5th Essential Metal Band?

Unknown Soldier · 08-20-2010, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I may be wrong about which album it is, but I swear it's true about one of them. Maybe it's the first one.

The debut Korn album, is the only Korn release that can stack up against Sepultura`s best releases. As hard as Jonathan Davis tries (and I think he`s a great vocalist) he`s still no Max Cavalera.

Unknown Soldier · 08-20-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sljslj

Either Megadeth, Motorhead, or Testament.

Maybe Deep Purple, they're sometimes described as metal.

Deep Purple are one of those classic 1970`s hard rock bands that can often be described as metal but for me they`re are distinctly hard rock. Though I can see the metal connection. "In Rock" was one of the fastest and heaviest albums of the early 70`s!!!

SATCHMO · 08-20-2010, 10:24 AM

I can't believe that I didn't know until last night that Ronnie James Dio died 3 months ago. Well, I was traveling across the country at the time, so it's understandable. I love Dio, but I don't think that they (He?) qualify for the big 5.

Edit: What an amazing voice, even in this live 07' video at age 65!

mr dave · 08-20-2010, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Deep Purple are one of those classic 1970`s hard rock bands that can often be described as metal but for me they`re are distinctly hard rock. Though I can see the metal connection. "In Rock" was one of the fastest and heaviest albums of the early 70`s!!!

Deep Purple are also self-admitted jazz lifters. a large amount of their riffs are apparently rework motifs, sped up a little and played with a bit more edge. even the iconic Smoke on the Water riff is a Gil Evans ripoff.

did embedding change? (i just get a white block when i try now)

SATCHMO · 08-20-2010, 01:39 PM

I fixed it. URL embedding hasn't been working lately. Best to just use the youtube tags.

rammetal7 · 08-20-2010, 03:56 PM

Dio (the band) was talked about all the time on things like vh1 classic even before his death, Dio also heavily influenced Power Metal. Holy Diver is often praised for being one of the best metal albums of all time!

some of his best songs:

mr dave · 08-21-2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

I fixed it. URL embedding hasn't been working lately. Best to just use the youtube tags.

awesome, thanks man

@rammetal7 - did VH1 really talk about Dio that much before his cancer was made public? as in, do you remember hearing about Dio on tv in like 2002? how about 1998.

the toilet analogy for music and pop culture might not be nice but it's damn accurate. every generation circles the bowl and every rotation tries to avoid the previous one by scraping 2 steps back. like how my generation in the 90s borrowed from the 70s, then all the kids coming of age in the 2000s borrowed from the 80s, and now i'm seeing kids today borrowing from the 90s.

one of the things that got brought back from the 80s was that era's cheese metal.

was Dio influential? you damn straight he was. was he actually as recognized and respected to the level he should have outside his contemporaries and niche fanbase? not until he died.

sixshooter500 · 08-21-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Just for this reason Van Halen would work, as they are essential and very different to the above.

But this thread is about the big four "Thrash" bands. Van Halen is not thrash, neither is Judas Preist.

~~James~~ · 08-21-2010, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sixshooter500

But this thread is about the big four "Thrash" bands. Van Halen is not thrash, neither is Judas Preist.

It isn't about that, read the OP.

Unknown Soldier · 08-21-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sixshooter500

But this thread is about the big four "Thrash" bands. Van Halen is not thrash, neither is Judas Preist.

You keep on about thrash!!! This thread is not about the big 4 thrash bands......thats on another thread! Only one of the four first mentioned on this thread is thrash anyway.

08-20-2010, 03:56 PM	#46 (permalink)
rammetal7 Soldier Of Aztlán Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 322	Dio (the band) was talked about all the time on things like vh1 classic even before his death, Dio also heavily influenced Power Metal. Holy Diver is often praised for being one of the best metal albums of all time! some of his best songs: __________________

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SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	I can't believe that I didn't know until last night that Ronnie James Dio died 3 months ago. Well, I was traveling across the country at the time, so it's understandable. I love Dio, but I don't think that they (He?) qualify for the big 5. Edit: What an amazing voice, even in this live 07' video at age 65!

08-20-2010, 01:39 PM	#45 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	I fixed it. URL embedding hasn't been working lately. Best to just use the youtube tags.