Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English Heavy Metal / Hard Rock band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The most critically acclaimed period for the band was from 1983-1989. With vocalist Bruce Dickinson, bassist Steve Harris, lead guitarist Dave Murray, rhythm ...read more. Well, before voting for Metallica blindly.. You might want to listen to maiden... Just once...

1) Something Heavy? 2 minutes to midnight, Montsegur, Where Eagles Dare...

2)Awesome riffs? Rainmaker, Afraid to Shoot Strangers, Dance Of Death

3)Superb Solos? The Trooper( YES, AGAIN), Stranger in a Strange Land

4)Excellent Intros? No More Lies, Fear Of The Dark...

5)Best Vocals? Flight Of Icarus, Run to the Hills...

6)Epicness and awesome lyrics? Hallowed Be Thy Name, Rime Of the Ancient Mariner

7) Real Heavy Metal? Any thing by IRON MAIDEN!

UP THE IRONS! From India Iron Maiden is heavy metal at it's best...

They have better live shows, better songs.

They have the best bassist. They have a great singer, great drummer and great guitarists...

Their songs have amazing solos, intros, riffs, vocals, drums, bass, lyrics that have deep meaning, etc.

And the best of all - they have been consistent for 30 years... And are still kicking ass.



Up the Irons! From India. Iron maiden are simply the best live performers in any genre of music. As for their studio albums they have this unique way of drawing you on board the more you listen. I recently converted two good friends both over the age of 50. Simply told them maiden is coming to town. Trust me they are worth a look! Both agreed the best concert they've seen bar none. At the age when they should be lower the singer's volume to hide his failing higher range. Or packing their set list with timeless oldies to ensure their faithful followers stay aboard as they grind out their last few tours. Surprisingly these guys take huge artist risks. Thankfully show us what this new material is about with all the band and Dickinson can muster. Don't believe me go to every extent to catch their show. They truly are second to none! God bless you beautiful bastards! ! Iron Maiden is the definition of what heavy metal is. And is probably the most influential band on the genre after Black Sabbath... Remember that when Lars (From Metallica) was looking for a guitar player to form a band, he made it clear that was looking for someone who liked New wave of british heavy metal, specially Iron Maiden. So, being Metallica on number one, they were influenced by I'm. I think Metallica ruled the world from 1982 until 1991 (The black album is a good Hard Rock album, not a good heavy metal album). Instead, Iron Maiden have ruled since their debur Iron Maiden til... Today... More than 30 years ruling. Up the irons! (I love metallica, but seriously they should be after Iron Maiden)

Metallica Metallica is an American Thrash Metal band formed in 1981 . The original lineup was James Hetfield (Vocalist and Rhythm guitarist), Dave Mustaine (Lead Guitar), Lars Ulrich (Drums), Ron McGovney (Bassist). The group came into mainstream from their Self-Titled album and the hit single "Enter Sandman". ...read more. One cannot resist such titillating lyrics as they lithe and throb from mastered instruments of pleasure as they seductively taunt and slowly tease all our most forbidden places with rhythms... Base lines... Solos... Versus... Unlike any prior... Like the naughty little girl... Lured so skillfully and willfully her most delicious desires... As each song, lip and breath... Move slowly working and working every sense of our being to a ones ultimate metal deliverance. Perhaps matched only by my pure carnal lust for all things naughty... Metallica is just that good. Very often I've heard fans of other bands claiming that Metallica is mostly at the top only because they're more famous and well-known. Well, yes, they are famous for a reason- Because they are exceptional. So, they must understand how ridiculous it is, to make accusations like: Metallica fans haven't heard any other bands, or like, so and so band is the best because they're the father of heavy metal etc... We're not here to decide who the father or grandfather is, we're voting on the best heavy metal band here. And I would go as far as to say that Metallica is the absolute best, but personally I feel that Metallica is the best, and that's my personal opinion. Just name is enough Metallica...

They deserve 1st position... They are god and they will reach number 1 position again I know because they are very popular my 1 out of 5 person in my class likes Metallica... Iron maiden is also good but cannot match Metallica...

Metallica has James with best vocals and best rhythm guitar, Kirk with best solo, Lars with best drum, rob with best bass... They all are god I love them they are like family to me... Just see there work from kill em all all hit albums, best lives... Just quickly change the rating and push Metallica at number 1 position... Iron maiden are also legends but they are no 2 for me... Talk about a pointless exercise in futility. You have people here saying Metallica aren't heavy metal, they're thrash metal. You have people saying here saying that Master of Puppets sucks - and some say that they don't even belong here. Reality check, ok. They invented thrash metal - fact. They invented it, so those who came after them are indebted to them - fact. They wrote 5 of the greatest thrash METAL albums of all time - fact. They are the most influential heavy metal band on the planet - fact. No-one has come close to toppling 'Master of Puppets in 30-years - fact. Say what you will about them now, but don't try and re-write history, because that's fanboy stuff - fact.

