Metal band for non metalheads.

[JGMetalhead]

My vote goes to Metallica. Only because they are probably the most overhyped metal band, even if they're shit ever since Load. But in all honesty, Death Magnetic really wasn't a bad album though it was poor compared to their best material.

 

[Badbird]

Megadeth would be up there too.They did have big success back in the 90s.

 

[JGMetalhead]

Their latest album is actually quite good besides a song or two.

 

[mutantllama]

Plus, most doom metal could be liked by general music fans .... Black Sabbath is widely praised, so why not Pagan Altar et al.

The vocals would be a turn off. Besides, most non metal people who like Sabbath only really like the songs Iron Man, Paranoid, Warpigs and Sweet Leaf.

 

[Badbird]

Don't forget N.I.B too mutantllama.

 

[JGMetalhead]

I personally prefer Sabbath's "Paranoid". Simply because I think Ozzy has that nice dark tone of vocals. When Ronnie came in, it was a different band. Not that I don't like Ronnie's vocals. I just prefer Ozzy back in the day. But I do enjoy the later Sabbath. I just don't find myself listening to the band very often anyway.

 

[Badbird]

I know a hipster kid who really didnt like WITTR, i recommended him them specifically cause i thought he might like them

I am surpise about that

 

[Badbird]

I know lots of non-metal heads that love Cannibal Corpse

 

[Einherjar86]

Black Sabbath without a doubt.

 

[Badbird]

Black Sabbath would be the second most famous metal band.Only Metallica beats them in popularity.

 

[JGMetalhead]

Black Sabbath would be the second most famous metal band.Only Metallica beats them in popularity.

QFT

 

[Einherjar86]

But... but... Tull won the grammy...

 

[JGMetalhead]

Metallica has released nine studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, twenty-four music videos, and forty-five singles. The band has won nine Grammy Awards {Metallica}

:Smug:

 

[Badbird]

^Holy fucking shit.Metallica must be the highest selling metal band of all time.

 

[ArneZ]

Metallica by faaaar. At least here in Norway.
Tons of people here are having Metallica tattoos, and none of them are into any kinds of rock\metal except Metallica. Its like Metallica is the only metal band on the planet.

 

[Badbird]

^Not even Priest,Maiden,or Sabbath?

 

[redscot]

I'm more of a proghead than a metalhead and of the above choices ISIS and Opeth are the ones I've seen very popular on sites like prog archives etc.
A lot of post-rock fans like ISIS in particular.

Katatonia have also really appealed to the Porcupine Tree crowd.

 

[Cronopio]

In Sweden, it's def Metallica.

 

[Badbird]

In school today,I saw a kid wearing a Metallica shirt and it's from the load era

 

[DarkBliss]

None of my friends listen to metal.(well, there's one who's semi-interested: he likes Theatre of Tragedy and Metallica's ballads and instrumentals).
I saw one guy at the supermarket several days ago buying cucumbers. He was wearing a Bathory shirt. Then yesterday I saw another at the train station clad in Morbid Angel attire.
I don't see many overt metalheads on the streets.