TOUGHEST QUESTION EVER ON THIS FORUM

[DumbAss]

Greatest and most influential figure in metal history...
Alice Cooper!

 

[spitzs lazy eye]

Greatest and most influential figure in metal history...
Alice Cooper!

Case Closed.

 

[Whiplash402]

i havent heard much alice cooper but from what i have he is pretty good

 

[karrokid]

Iron Maiden all the way for me. A lot of people say they were at the forefront of the NWOBHM but they just destroyed those other bands. Every player in the band is top notch, they stood the test of time and, they still put out decent stuff. to me "Brave New World" and, Dickinson's "Tyranny of Souls" are albums worthy to stand next to anything they put out prior.

 

[johnnieCzech]

Bruce Dickinson said:
"BLACK SABBATH INVENTED THE DAMN THING"
(he meant metal)

 

[Arg_Hamster]

Sabbath.

 

[Carcassian]

Classic era: Sabbath
More Modern era: Carcass (grindcore/ gore grind / pure death metal / melodic death/ death n' roll - pioneers of each genre)

 

[charger]

Sabbath all the way. Songs like War Pigs, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and Paranoid set the standard that metal bands are still trying to live up to.

Honourable mentions go to Judas Priest, Metallica (their new stuff leaves a lot to be desired, but their albums from the 1980s are fantastic), and Iron Maiden.

Now THAT is a good answer!!!:

 

[Canucklehead]

Now THAT is a good answer!!!:

Thanks, dude!

 

[Arg_Hamster]

More Modern era: Carcass (grindcore/ gore grind / pure death metal / melodic death/ death n' roll - pioneers of each genre)