Every decade has its band...

[angelofdeath9308]

the 60s had Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, the 70s had Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, and the 80s had Metallica Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. But what band (or bands) do you think represent the 90s? I'm reluctant to say Nirvana because I think they lean more to the punk than the metal side. Or maybe there was no single band...

 

[affinityband]

I thought it was going to be about 'the peth' just to make the thread revelvant.....OPETH YEARRRGGHHHH

 

[Kenneth R.]

i would argue my cases for certain alternative bands, but i doubt people here would care.

 

[SpanglishEggroll]

Well it depends on what genre you're talking about. Overall I think it was Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, and Tool.

 

[FRUGiHOYi]

Korn is one of them.

 

[all_sins_undone]

The 90's was a horrible time for metal.

 

[affinityband]

At the Gates, The whole gothenburg scene. Blackmetal......Yess truly awful.GOOD...one

 

[affinityband]

And of course darling Opeth.

 

[all_sins_undone]

And of course darling Opeth.

Yes. Opeth. They're good. Point is

Katatonia
Anathema
Opeth
Tool

All the above metal bands have been around for a while. They aren't 90's.... Slayer was just "80's". All of the bands I listed haven't died out yet, they still have an insane fan base.

 

[affinityband]

At the gates
Emperor
Mydyingbride
Katatonia
!?!?!theres hundreds of otherss..

 

[all_sins_undone]

At the gates
Emperor
Mydyingbride
Katatonia
!?!?!theres hundreds of otherss..

Right on. Those are not "90's" bands.

 

[affinityband]

Lol when did they come out in your 'history'

 

[Heliotropic_Rose]

I think ALice in Chains, TOOL, and NIN own the 90's, unfortunately Korn did have their time, they suck balls though at least those other 3 bands I mentioned still rock out, well AIC is dead, but Jerry Cantrell himself still rocks out!

 

[Benighted Joe]

.....OPETH YEARRRGGHHHH

 

[BRI]

Take That.

 

[annt]

the 60s had Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, the 70s had Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, and the 80s had Metallica Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. But what band (or bands) do you think represent the 90s? I'm reluctant to say Nirvana because I think they lean more to the punk than the metal side. Or maybe there was no single band...

What criterias are demanded here? Popularity, quality, personal importance? Each of those decades "had" tens, maybe hundred of bands (especially the 90's). Besides, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin were mainly 70's bands (Led Zeppelin's debut was released 1969 and Sabbath's 1970).

edit: and Iron Maiden's 1980.

 

[Forest-of-October]

Right on. Those are not "90's" bands.

Hahaha, they sure are bud.

Emperor - 1991
My Dying Bride - 1990
Katatonia - 1991
At the Gates - 1990

Hmm...

 

[opeth8]

I think Pearl Jam deserves some recognition for the 90's

My vote would go to Nirvana for killing off that horrible girly/ballad garbage, if for nothing else. Thank you Kurt

GNR was the best from 88' to 92'. I'm not sure if they really defined either decade though ???

~~~~~~~ RIP Layne ~~~~~~~

 

[steel102]

if we are talking about a band that best represented the american attitude during the 90's, probably limp bizkit. is there any other band that started so shitty and sold out so much??

 

[PeeWee1473]

What criterias are demanded here? Popularity, quality, personal importance? Each of those decades "had" tens, maybe hundred of bands (especially the 90's). Besides, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin were mainly 70's bands (Led Zeppelin's debut was released 1969 and Sabbath's 1970).

edit: and Iron Maiden's 1980.

Haha everyone look at the first sentence of his post. Sound familiar?

As much as I hate to admit, Metallica might very well be one of them. The Black Album in 1991 soared them to popularity among, well, pretty much everyone. And then, Load and Reload later in the decade were talked about so damn much because of the argument of sellout or not that you could walk into an old folk's home during Bingo time and pretty much expect the topic to come up at some point.