In the sake of fairness

[Vegard Pompey]

Nothing says "metal noob" quite like hating Slayer, not having listened to Bathory, and thinking everybody loves DragonForce.

Does being a metalhead automatically mean I have to listen to the exact same bands as every other metalhead? Slayer just doesn't appeal to me like some other thrash bands do. That everybody loves DragonForce part was a joke, and I will try and look into Bathory.

And yeah, X Japan is awesome, but I doubt a lot of people here will agree.

 

[Life Sucks]

There is no band anyone "has to" like in order to be a metalhead. But if there were such a band, it would be something like Black Sabbath or Slayer. Bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden might not appeal to those that stick to the more extreme end of the spectrum, while bands like Bathory might not appeal to those that are into strictly trad/power/thrash.

 

[Silent_Scream]

Atheist
Gorguts
Morbid Angel
The Absence

 

[Hypnos]

Primordial

 

[rms]

If there's one thing stopping everyone on this forum from agreeing on one single metal band, it's you.

It's ok, I know you are all lying about liking his voice

 

[TheAnonymous]

How about Iced Earth? I don't think I've ever seen anyone who didn't like them (at least to a certain extent).

 

[Einherjar86]

It's ok, I know you are all lying about liking his voice

Haha,

 

[mutantllama]

How about Iced Earth? I don't think I've ever seen anyone who didn't like them (at least to a certain extent).

Sadly no. Lots of people here don't like them. Me not being one of them.

 

[NinjaGeek]

How about X Japan? Surely we can all respect them?

Sadly not enough people here are on board with the awesomeness that is X.

 

[Life Sucks]

Sadly a lot of people on here do not like power metal (me being one of them).

 

[mutantllama]

At least half the people here enjoy some form of power metal.

 

[Life Sucks]

And the other half don't, which is still a lot. So if there were a band everyone could agree upon, it wouldn't be a power metal band. I don't hate power metal, I even own a few power metal CDs that I bought used a few years ago. But I really have to be in the right mood in order to enjoy a power metal album. And I rarely am.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I'm not strictly into any form of metal. Actually, I'm not strictly into metal either. I'm pretty open-minded. I just don't like certain bands, and Slayer is one of them.

A band that everyone here could enjoy should fall somewhere in between several subgenres.

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

All i know is that, i hate Judas Priest, and will never listen to them.

How does it feel to legally suck?

 

[Mentok]

How about X Japan? Surely we can all respect them?

They had a music video on the Saw IV dvd so I watched it. It was actually probably worse than Saw IV, which is saying alot. Although i'm sure I shouldn't really base my opinions on 1 song.

 

[False Joe]

Didn't we already have one of these threads?

Sabbath won if memory serves.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

Threads like this never go anywhere.

 

[Life Sucks]

^ Because there in fact is no band everyone can agree on.

 

[The Heartbreak Kid]

Prince.

 

[Life Sucks]

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