The heaviest...

[Blitzkrieg]

....album ever?

This is a question I have thought about quite alot over the last few months.
After asking around some peoples opinions I've come up with:

Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer
Strapping Young Lad - City
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Bruce Dickinson - Chemical Wedding
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings

...just to name a few.

What do YOU think is the heaviest album ever made?

 

[spawn]

Slave to the grind-Skid Row
Freak Show-silverchair

 

[Aces_High]

Well that really depends on your definition of 'Heavy' i mean you could say something from some Hella DOOMY style band...which is heavy cause it's all phat and low end...like Cathederal...or Pod people

os something unrelenting like DamageD or fast Black metal like Zyklon

or lowend and fast like old school death metal CC anyone...maybe some Mortition ?

HMMM

 

[Gavin]

Slayer - Reign In Blood
it has to be...

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Yeah it all depends on your definition of heavy. Most of my mates would say heavy is a thick full low detuned bassy sound like Skinlab or Fear Factory....

Personally I reckon ManOwaR are really heavy but most people reckon they aren't heavy at all... but I tend to think of heaviness as in power, and Manowar's sound is pure steel...

Also, I think of heaviness as in how brutal it sounds, in which case I would say death/grind bands like Disgorge, Cannibal Corpse, etc..

Slayer - DIabolus In Musica is also really heavy I think, and Far Beyond Driven by Pantera too.

 

[Lord Tim]

Originally posted by Gavin
Slayer - Reign In Blood
it has to be...

Yeah, what he said!!

There's faster, lower tuned, chunkier, more grusome albums out there but that still stands up today as one of the heaviest albums of all time, I think... Just think what it was like back in 1986! *shudder!*

 

[Seventh Son]

Has to be G//Z/R - Plastic Planet.

The heaviest thing going around. Featuring: Geezer Butler, Burton C. Bell, Deen Castronovo, and Pedro Howse.(The meatiest sounding guitar you will ever hear.)
Its fast and heavy.

 

[ironcross]

Originally posted by Gavin
Slayer - Reign In Blood
it has to be...

I agree!

 

[Icarus]

Originally posted by The Trooper
Personally I reckon ManOwaR are really heavy but most people reckon they aren't heavy at all... but I tend to think of heaviness as in power, and Manowar's sound is pure steel...

Hahahah..Ahhh trust trent to say that

 

[Bucko]

Sonic Brew by Black Label Society gets my vote . Zakk's band have a live Album comming out I am lead to believe soon .

 

[ironcross]

Actually ive changed my mind.

Craig David 'Born to do it' really rips!!

 

[Ralphe]

Gee, i really must get around to getting a copy of Reign in Blood...I can't beleive i still don't own this album yet!!!
I think Metallica's Kill Em All is probably what i would consider as one of my favourite for heaviest album

 

[spawn]

Oh my god raphe, go get it!!!!!!!!!!
ANGEL OF DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEATHHHHHHHH!!

Even though Seasons in the Abyss is slayers best album, Reign in blood rules!

 

[MERLYN]

BOLT-THROWER - Warmaster
Is easily one of the heaviest and best albulms eva!!!!!!!

followed by :
CARCASS - Swansong
CANDLEMASS - Nightfall
PANTERA - Vulger display...
IRON MAIDEN - Powerslave (is still a pretty heavy albulm when you compare it with other stuff!!!!!)
ONSLAUGHT - In search of sanity (has great metal guitar)
IRON MAIDEN - Brave New World (I still get surprised at how heavy the lads have made it......especially Fallen Angel)
.......
There's heaps more but I can't think of them right now

 

[MERLYN]

Oh yeah....and....
BRUCE DICKINSON's - Accident........ and Chemical....

 

[Winmar]

Originally posted by MERLYN

CARCASS - Swansong

Hehe that's their lightest album! Symphonies of Sickness, Necroticism and even Heartwork are much heavier.

 

[MERLYN]

Yeah I know.....
I've got Necrotism, Heartwork, and Wake up and smell the carcass!!!!!
I just like Swansong better....it's great for a singalong in the car.

 

[MRCROWLEY]

WELL HEAVY ALBUMS I HAVE TO SAY

BOLT THROWER -THE FOURTH CRUSADE
CATHEDRAL - FOREST OF EQ/
CANDLEMASS -NIGHTFALL ........
ARMOURED ANGEL-STIGMARTA
OBITUARY-BACK FROM THE DEAD
SIX FEET UNDER-HAUNTED

IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE HEAVINESS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
E.G REIGN IN BLOOD WAS PROBLY THE HEAVEST THING AT THE TIME FOR THAT STYLE I FIND SLAYER TO BE MORE BRUTAL THEN HEAVY AS IN SOUND...

LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW SLAYER ON JULY 14 TH LETS HOPE THEY HAVE STAYED TRUE TO THERE METAL THERE IS LOTS OF TALK ABOUT CHANGE.........WAITING DESPERATLEY

 

[Ralphe]

Hey Spawn,
i actually ordered Reign in Blood straight after posting the message.I actually ordered 7 CD's at the same time from Metal Mayhem and they delivered them to me yesterday so i will be heading home soon to listen to them.Here are the CD's i got
Slayer-Reign in Blood
Slayer-Seasons in the Abyss
Anthrax-Speading the Disease
Manowar-Louder than hell
Mercyful Fate-Melissa
Helloween-Keeper 7 Keys Part 1
Helloween-Keeper 7 Keys part 2

By the way,Angel of Death and Mandatory Suicide are my favourite Slayer songs

 

[Lord Tim]

Wow, what a great haul!!

Happy listening, man!