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were a Heavy Metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1968 by guitarist and songwriter Tony Iommi, singer John "Ozzy" Osbourne, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. ...read more. Sorry, but if there was no Black Sabbath the Heavy Metal movement doesn't happen. Maiden and Metallica are fair choices to put ahead of them, but neither of them would have created such tunes without Sabbath laying the groundwork. Sabbath was so far ahead of their time it's ridiculous to believe they're still influencing bands 50 years later. Not to mention how much they influenced every single band on this list. Seriously, any list without Sabbath as #1 is a disgrace to Heavy Metal. Every musician and heavy metal artist would tell you the same thing. Both Metallica and Iron Maiden are overrated Sabbath CREATED heavy metal, their first 4 albums are some of the best metal out there, and no band should match them. Tony and Geezer created the metal sound and Ozzy and Bill also made the typical metal lyrics: real, truthful, and yes, a bit satanic, a theme that would be common in metal in later years. Metallica created thrash, but actually Venom did much more important job, Iron Maiden just brought melody, metal=heavy melody=not heavy. All bow to the masters, Black Sabbath Well I didn't expect Iron Maiden to be number one. That surprised me. Iron Maiden is good, but they don't measure up to Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, and nobody has remastered it to the same effect as them, nor will anyone in the future. Why do I prefer them over every other band? Because they are metal. They don't make metal, they are metal. Consider this, you define metal by saying Black Sabbath, you show metal by playing Black Sabbath, and you feel metal by hearing Black Sabbath. People! These dudes literally defined the genre 'Heavy Metal'. They started the whole business and are the best, most hardcore heavy metal band that has come out. They live, breathe and sleep heavy metal. These dudes are the true gods. Tony Iommi- that dude kicks ass hard and Mr. Ozzy with his awesome vocals scares the pants of everybody else on this list. They rule. Period

Judas Priest Judas Priest are a British heavy metal band that formed in Birmingham, England, in 1969. They are often referred to as one of the greatest metal bands of all time, and are even commonly called “The Metal Gods”, after one of the songs on their 1980 album “British Steel”. ...read more. If any band truly defines "heavy metal," it is Judas Priest. Just look to song titles like "Metal Gods" and "Heavy Duty." They brought leather and studs to the fore, and took Black Sabbath's doomy grooves in a more up-tempo direction, paving the way for NWOBHM and thrash, which gave birth to most metal genres we know and love today. Priest's influence is felt everywhere- from glam (British Steel and Turbo) to thrash (Screaming for Vengeance) to death and power metal (Painkiller).



Judas Priest are better than Iron Maiden because they started earlier and finished later (founded 1969, Rocka Rolla-1974, and Firepower-2018) vs. Iron Maiden (founded 1975, Iron Maiden-1980, and The Book of Souls-2015). In addition, Priest has experimented with far more sounds throughout their albums, and they have evolved much more than Maiden have (just compare Sad Wings to Painkiller, then compare Killers to Brave New World- sure, more punk influence, but how different is it really?). Metallica is ...more Nothing in this world defines heavy metal better than Judas Priest.

The Best Vocalist. Best Twin Lead and one of the best drummer. They made a generation called heavy metal and they are the heavy metal gods, they are also one the oldest metal bands, before maiden, Metallica and the rest.

Only Black Sabbath can be added before them only because they started the whole thing.

Judas Priest started a metal generation.

Most of the new metal bands follow Judas Priest.

They are the most influential bands in Metal of all times.

Why Metallica and Iron Maiden ahead of them the people here have gotten it completely wrong. Metallica is a good starter band. They got me into more and older bands, like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden (my favorite), and Judas Priest. I am voting JP because Iron Maiden is already #1 and this classic band has the right to be above Avenged Sevenfold. There is no band more metal than Judas Priest. They introduced the leather, chains, and studs into metal. Listen to the albums Screaming For Vengeance and Painkiller. SFV is a bit softer and more radio-friendly. A very 80s sounding album with an excellent groove to it. Painkiller is the most metal abum ever. One Shot At Glory! Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Megadeth for life! M/ The one song you have to listen to before you judge metal is the live version of Victim of Changes. We almost set reunion arena in Dallas on fire during the screaming for vengeance tour. They never had another metal concert without fire extinguishers. We even made the news. I've seen them 7 times. Back in the day. They were the greatest live metal show of all time and that includes Metalica and Iron Maiden. The only thing that bothers me is the big 3 when I was young has 1 missing on the list. A very big 1. Where the hell are the SCORPIONS! AC/DC were always there as well no matter what you think of them. They are pure metal rock.

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Megadeth was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine was fired from Metallica. They have released 15 studio albums to date, and have gone through many lineup changes, with Dave ...read more. Genius band! They are gods of Thrash and Speed metal. Dave Mustaine is great composer and great guitarist. Also Nick Menza, David Efelson, Marty Friedman, Chris Poland, Gar Samuelson and Chris Broderick are also great musicians.

Megadeth's albums:

"Rust In Peace"

"Peace Sells... But Who's Buying"

"Countdown To Extinction"

"Youthanasia"

"Killing Is My Business... And My Business Is Good"

"The System Has Failed"

"Th1rt3en"



Are almost a definition of Speed metal and Thrash Metal genres.

