Top 5 favorite bands - metal or otherwise.

[poundingmetal74]

I'm curious to see what everyone's favorite bands are. Figured 5 rather than one would be easier. List 'em!

5. Edguy
4. Titanic / Final Axe
3. Dream Evil
2. Queensryche
1. Skid Row

 

[SentinelSlain]

1)Judas Priest
2)Mercyful Fate
3)King Diamond
4)Helloween
5)Metallica

 

[sixxswine]

in no order:
1. Motley Crue
2. KISS classic line-up
3. Michael Schenker
4. ZZ Top
5. Motorhead

 

[HamburgerBoy]

1. Iron Maiden
2. Judas Priest
3. Exodus
4. Savatage
5. Arcturus

#5 changes around a lot though.

 

[username345]

5. Wire
4. Ulver
3. King Crimson
2. Dead Can Dance
1. Psychotic Waltz

 

[Psychonaut]

As of this moment...

1. King Diamond
2. Jethro Tull
3. Judas Priest
4. Katatonia
5. Moonsorrow

 

[mdmatt4ever]

since they can be of any genere i'd say
1 rolling stones
2 megadeth
3 twisted sister
4 allman brothers/dickey betts solo albums
5 queensryche

 

[ramses]

YES
RUSH
Genesis(pre-81')1970-1980
OPETH
INSOMNIUM

 

[The Necromancer]

Mercyful Fate
Iron Maiden
Savatage
Manilla Road
Fates Warning

 

[The Necromancer]

1. Psychotic Waltz

Fantastic band. Is in my top ten.

 

[SoundMaster]

4. Katatonia

Excellent!

 

[SoundMaster]

I think my top 5 is boring as it's comprised of the classics:

1) Led Zep
2) Iron Maiden
3) Black Sabbath
4) Deep Purple
5) AC/DC

At times, however, Jethro Tull assumes AC/DC's place.

 

[EerieVon]

No part order
Carcass
Metallica(preLoad)
Iron Maiden
Helloween(kiske era)
Fates Warning(arch era)

 

[ShredHeadJHJ]

This will be impossible to get right...

Ayreon
Dream Theater
Megadeth
Maudlin of the Well
Slayer


A lot of guitarists like Vai & Martone could easily be sandwiched in there, but you said only bands...


I sure need some Fates Warning in my collection, however. I don't know why I keep backing out on them.

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

To me, my "favorite bands of all time" have to be those with the largest catalogs of 5-star classic albums. That leaves out many newer bands that might get there in the future. But for right now, all of these bands have at least 6 albums sitting on gold pedestals in my Hallowed Hall of Fame.

#1. Savatage/TSO/JOP juggernaut
#2. Black Sabbath
#3. Blue Oyster Cult
#4. Therion
#5. Iron Maiden

 

[Wyvern]

No way I can mention only 5 so the closest approach will be where it all begun for me:

Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Thin Lizzy
Iron Maiden (old)
Motorhead

but I also have to put Deep Purple, Rainbow, Saxon, Rush, Pink Floyd as well as Sabaton, Wolf, The Flower Kings, Hammerfall, Abandoned, Candlemass, Cathedral, etc.

 

[delize]

Coroner (all)
Black Sabbath (old)
Judas Priest (old)
Iron Maiden (old)
Savatage (old)

I'd say those 5 have had the most influence on my music taste.

 

[carnut]

Very hard to name 5, my traste for the top 5 changes with the mood I think ...

anyway, today it's ;

Queensryche
Culprit
JOP
AC/DC
well, early Maiden today too !!! Killleeeersssss !!

 

[Priest of Evil]

Like Carnut says, my mood changes but getting the most rotations in my decks of late:
W.A.S.P.
Metal Church
Iron Maiden
Twisted Sister
Judas Priest

 

[Platinum Maze]

older:
Queensryche
KISS
Iron Maiden
Loudness
Scorpions
Van Halen

newer:
Symphony X
Opeth
Iced Earth
Into Eternity

otherwise:
Led Zep
Steely Dan
Pink Floyd
The Stones
Yes