Your TOP 6 Metal/Music Idols!

[Tumn]

All members of Bloodbath, past and present! = 6

 

[L0bster]

Dan Swanö
Devin Townsend
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Anders Nyström
Mieszko Talarzyk
Nick Drake
Chuck Shuldiner
Steven Wilson

 

[LoboUivante]

not idols, since i've passed my adolescent state, but musicians i admire very much:

Nick Drake
Don Mclean
Eva Cassidy
Rob Crow (heavy vegetable, thingy)
Kurt Cobain

 

[Strangelight]

Waters

 

[Abcidia]

Me
Rosendo
and the person i want to be....

I dont need Idols, i do need their music thats all i need.

 

[Nekroheart]

1. Esa Holopainen (amorphis)
2. Jesper Stromblad (in flames)
3. Jonas Renkse (katatonia)
4. Johan Edlund (tiamat)
5. Mathias Lodmalm (sundown, cemetary)
6. Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg (ulver, arcturus)

Who are yours?

Lodmalm

 

[schenkadere]

Ronnie James Dio
Rob Halford
Uli Jon Roth
Michael Schenker
Billy Milano
Mr. Lordi

 

[Wyntr]

Chuck Schuldiner
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Anders Nystörm
Muhammed Suiçmez
Richard Christy
Steve DiGiorgio

 

[Skaldir]

Dan Swanö (esp. Unicorn)
Henri Sorvali aka Trollhorn (Moonsorrow)
Clive Nolan (Arena)
Quorthon (epic Bathory)

Their songwriting is really profound.

 

[paradoxile]

1. Dan-Erland and Dag Swanö
2. Steven Wilson
3. Arjen Lucassen
4. Blakkheim & Jonas
5. Lennon & McCartney
6. Roger Waters

this list is too god damn short

 

[discouraged1]

1. Blackie Lawless
2. Mike Patton
3. Joe Elliott
4. Aaron Turner
5 Jan Kenneth Transit & Mikael Åkerfeldt & Kim Larsen

 

[Belligerent]

Mikael Akerfeldt
Dimebag Darrell
Joe Satriani
Jimmy Page
Steven Wilson
Chuck Schuldiner

 

[Vincent J.]

Devin Townsend
Jeff Loomis
Warrel Dane
Jonas Renkse
Blakkheim
Dan Burton

Or something...?

 

[TheGreatColdOpeth]

Well, I'm a drummer so my biggest idols are:

Martin Lopez (Opeth)- My biggest influence. Lopez is my hero!
Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)- I don't think he's human
Daniel Liljekvist (Katatonia)- I dig his grooves and his fills
Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)- No explanation required
Neil Peart (Rush)- Well, he IS the man
Lars Ulrich (Metallica) Before the whole board goes apeshit, I'm just gonna say that I first heard Metallica when I was six (The Black Album) so at that age, anything was impressive. I dug the drums and made me wanna pick up the sticks. Lars Ulrich is my first influence, so no matter how badly he plays now (which is damn bad!) I still hold him high because Lars Ulrich/Metallica introduced me to metal and drumming and i'm sure it was the same for some of you too.

 

[paradoxile]

yeah old Lars was pretty åsome...new Lars especially on St. Anger is pure shit

 

[Katatonic89]

1. Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Moontower, Bloodbath etc)
2. Mikael Åkerfelt (Opeth, Bloodbath)
3. Blakkie (Katatonia, Bloodbath, DM)
4. John Haughm (Agalloch)
5. Devin Townsend (Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad)
6. Martin Lopez (Opeth)

 

[Aprilhäxan]

Top 6... how originally... ok
1. Quorthon (Bathory)
2. Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth)
3. Anders Nyström (you know, haha)
4. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
5. Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain)
6. Greg Mackintosh (Paradise Lost)

 

[sdmf2]

damn this is hard!

1. Chuck Shuldiner (Death)
2. Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
3. David Gold (Woods of Ypres)
4. Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)
5. Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
6. Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)

I didnt really put these in order, but thats my list

 

[brownden]

Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity)
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Jonas Renkse (Katatonia)
Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquillity)
Stu Block (Into Eternity)
Jamie Hooper (3 Inches of Blood)

 

[Paic]

In random order:

Devin Townsend (Especially SYL)
Anders Nyström/Blakkheim/Blackheim (Katatonia,Diabolical Masquerade)
Jonas Renkse/Lord Seth/Lord J. Renkse (Katatonia)
Anders Björler/Jonas Björler (At The Gates/ The Haunted)
Janne Joutsenniemi/Roope Latvala (Stone)
Bill Steer (Carcass)
Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
Mikael Åkerfeldt(Opeth, Katatonia)
Dan Swanö/Day Disyraah (Diabolical Masquerade, Katatonia)
Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Glenn Tipton/ K.K Downing (Judas Priest)