Mustaine is also a god of Guitar riffs and solos. Before voting on someone else listen to:

- last riff of "Wake Up Dead" from "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying"

- intro riffs and solo of "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" from "Rust In Peace"

- last riff and solo of "Hangar 18" from "Rust In Peace"

- solo and riffs of "Tornado Of Souls" from "Rust In Peace"

- intro of "Trust" from "Cryptic Writings"

- intro solo of "Sudden Death" from "Th1rt3en"

- riffs ...more God... What's wrong with 2day's world... If there are any true metal heads, A7X is not... And I mean is not better than megadeth.

Avenged Sevenfold's solos arejust notes at high speed... If you take megadeth's... They have every element a solo can have... From fast picking all d way to sweep picking.

The ' revolutionised metal. I almost haven't seen any other bands being this complex and just having so many twists and turns. I even think their technically better than Metallica. you can learn Kirks solo in like an hour two, but dave and marty's solos will definitely take you to school (in a good way). If you want proof, just hear the whole RIP album, peace sells, symphony of destruction... And most

Favourate solo in metal history... TORNADO OF SOULS m/ They are the best Metal (Heavy metal, if you want to call it that. They're specifically Thrash) band out there. Their music is amazing. Even their newer albums are amazing. Endgame was a good refreshment of what we love them for. Super Collider was a good change-up further exploring their other genre tastes. I think it was also an amazing album. I am not one of those Rust an Peace replay guys. I enjoy their metal-pop, and all of it. So, I can say, without a doubt Megadeth is my favorite and the BEST heavy metal band there is Seriously unlike Metallica which is a very great band Megadeth stayed true and loyal to their genre Metallica ruled with their first four albums but they gradually went down. Metallica is a greater and more popular band but Megadeth is a better band. Megadeth has a better guitarists and bassists they lose out to Metallica only on drums and vocals plus Megadeths songs are better. Megadeth should be at least number three or four on this list and seriously how does slipknot and a7x get above this.

Pantera Pantera was an American Heavy Metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul. The band started out as a Glam Metal act in the 1980s with little success. After discarding their original lead vocalist and enlisting Phil Anselmo, the band signed a major record deal with ...read more. These guys need to be in the top 5. PanterA actually saved metal from grunge when all the other bands gave up. If it wasn't for Pantera, Metallica and those other bands would not have came back. They are in the metal hall of fame just for that. You have to know what the band did before just voting on this list. The level of greatness in this band is infinite, forget about the glam years and listen to the groove of, Cowboys from Hell, the power of Vulgar Display of Power, the brutal of Far Beyond Driven, the different trend of, The Great Southern Trendkill, and the unique of, Reinventing the Steel. I've following rock music since the sixties. A lot have rained since then. The Beatles, Zeppelin, Rush, Judas Priest... And then a thunderstorm Metallica, Megadeth till early nineties, when you thought that everything was said and played there came Pantera. Yes, Metallica was painted all over the eighties but Pantera claimed the nineties for themselves taking the metal game to a whole new level and it still sounds as it was meant for today on the 21st century. Just like the good wine, got better. To me they should be top 3 stuff. They got late to the game and won. Pantera awesome and thaht is it! Diimebag darrel messing kills with riffs and his solo's will drive you insane and phil anselmo voice is a drop of heaven seriously his voice can be soft and make you and can also drive you crazy with his roughness.



And before you go and vote for other bands without really know pantera (hearing walk is essential but doesn't mean you know pantera) listen to cemetery gates! (it will make you cry and the riffs and solo will drive you insane),5 minutes alone,I'm broken, cowboys from hell(iif you haven't heard this one yet), this love and if you want to hear crazy guitar work by dimebag listen do domination. I will just finish by saying that pantera are pure metal, all you want from a metal band and as far as metal can get and should be. Pantera were poor Kiss clones in the early 80's, switched to literally Power Metal in the late 80's, then switched to metal/thrash in the 90's. So their back catalogue, as a whole, is patchy at best. 'Cowboys...' and 'Vulgar...' and 'Far Beyond...' are monstrous albums, no question, but after that they were forgettable. And to imply that Dimebag doesn't have the respect he deserves is absurd. His talent and murder shook the entire metal community.

Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. They rose to fame with their 1986 album Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the big four of thrash metal bands, the others being Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax. ...read more. The only reason Slayer isn't higher on the list is because they're too heavy for most people, which is itself a statement of how agonizingly brutal this band was and still is. The guitar work is extremely fast yet harmonious between the two masters, which allows them to carry Araya's voice on simple riffs while he recites dark poetry, and cut in with screeching fast solos, many of which involve both guitars for added emphasis on certain parts. During this, a man named Dave Lombardo is making sure things are kept at a ludicrous pace, and while Slayer does have many slower paced songs these are usually lyrically more adept than those that are built directly from Lombardo's ungodly speed. Slayer may not have written the best songs, but they didn't try to, they just wanted to make the most kickass music they could, and what is metal if not a musical interpretation of kicking ass? They influenced thrash like hell made arguably the heaviest album ever and basically created death metal they better then A7X and slipknot. I do like Metallica more but is Metallica the reason for death metal? No so they not as important although I do like RTL and MOP a ton maybe my favorite metal albums but slater is heavier and pantera?!?!? I love pantera but I hate how people think there so heavy and say there like slayer for the 90s because there not as heavy as slayer there watered down slayer. Slayer is the reason for death metal and arguably thrash metal and maybe even speed metal because there so amn fast can any other band say they have influenced three subgenres of metal? Especially three just as big? I don't think do Slayer true metal band a real thrash/speed band great solos hardcore lyrics hardcore drums and Kerry and jeff just shred on guitar loved world wide influence on many bands Reign in Blood greatest metal album of all time Araya is a great bassist to me greatest band! Metallica was great on Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets,...And Justice for All but then bob rock f'd them up with the black album sure it sold but they let down the thrash fans. It gets even worse with Load, Reload and St Anger but came back with Death Magnetic! But surely slayer greatest band! RIP JEFF HANNEMAN THANKS FOR THE SHREADS SOLOS WE LOVE you. SLAYER FOR THE WIN! Why these metal anti-gods didn't make it in the top ten is beyond any grasp of reality. With the combo solos of king and hanneman, the guteral screams and wails of araya, and drum master Dave Lombardo ( same level as Neil part and John Bonham). Four of the fiercest thrashers from show no mercys raw hate fueled lyrics all the way up to world painted blood. They have never let the hardcore fans down the same way so many other bands have (cough Metallica cough).

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band, that was formed 1999 in California. Their longest lineup of members was M. Shadows (Vocals), Synyster Gates (Lead Guitar), Zacky Vengeance (Rhythm Guitar), Johnny Christ (Bass Guitar), and The Rev (Drums). ...read more. In my personal opinion, Avenged Sevenfold is the best heavy metal band in the world because they have proven they can do absolutely anything! They can make any style of metal work. They can scream, they can sing, and in Hail to the King, they've proven they can pull off the Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath sound.M. shadows voice is probably the most unique voice in the world. No one can sing like him. Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance are the best guitar duo in to world, and no one can shred a solo like Gates! Johnny Christ is an amazing bassist and he certainly knows how to make everything come together with the bass! Now Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan was one of the best of the best! He was an inspirational drummer who always knew how to get the beat kicking! It was a tragedy what happened to him.. But now we move on to Arin Ilejay! Arin is another amazing drummer! What he did for the band in the Carry On, Not Ready to Die, and Hail to the King songs was amazing! He stepped up and ...more A7X is just an amazing band, like M. Shadows who has an amazing voice, he sends shivers down anybody's spine just singing songs like Nightmare, Synyster Gates roocking with solos in Eternal Rest or Afterlife, Zacky V is left handed and is full of talent just check Unholy Confessions, Johnny Christ is the best bassist ever he is very talented with his fingers, The Rev (1981-2009) he was the best drummer ever and he will always be in our hearts and finally Arin he is very young but he is as good as anyone, he is also a pretty good drummer an we welcome him in the family. AVENGED SEVENFOLD isn't the best metal band but they are one of the best and I as deathbat am very proud of them You got 5 guys who are great friends and love what they do. They have showed us that threw losing one of the greatest drummers they can go on and put out great music. They took us on a trip from sounding of the seventh trumpet to waking the fallen took us on a road trip threw the city of evil with us going to the afterlife with their self titled album and showed us with nightmare how to keep the life of a fallen friend and hearing fiction still makes me cry the one song that I don't sing a long with cause I don't want to sing over the REV. They love their fans cause they no without us they wouldn't be where they are. They are my favorite heavy metal band. They show that they aren't afraid of showing people who they really are and show that they love to have fun. It's nt just the band its everyone that is evolved.



FoREVer These guys, they're just meh. Their sound has brushed with metal in the past, but about half of them have had a hard rock sound to it. They're mildly talented. The REV was good, but not great. Their singer is okay, but he sounds nasally. Their rhythm guitarist is OK at best. Their bassist, well he's about standard for a mediocre bass player. Their lead guitarist can write some decent solos, but he's nothing too special with his generic sound and sloppy playing.



Now they have some level of skill to be able to play what they play and to write the music they right, but they are highly overrated and they're just not good to my ears.

Slipknot Slipknot is an American Alternative/ Nu Metal band formed in 1995 from Iowa. The band is best known as one of the pioneers of the New Wave of American Alternative Metal during the late 1990s - 2000s and are distinguishable by the band's clothing choices, consisting of black/red jumpsuits and horror ...read more. Slipknot is best without a doubt because more people can relate to them and their songs more than any other bands. And some bands that say they are heavy metal really aren't. As an example system of a down isn't heavy metal at all most of their songs and videos don't make sense but then they do at the same time, but I will admit that I like them. While, Slipknots music is mostly about real life things like how they based.5:The Gray Chapter on Paul's death. Also I have seen Judas Priest live and I have seen Slipknot live, but at the Judas Priest concert I was really bored because I expected more, then at the Slipknot concert I was so happy and excited because they went well over the bar that I had set for them. And finally we miss you R.I. P Paul Gray, the best bassist ever. Maggot until I die. Slipknot is a super awesome band! They should be the best band in the world because they have very unique instruments and find ways to make the most strangest instruments fit in there music, and it still sounds good! They are just so amazing! Slipknot is the best metal band. They have WAY better lyrics than most of the bands listed above. They deserve to be at least in second place because the sound that they achieve with all 8 of them is sic! So many drum sets, it is insane! And what I can't believe is that some dude that commented on black sabbath claims that they should be on first place cause they are the kings of heavy metal. That's bull. It's not that I don't like Ozzy, but they are not to be compared to this real intense sound that slipknot makes. VOTE FOR SLIPKNOT! Stay sic Most unique and interesting songs I've ever heard came from this band. All the other bands tend to find a formula that works for their music and repeat, repeat, repeat. For example Metallica (amazing band, don't get me wrong here) usually has a long intro at the beginning of every song (including the new album) and then they sing and have a cool solo sometimes in between but the tunes sound similar. Slipknot makes every song sound like it's made by a different band every time.

