Slayer or Metallica (esp. influence)

[Hammer of Might]

Which band is better, and WHY?

Also, which band do you think has been more influential? (just write this second part in a post, but vote about who's better above)

 

[Spirit In Black]

Slayer by a mile, more quality releases, their influenced reached outside of the 80's and helped create death metal.

 

[Hulk Hogan]

Tom Araya is hot.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Slayer pushed the boundaries and influenced DM quite a bit. Metallica played more traditional stuff and were certainly less innovative.

The best stuff on Slayer's first three albums (Black Magic, Hell Awaits, Raining Blood, etc) slays anything Metallica ever did.

 

[Hammer of Might]

Slayer pushed the boundaries and influenced DM quite a bit. Metallica played more traditional stuff and were certainly less innovative.

The best stuff on Slayer's first three albums (Black Magic, Hell Awaits, Raining Blood, etc) slays anything Metallica ever did.

I concur.

 

[ShadowOfDeath]

Slayer has influenced more metal bands. But metallica in my opinion is better and Kirk Hammet plays more complex melodies, Kerry King is more about brutality and speed. Only complex stuff by slayer is their solos to tell you the truth.

 

[Hammer of Might]

also, how far would you agree that Slayer influenced extreme metal way mkore, while metallica influenced later mainstream rock?

 

[Profanity]

Slayer stuck to Thrash and have always been at the forefront of the Thrash scene.

 

[Hulk Hogan]

Black Magic

Show No Mercy

 

[Profanity]

Reign In Blood was the single most influential album in the Thrash movement.

Lightning, Puppets and Justice weren't really that influential.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

fucking slayer!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[no country for old wainds]

Show No Mercy

I was naming songs, not albums

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Metallica by personal preference, although I suspect that Slayer has indeed influenced more metal bands.

 

[Hulk Hogan]

I was naming songs, not albums

sorry

I didn't notice that

 

[MURAI]

Slayer were always much more intense and they made better albums for a longer period of time.

 

[Stand-Ablaze]

Slayer are easily the more intense band, but a lot of thier songs sound the same to me, They don't intrest be bar a few songs. I've listened to them, I think they are a good band, but not something I would listen too a lot. Metallica keep me intrested, I'm a big a fan of the Load and Reload period as much as I am of the old stuff. Metallica's music keeps me much more intrested.

For influence, underground metal was probably more influenced by Slayer, but for the mainstream side of music I'd give it to Metallica, What band now days doesn't know how to play master of puppets? .

 

[Victim of Deception]

Old Metallica > Old Slayer

Reign in Blood > anything by Metallica

Slayer is more influential.

 

[USMC0341]

Slayer by far have stuck to their guns and stayed true to what they started way back when. I think they both have influenced their own share of bands - Metallica's influence reaching a more mainstream group of bands in my opinion.

I can't fairly say which band is better, because they are very different bands...I will say that they played extremely important roles in the metal scene and definitely left their mark...

 

[no country for old wainds]

Slayer by far have stuck to their guns and stayed true to what they started way back when.

Slayer went mediocre after Reign in Blood, and shit after South of Heaven. Now they're barely better than Slipknot.

 

[LordFireworm]

Slayer went mediocre after Reign in Blood, and shit after South of Heaven. Now they're barely better than Slipknot.