tales
Forsaken
Forte
Freedom Call
Fueled By Fire
Gargoyle
Gaskin
Gatos Sucios
Giardino, Walter
Girlschool
Goddess Of Desire
Gordian Knot
Grapow, Roland
Grave Digger
Griffin
Grim Reaper
Halford
Hallows Eve
Hammerfall
Hammerhawk
Hammerhead
Hawk
H-Bomb
Heathen
Heavens Gate
Hellhammer
Hellhound
Helloween
Helreid
Hermetica
High Power
Highland Glory
Hirax
Holocaust
Horcas
Hughes, Gary
Icarus Witch
Iced Earth
Impaler
Imperio
Imperium
Intruder
Iommi, Tony
Irish Coffee
Iron Clad
Iron Maiden
Iron Savior
Jaguar
Jorn
Judas Priest
Killer Khan
Killers
Kotzev, Nikolo
Kreator
Krux
Kurgan's Bane
Laaz Rockit
LaBrie, James
Labyrinth
Lacuna Coil
Lana Lane
Last Chapter
Leatherwolf
Led Zeppelin
Liege Lord
Liquid Tension Experiment
Listeria
Logos
LoNero
Lörihen
Loudness
Loureiro, Kiko
Macalpine, Tony
Made Of Iron
Majestic
Majesty
Malediction
Malmsteen, Yngwie J.
Manigance
Manilla Road
Manticora
Marauder
Mastermind
Masterplan
MD.45
Megadeth
Meliah Rage
Memento Mori
Memory Garden
Mercury Tide
Mesmerize
Metal Church
Metallica
Metalucifer
Michael Schenker Group
Midnight Sun
Miles Beyond
Millenium
Minotauri
Misery Inc.
Moon Of Steel
Motorhead
Mullmuzzler
Mundanus Imperium
Murphy, James
Nasty Savage
Nazareth
Nightscape
Nightwish
Obstruction
Obus
Omen
Onward
Opus Atlantica
Orodruin
Osbourne, Ozzy
OSI
Ostrogoth
Overkill
Overlorde
Paradise Lost
Pariah
Pegazus
Pentagram
Phantom-X
Pharaoh
Phenomena
Pink Cream 69
Place Of Skulls
Planet X
Poland, Chris
Power Symphony
Praying Mantis
Presto Ballet
Pretty Maids
Primal Fear
Quartz
Radakka
Rainbow
Rata Blanca
Redemption
Renacer
Ring Of Fire
Riot
Rival
Rock Goddess
Running Wild
Rush
S.O.D.
Sabaton
Saint Vitus
Samson
Satan
Savage Circus
Savage Steel
Saxon
Scale The Summit
Scorpions
Sentenced
Serum
Seventh One
Seventh Wonder
Shadow Gallery
Shaman
Shockmachine
Silver Seraph
Sinergy
Skid Row
Skyclad
Slavon
Sodom
Solitude Aeturnus
Solstice
Sonus Umbra
Sortilege
Space Odyssey
Spastic Ink
Spock's Beard
Star One
Steel Prophet
Stormhammer
Stormwind
Suicidal Tendencies
Superchrist
Sweet Savage
Tank
Taraxacum
Tarot
Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine
Testament
The Almighty
The Obsessed
The Ordeal
Thin Lizzy
Thunderstorm
Time Requiem
Time's Forgotten
Timoria
Tipton, Glenn
Tobruk
Tokyo Blade
Tolkki, Timo
Toxik
Transatlantic
Tren Loco
Tribuzy
Triumph
Trouble
Tuatha De Dannan
Turbo
Turilli, Luca
Tygers of Pang Tang
Tyr
Tytan
U.K.
Uriah Heep
V8
Venom
Viper
Virgo
Viron
Warfare
Warhead
Warlord
Warning. S.F.
Warrior
Well Of Souls
Whitesnake
Witchfinder General
Witchfynde
Within Temptation
Wolf
Wonderland
World Below
Wuthering Heights
Xentrix
Zed Yago
Znowhite
Zoetrope

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

Savatage is the really important one.

Actually, making the list is the hardest part. I don't envy that position....

 

[Bryant]

I'll make the list..... ya'll can choose.








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Ok have ya'll made the decision yet ?


Bryant

 

[Wyvern]

Unacceptable

 

[buzzardbutt]

I'm in if you put in GRAVEDIGGER!!!

 

[razoredge]

The best metal bands are the most important metal bands that excelled and they would be the ones that defined the genre and subsequent variations which is a short list

Sabbath
Rainbow/Dio ect. all things Dio
VanHalen for commercial metal
Priest
Maiden
Savatage
Queensryche
Fates Warning
Metalica
Megadeth
Anthrax Slayer (I guess)
Helloween
Dream Theater
Symphony X

all the rest are spin offs, collages, clones or obvious inspired bys regardless of how good they are. A 64 bracket list would be highly flawed and only show whos most popular today 23 years more or less since its already been done

 

[SouthernTrendkill]

Anthrax Slayer would be such a freaking awesome band name.

 

[poundingmetal74]

Everyone knows Judas Priest is the greatest metal band. Ever.