Motorhead Motörhead were an English heavy metal band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister, who was the sole constant member; guitarist and songwriter Larry Wallis; and drummer Lucas Fox. The band's harsh vocals and fast paced tempos helped inspire speed metal and ...read more. 10 Without Motorhead there's a good chance that thrash and speed metal wouldn't exist. 99.9% of Thrash, Black, and Death Metal bands in the entire universe cite Motorhead as one of their chief influences. 22 albums and not a single bad one in the bunch, They deserve much more recognition than they receive. I have no idea why Motorhead isn't up in the top 10.



Lemmy is the crusader of all that is good in metal.

His complexity of his lyrics, his wit, and his absolute power he projects on stage.

His image alone is well recognisedvand respected.

They have been under dogs for far too long, Up the Lemmy, down the glam Not even sure they call themselves heavy metal.but they deserve to be higher up with Maiden and Van Halen. Ossy and Sabbath are not proper rockers for me and don't deserve any recognition, other that their appalling drugs antics and waste of talent. Motorhead are very clever lyricists and are quite clean for heathens! Not sure if they will convert esp lemmy. Come on! It should be at the top. And especially the high sound waves are perfect enough to attract people. Hands down to "lEMMY" he truly is the god and no one could be compared to the "KING OF KINGS"

The Contenders

Dio Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. 11 Dio was an inspiration to almost all of heavy metal. First, this band fathered the "Hear N' Aid" project, pulling in talent from all manor of heavy metal bands: Blue Oyster Cult, Dokken, Judas priest, Y&T, Rough cutt, Queensryche, Motley Crue, Twisted sister, Journey, and Iron Maiden. They used the proceeds from this to relive famine in Africa.



Second, four years after Ronnie James Dio himself tragically died of stomach cancer, a tribute album was made in his honor. This album included such talents as: Anthrax, Tenacious D (Jack Black), Adrenaline Mob, Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Halestorm, Motorhead, Biff Byford (Saxon), Scorpions, Doro, Killswitch Engage, Glenn Hughes (Deep purple), Rob Halford (Judas preist) and last but not least, Metalica. In addition the money raised from this project was used to fund cancer research. I am a proud owner of this album.



Both of these albums demonstrate what a widespread impact Ronnie James Dio had, both alone, and with bands he sang ...more Ozzy might be the prince of darkness but dio is the god of rock!

#1 Dio

#2 Black Sabbath

#3 Metallica

that's at least my top 3 in my opinion. Can people start talking about his band's music, not just the man? How about stating why you love Holy Diver etc. I feel like I'm at Cobain's candlelight memorial. Sure, mourn the great man's loss, but he did sing a lot of songs during his blessed career, so start celebrating the great vocalist's life. Try to find another singer that can last 50 years in a business of young talent and still school the youngsters. He started singing doo-wop music in the 50s and ended up being THE touchstone voice of heavy metal... That's nuts and pure talent!

Disturbed Disturbed is an American nu metal/ alternative rock/ alternative metal band from Chicago, Illinois. The band comprises vocalist David Draiman, bassist John Moyer, guitarist Dan Donegan, and drummer Mike Wengren. They are known for songs like "Down With the Sickness" and "Stricken" . 12 Their songs are extremely catchy (in a really heavy way most of the time). Great riffs. Awesome solos in songs such as Inside the Fire and Indestructible. Cool bass lines. Lead singer David Draiman has an excellent observation ability on reality and writes very meaningful lyrics. His voice is currently the best metal voice that has ever existed. They love their fans and they seem like they are a bunch of cool dudes to hang out with in general. What's not to like about Disturbed? Disturbed got me through some "tough times" (I know I'm not the only one, but trust me on this). Them and Metallica. They just make you feel more energetic than EVER! My favorite Disturbed song is Deify. It's so POWERFUL!

I wish Disturbed would come back from their hiatus and visit Croatia once again. It would be the second time I see them live. It would also be the second time I lose my voice on their concert. Disturbed were the ones that got me into metal, with powerful guitar and drums and David Draiman's glorious voice. And to top it off, amazingly varied and meaningful lyrics. I try to listen to a variety of metal bands and whenever I find a new one that I like and start to listen to, I come back to Disturbed after a while and it's like it sounds better than before. It just pumps me up! After seeing Disturbed being kind of low ranked I many lists I am very pleased to see them voted this high up on the list, Disturbed got me in to metal and I will always love them for it. I believe there are some bands that have earned the top spot more than Disturbed such as Metallica though, so I think laying around the 10th spot is a good placement for Disturbed in this list.

