Classic Albums

[Killbot]

^^^^^^^^^
The truth

 

[waif]

This thread is lolocaustic.

Metal heads are elitist bastards by nature, thus we'll never agree on a list. I think that's been proved here already, the majority of the thread consists of insults aimed at different genres, opinions, and other posters. Very entertaining, though, feel free to continue.

Sadly I'm forced to agree with these conclusions.

 

[Zephyrus]

Putting together such a list requires real world dialogue, which the medium of an internet forum simply cannot facilitate.

 

[Dem0n0id]

Top 10 Progressive list(I'll try and keep it to one per band)-

1.Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element I(one of the Greatest albums EVER)
2.Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
3.Dream Theater - Images & Words
4.Opeth - Still life
5.Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian(you can swap with parallels here...cant decide which one is better)
6.Riverside - Second life syndrome
7.Ayreon - The Human Equation
8.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
9.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
10.Death – Symbolic

All are a MUST CHECK OUT for anyone looking for some prog. metal.

 

[IWP]

k

DARKTHRONE SUCKS

Word homie.

 

[FenriR]

They do suck, but they had a hell of an influence.

 

[The_Quadfather]

Top 10 Progressive list(I'll try and keep it to one per band)-

1.Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element I(one of the Greatest albums EVER)
2.Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
3.Dream Theater - Images & Words
4.Opeth - Still life
5.Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian(you can swap with parallels here...cant decide which one is better)
6.Riverside - Second life syndrome
7.Ayreon - The Human Equation
8.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
9.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
10.Death – Symbolic

All are a MUST CHECK OUT for anyone looking for some prog. metal.

This is a relatively solid list. Any of these would be worthy recommendation. However, to list only one album from each band I would probably swap Symphony X - The Odyssey and Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World.

 

[The Ozzman]

I would substitute The Warning for Mindcrime

 

[IWP]

They do suck, but they had a hell of an influence.

Tbh, I prefer black metal bands that contain strong thrash and speed metal influences like Bathory and Venom.

 

[mutantllama]

k

DARKTHRONE SUCKS

no

 

[Einherjar86]

I would substitute The Warning for Mindcrime

The Warning was great. En Force is such a great song.

 

[IWP]

Making my own list based on what albums I think are the best from each sub-genre out of what I've heard so far.


Trad Metal


Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin After Sin, Stained Class, British Steel, Screaming For Vengeance, and Defenders of the Faith
Black Sabbath - self-titled - Sabotage and Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules
Dio - Holy Diver
Accept - Balls To the Wild and Restless and Wild
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade and Stay Hungry (Twisted Sister is not glam.)
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind

NWOBHM

Iron Maiden - self-titled - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Def Leppard - On Through the Night (Seriously, listen to it, it's good.)
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations


Glam Metal (We forgot glam. Many people here don't like glam, but it was pretty important in metal history.)

Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love and Shout at the Devil
Skid Row - self-titled
Dokken - Tooth & Nail and Under Lock and Key
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Europe - The Final Countdown and Out of This World
Ratt - Out of the Cellar
Def Leppard - Pyromania and Hysteria

Speed Metal (we forgot speed metal too, unless it's being merged in with either traditonal metal or thrash.)

Judas Priest - Painkiller
Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac and Violence and Force
Blind Guardian - Battalions of Fear
Rage - Perfect Man
Helloween - Walls of Jehrico

Thrash Metal

German Thrash Metal

Kreator - Endless Pain, Pleasure to Kill, and Coma of Souls
Soodm - Persecution Mania and Agent Orange

LA Thrash Metal

Metallica - Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, and Master of Puppets
Megadeth - Peace Sells - Countdown to Extinction
Slayer - Show No Mercy - South of Heaven
Exodus - Bonded By Blood, Fabulous Disaster, and Impact is Imminent (underrated album)
Testament - The Legacy and The New Order
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare and Oppressing the Masses
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Heathen - Breaking the Silence and Victims of Deception
Metal Church - self-titled - Blessing in Disguise

Other Thrash

Overkill - Feel the Fire - Horrorscope
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease and Persistance of Time
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains

Death Metal

Death - Scream Bloddy Gore and Spritual Healing
Obituary - Cause of Death

Death/thrash

Possessed - Seven Churches
Sepultura - Schizophenia

Progressive Death Metal

Death - Human - Sound of Preserverance
Atheist - Piece of Time - Elements

Melodic Death Metal

Gothenburg

In Flames - Lunar Strain - Colony
Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer

Proto-Black Metal

Bathory - Self-titled and Return of Darkness and Evil
Sodom - In the Sign of Evil
Venom - Welcome to Hell and Black Metal

"Flower" Power Metal

Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica - Reckoning Night
Twilightning - Delirium Veil
Stratovarius - Visions
Helloween - Both Keeper albums
Dragonforce - Sonic Firestorm (eh, I dig it.)

True/thrashy Power Metal

Gamma Ray - Somewhere Out in Space - No World Order
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side
Fates Warning - all of their 80s albums
Firewind - Between Heaven & Hell - Allgiance
Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise

 

[Matt]

However, to list only one album from each band I would probably swap Symphony X - The Odyssey and Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World.

Agreed there.

k

DARKTHRONE SUCKS

:zombie: why are you disrespecting me? Fuck.

 

[Einherjar86]

Trad Metal
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin After Sin, Stained Class, British Steel, Screaming For Vengeance, and Defenders of the Faith
Black Sabbath - self-titled - Sabotage and Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules
Dio - Holy Diver
Accept - Balls To the Wild and Restless and Wild
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade and Stay Hungry (Twisted Sister is not glam.)
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind

This list needs some changes, I think. I wouldn't put bands like Accept, Twisted Sister and Skid Row under traditional metal. Priest should go under NWOBHM. This subgenre should read "trad/epic" metal, and should definitely include Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, and Manowar, in my opinion.

 

[supseudonymous]

This list needs some changes, I think. I wouldn't put bands like Accept, Twisted Sister and Skid Row under traditional metal. Priest should go under NWOBHM. This subgenre should read "trad/epic" metal, and should definitely include Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, and Manowar, in my opinion.

Priest aren't NWOBHM, they predate it. Manowar isn't among the best.

 

[Fenrisúlfr]

Sadly I'm forced to agree with these conclusions.

That is usually indicative of people more intelligent than normal to begin with as well.

 

[Einherjar86]

Priest aren't NWOBHM, they predate it. Manowar isn't among the best.

Your first statement is a matter of fact. I admit, Priest were slightly prior to NWOBHM; good point. However, the second statement is purely opinion. Manowar are definitely among the innovators, in my opinion (and some of the best innovators).

 

[False Joe]

Manowar are definitely among the innovators, in my opinion (and some of the best innovators).

Manowar Manowar living on the road
When we're in town speakers explode
We don't attract wimps 'cause we're too loud
Just true metal people that's Manowar's crowd

 

[supseudonymous]

Manowar are definitely among the innovators, in my opinion (and some of the best innovators).

In what way do you claim Manowar innovated metal? They didn't bring anything to the table that didn't already exist aside from their odd aesthetic. They didn't spawn a new movement within metal. I'm not saying they're bad, only not exceptionally special or important.

 

[MotorheadMadman]

Although Judas Priest weren't in the group of originators (Sabbath, Zeppelin, Purple), they do have the distinction of being the first band to come right out and say "We are Heavy Metal", and as such are a very important band. First Metal band to employ twin lead guitars, the originators of the studs and leather look, and in Rob Halford, the first "screaming banshee singer". It's simple really, No Judas Priest = No Iron Maiden and every band that came along in their wake!