The Most Universally Respected Bands (among metalheads)

[Zephyrus]

My favorites are the Ringo songs. Does that make me weird?

I always liked the George songs a lot. "Tax Man" is a contender for my favorite Beatles song.

 

[Satanstoenail]

My favorites are the Ringo songs. Does that make me weird?

Yeah pretty much.

I always liked the George songs a lot. "Tax Man" is a contender for my favorite Beatles song.

Great song. I never realised that he wrote it. I always thought it was a Lennon track.

 

[Blind Guardian]

Iron Maiden, sadly enough,because i´ve always thought they fucking sucked. Their music gives me nothing and never have. All the respect they get should go to Mercyful Fate instead.

 

[AchrisK]

Iron Maiden, sadly enough,because i´ve always thought they fucking sucked. Their music gives me nothing and never have. All the respect they get should go to Mercyful Fate instead.

Just make sure you have evaluated the first two Maiden releases without Bruce Dickenson before totally giving up hope on them. I find that a lot of people who dislike Maiden have followed the misleading advice of Maiden n00bs and have only checked out the Bruce stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love plenty of Bruce era Maiden, and Piece of Mind was my first exposure to Maiden back in 1983. But to me the first two with Paul DiAnno are the best two, and represent a more extreme and sinister sounding Maiden.

 

[The Ozzman]

WTF, don't even say Trivum because people will start getting sick.

Iron Maiden must be one of the most respected. They got awesome lyrics and composition and a lot of covers and tributes which in their majority are damn awesome.

Good lyrics, but shitty choruses.

 

[AchrisK]

Who?

Well, they are not disrespected!!1!!1!2!! :zombie:

Inner Thought are death metal band formed by Bobby Sadzak, formerly of Canadian thrash band Slaughter. They are an odd band and often to be found in bargain bins, but I like their stuff quite a bit. They have three releases, I think. Worldly Separation, Perspectives and one more which I don't have and can't remember.

 

[Blind Guardian]

Just make sure you have evaluated the first two Maiden releases without Bruce Dickenson before totally giving up hope on them. I find that a lot of people who dislike Maiden have followed the misleading advice of Maiden n00bs and have only checked out the Bruce stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love plenty of Bruce era Maiden, and Piece of Mind was my first exposure to Maiden back in 1983. But to me the first two with Paul DiAnno are the best two, and represent a more extreme and sinister sounding Maiden.

My big-brother is an iron maiden dopehead and he has pretty much everything they´ve ever released, i dont like i though

 

[AchrisK]

^fair enough

 

[fates warning 666]

lol who respects the who

 

[cookiecutter]

Me. Power chords son

 

[ohiogrinder]

I prefer Dianno era Maiden myself, but the Dickinson era stuff is just as good if not better.

 

[Belligerent]

I prefer NO Maiden.
But I'm sure you all know that by now.

 

[ohiogrinder]

I used to be just like you. It seems we're getting a lot of anti-Maiden metalheads on this forum, which is a welcome reprieve from countless posters sucking Bruce Dickinson's cock.

 

[The Ozzman]

Di'Anno > Dickinson

 

[ohiogrinder]

Di'Anno > Dickinson

Di'Anno too, smartass.:Smug:

 

[Belligerent]

I used to be just like you. It seems we're getting a lot of anti-Maiden metalheads on this forum, which is a welcome reprieve from countless posters sucking Bruce Dickinson's cock.

I've tried a shitload of times to get into them but the only song I can say I truly like is 2 Minutes 2 Midnight.
Sounds great when you're drunk.

 

[The Ozzman]

Di'Anno too, smartass.:Smug:

Wasn't trying to be a smartass. I just felt like typing it out correctly.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Di'Anno > Dickinson

 

[Casperwhite]

Metal is the fucking shit I like Pantera, Black Label Society, Walls Of Jericho,Black Sabbatha, Mega Death, Godsmack, Disturbed, Rammstein, System of A Down, and Rage Against The Machine. And Others out there if any dosen't like that then they can kiss Me Arse.

 

[AchrisK]

I would not say that DiAnno was a better vocalist than Dickenson, but I will say this:

DiAnno era Maiden > Bruce era Maiden.

On the one hand I hate to say it because it tends to imply that I think early Bruce era was somehow an inferior product, but it is clearly not. On the other hand I love to say it because Maiden n00bs who hear the first two album often only hear a lack of Bruce Dickenson, and that makes me mad. Mad and angry. Angry and bitter. Bitter and moribund. Depressed and unlively.