Lamb of God Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler. 13 Lamb of God has some of the best lyrics I've ever heard in any band of any genre. They are one of the few bands I've ever heard whose music and lyrics come together like clockwork. They've had consistently amazing albums throughout their career and their live shows are nothing short of cathartic. I understand that it's competing with older bands that have seniority when it comes to this genre of music, but lamb of god is the best band all around when considering anything within the past 10-15 years. As all the metal fans know this site AND WHATEVER THAT WE SEE HERE IS VALID AT All/personally after noticing that they neglect some important criteria that mainly determine the position and the quality of the bands, I don't care about both comments and the position of the bands that they situated. After examining some lists from this site I concluded that the bands position are not based on the usual standards there is sth else behind these lists-and that is exactly what I am seeking to find Hey! Should I laugh on this pj...oh its not even a pj, its wj : worst joke...I mean come on guys these guys are the definition of heavy metal



Iron maiden, Metallica, slayer or black sabath are legends...these bands are pioneers: no doubt but it doesn't mean they will always b best in business, list should b made on the basis of current interest of the current generation...Log has got the best drummer of the planet - chris adler, randy's vocal takes the devil outta the listeners, john campbell on bass blows everything up, willie and mortan are the ghost on guitars...it should b at top five along with slipnot and a7x...for a true metalhead, it's a #1 ranked band. They deserve a place in the top ten definitely! Lyrics, performance is just spectacular! Disturbed? Seriously? Above lamb of god? Stupid! As far as the music of lamb of god is concerned you can see clear variations from album to album! Cool riffs and breaks! Chris Adler is just awesome! The band as a whole deserve a place amoung top ten undoubtedly!

Anthrax Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. 14 Just for the sake of giving Anthrax some attention on here, I'll give 'em some lovin':



Anthrax are arguably the greatest heavy metal band of all time. Are they my favorite? Probably not, no. But trust me when I say that they deserve hella recognition. Back when they got started, they became one of the most influential speed metal of not just the 80s but of all time, being regarded as one of the members of the Big Four of the Thrash.



By the time 1990 had rolled around, Anthrax was getting ready to release the incredibly mature and well-developed 'Persistence of Time', a record which demolished the typical expectations of the Anthrax fan with absolutely pummeling riffs and conceptual themes of nuclear holocaust and the need for peace. Following this ridiculously kick-ass album, Anthrax collaborated with Public Enemy and released the song 'Bring the Noize'. This popular song is often seen as the catalyst for the fusing of rap and rock/metal which, like it or not, dominated ...more Are you insane... Come on people... This is by far the greatest but most underrated metal band ever. Are you seriously tellin me that these people who gormed in around the2000's be better than d pioneers of thrash and not mention

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I always see bands like rammstein and log above anthrax. They were the first band that used clean vocals along with headbanging drums and fast shredding guitar... Not to mention they were one of the few metal bands to define an entire genre... If you go to YouTube and type top10 heavy metal bands, antrax wouldn't be there. Or top10 heavy metal anthems and decade defining songs. Joey bellodana is by far d most talented vocalists ever... Just see armed and dangerous or madhouse. Charlie benante is a monster on drum. Just see songs like caught in a mosh or devil you you know. Dude frank bello is like (its just my opinion) a metal version of steve harris. Scott ian brought alternative picking to a whole new level.

They deserve to be in d top 10. THIS BAND DESERVES TO BE IN THE TOP 10, it's one of the big 4 and deserves s spot, its lyrical genius and sick guitar riffs easily beat all the other bands. Anthrax's 'Spreading the Disease' and 'Among the Living' are the only reason they're part of this 'Big 4' business. Their releases after that were patchy, and Testament and Exodus mop the floor with them as far as quality and consistency go. Anthrax just happened to be in the right place at the right time, that's all.

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of Robert Plant (Vocal), Jimmy Page (Guitar), John Paul Jones (Bass, Keyboard) and John Bonham (Drums). The band's heavy, guitar-driven sound, rooted in blues and psychedelia on their early albums, has earned them recognition ...read more. 15 If you listen very hard, Led Zeppelin I defined the genre of hard rock for the years to come. Every band in the late 60s and through the seventies drank from the Zepp bottle. If Communication Breakdown is not a heavy metal statement, then Paranoid from Sabbath is not either. In the late sixties a lot of bets for the metal sound were placed: Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, Steppenwolf, Cream, Jeff Beck, Hendrix... But the jackpot went to Led Zeppelin, they took the blues, jazz, psychedelia, country, folk and made a great synthesis, something as wild as the blues, complicated as jazz, ethereal as country and intelligent as folk, known as heavy metal. When you think seventies in music you think LZ, just like sixties-Beatles or fifties-Presley, just like that. They're is no difference between heavy metal and hard rock. They are the only heavy metal band on this list to sell over 200 albums. They are also the only heavy metal band to sell over 250 million albums. They also are the only heavy metal band to sell over 300 million albums. They invented heavy metal, and no other heavy metal band is within 100 million albums of them. Without them most of these bands wouldn't exist, they are the greatest band of all time. How are they not number one? Absolutely Zepp belongs at #1 Page for defining the guitar sound and as a bass drums guitar trio they can't be touched. Add inPlant's vocals which are stratospheric in range and tone along with the composition skills out shine any competition at the time. Stairway was so skillfully constructed utilizing up tempo and ballad style. Nothing comes close. Led Zeppelin is one of the best rock bands however I have voted in the Heavy Metal category because I think heavy metal is influenced by Led Zeppelin and other bands that were not strictly 'heavy metal' such as Killing Joke. The magazine Rolling Stone described Led Zeppelin as "the heaviest band of all time".

Five Finger Death Punch Five Finger Death Punch, often shortened to Five Finger or Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American Alternative Metal/Alternative Rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed in 2005, the band's name comes from the kung fu movie The Five Fingers of Death. 16 Ivan Moody is under rated. This band has talent at all positions, amazing talent... The fact that their material continues to get better and better with each album should prove their worth of a top 5 spot for artists currently producing music. This list is hilarious because its more over voted than American Idol. Love what you love, but just keep fk'n rocking'! These guys should easily be top ten. I'd say switch them with Avenged and call it good. Don't get me wrong, I like Avenged as much as the next guy, but this list is for HEAVY metal. Avenged hasn't been in that category since Waking the Fallen. FFDP on the other hand stays true to their original heaviness that made them great in their first two albums. Just my 2 cents. This should definitely be in the top 10, no doubt. This band has a unique way of making their music catchy. I always live listening to their music. This should most certainly be over some of the bands that aren't even heavy metal, some on the list are more of rock than Heavy Metal. Five Finger Death Punch should be in the top 5 because the have been thought so much. they are also so nice to their fans and care so much about veteran that is more than any other heavy metal band has done other than shinedown they both do so much they both need to be in the top 5

Death Death was an American death metal band formed in 1983 by Chuck Schuldiner. Death is considered to be one of the most influential bands in heavy metal and a pioneering force in death metal. Its debut album, Scream Bloody Gore, has been widely regarded as the first death metal record, while the band's ...read more. 17 The fact that they're below avenged sevenfold is enough to make me mad. But putting them below five finger death punch is a crime Death should be around No.5 because of its contributes to metal music. Black Sabbath started this genre and Judas Priest makes metal becoming 'Metal’, Slayer invented true extreme metal, Death completed death metal and Bathory completed black metal. Those bands should be top 5.And to me, Death is the best. Because Chuck reinvented metal after it had already been reinvented loads of times before. Death took thrash metal to new limits. It became the genre we now know as 'Death Metal' which is named after them for obvious reasons. Undoubtedly the best death metal band ever and arguably the best thrash metal band ever as well. They were very influential in metal and completely under-rated because of sell outs like Metallica. So Death's success is now determined by Metallica? If Metallica are sell outs then it would logically make them an easier target to dethrone would it not? Also, Death Metal is a sub genre of Thrash. Also, Possessed are the first Death Metal band. They're not of the calibre of Death, but Seven Churches is the first Death Metal album.

Guns N Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles formed in 1985. The classic lineup, as signed to Geffen Records in 1986, consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. Apart from hard rock they are also ...read more. 18 G N R is is a gro



G N R is a ground breaking band! Look at there videos 80s 90s! They are in the rock n roll hall of fame! There! Is still no band like them any where on earth! My 13 year old son loves them, so I passed the G N R heavy metal on! Love G N R 4 ever! How are they only ranked 21, They are number 1 in my books, they had loads of hit songs greatest rock band on the planet. G N R is the best metal band ever..their music was awesome and rear..I think they are the only band who was played metal into blues.. They're a fad, that's what they are. Go play a slot machine - they're the same thing.

Queensryche Queensrÿche is an American progressive heavy metal band formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. They released their self titled EP in 1984, but didn’t gain notoriety until the release of their critically acclaimed album Operation: Mindcrime in 1988. As of now, they ...read more. 19 Should have been in top 5, best vocals, best lyrics, best melodies and the best concept album! The top 5 in this list are generally overheard, overplayed and overrated bands.

Queensryche is overall a very underrated band. Please listen to 1994 album Promised Land, and you'll see this band and the rest are completely in different fields. I like 'Rage for Order' better. It is a lot more progressive and experimental than 'Operation Mindcrime' - as great as that album is. Check out Evergrey's 'The Inner Circle' if you want a more metallic progressive album. It's a conceptual masterpiece. Oh my god guys seriously!? This band released Operation Mindcrime the greatest album ever, but everything else is a steaming pile of feces. Agreed! 'Rage For Order' and 'Operation Mindcrime' are epic. Listen to Evergrey's 'The Inner Circle' if you like a heavier version of these greats.

System of a Down System of a Down formed in 1994 as an Armenian-American Alternative Metal group from Glendale, California. The band name is sometimes shortened to System or SOAD. ...read more. 20 System of a Down is the most innovator, creative and consistent metal band.



- Amazing guitar riffs and bass line.

- insane drums. Heavier than lots of blast beat bands.

- One of the most beautiful voices in the world, Tankian, mixed with well executed screams by him and Daron. Their voices together are simple pretty.

- Epic Lyrics.



I could be showing many points proving System of a Down is the top 1 metal band. Unfortunately, tradition and the long career influences people to think Iron Maiden and Metallica are better. But they're not. Topping the charts doesn't mean the best (Metallica and all overrated stuff), Listen to some really great songs like chop suey, B.Y.O. B, psycho, aerials, radio/video and the list goes on.

Serj has a great voice, that can show it's variety at anytime. Daron is obviously one of the greatest metal guitarists. Shavo and John are real awesome bassist and drummer respectively.



System of a Down is the most human band. They're true humans. Metallica and others are good, but are very much overrated. Not even 15? System of a Down is epic! You need to hear chop suey, lonely day, streamline, I can go on forever naming great songs. I kinda knew metalica would be first (and I am happy about that I love metalica) bot System of a Down is epic and so is children of bodom. System of a down is beyond epic, amazing songs, amazing and unpredictable instruments, and of course Serj has an incredible voice. The band it's self is amazing. Totally voting for a band that's like heaving in my ears.

Motley Crue Mötley Crüe was an American metal band formed in Los Angeles, California on January 17, 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, lead vocalist Vince Neil and lead guitarist Mick Mars. 21 Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band who started his career in Los Angeles, California in 1980. They have sold over 80 million. Albums worldwide.



The name Mötley Crüe comes from a friend of the band said "What a motley looking crew." The band has been known songs like "Dr. Feelgood, " "Home Sweet Home" and "Looks That Kill". They are also known for their excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs.



The group consisted from the start of singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars. In 1992, Neil kicked out of the band and replaced by John Corabi. He did however return to the band back in 1997. They've got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Oh, dear. I confess I own 'Too Fast For Love' and 'Shout at the Devil' but I have learned, over time, that I like women with lipstick, make-up, eyeliner, and hairspray who deal in sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll more than the men. Motley Crue was the rock gods of the 80s and 90s Nikki Sixx is a song writting genous. They embodied what rock and roll is all about. they lived it, even to death thank god nikki is still with us. When I heard Shout at the devil for the first time I was hooked. The 80s wow it was great! Great artist, could be good for motley crue that they was smoking 5 cigarettes per. Day and max 2 drinks during the weekend, in order to preserve health and the clear singing voice

Rainbow Rainbow are a British rock band led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio as the lead singer and lyricist. Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band has sold over 28 million albums ...read more. 22 This band was at it's best when Ronnie James Dio was in the band and it sold the most records with him on vocals, after they got rid of Ronnie they started declining. The expression "got rid of Ronnie" isn't correct. Nobody wanted to get rid of him. Most of my passcodes are based on rainbow and deep purple variants...! if 16th century was like what is narrated in these songs, I would put on my greensleeves and live then and 'dance around the fire"! I agree loved Rainbow but they deserve to be in top 20. With Blackmore on guitar dio on vocals and Cozy Powell on drums they produced Cath the raibow, Stargazer amongst other classics. Defnitely top 20. Rainbow is a amazing band and I think they deserve to be in the top 50 at least

Edguy Edguy is a heavy metal band from Fulda, Germany that was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. 23 Edguy seems to be the closest band to iron maiden Amazing power metal from Germany

Rammstein Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and Industrial Metal band consisting of Till Lindemann (vocals), Richard Kruspe (guitar), Paul Landers (guitar), Oliver Riedel (electric bass), Christoph Schneider (drums) and Christian Lorenz (keyboard), that formed in 1994 in Berlin . ...read more. 24 Rammstein have the best songs ever. I am crazy to find perfection into songs, and so far only Rammstein could offer to me all this perfection. They should be number one. Yes, Iron Maiden is one of the first metal bands, Slipknot and Korn are the parents of heavy metal, but GOD, Rammsten gave a totally new format to the metal. Their poems transformed into art pieces are just amazing. I never can get enough of Rammstein. They are just genius. I wish soon they to make another concert to can be there and see them for the first time live. They inspired me in my life. For sure Rammstein is a religion, just that for me is only the best band ever. Also what I like at them, they don't make songs against a religion or against atheism, they only create amazing melodies for everybody! Rammstein is different, and have their own style do what they want and don't care about selling cd's Their topics are real from real events, and they stay true to what they believe in...

Plus it's unique that a band with German lyrics is so international loved come on! They deserve to be nr 1



The show is amazing, and the guys are so normal and don't forget the bandmembers are still the same from day 1 Rammstein rocks! Absolutely anazing! Best metal band by far! Sonne was the first metal song I heard and it immediately hooked me and made me falk in love with them! Truly breathtaking! Till's growls, Kruspe's/Lander's incredibly heavy beat and Schneider's drumworkvis pure magic! Stunning... I could go on all day about how amazing (particularly their live shows - OH MY GOSH)! Rammstein is simply the best! I saw them live and it was by-far the best live act ever. Their music meshes with different aspects of different cultures and brings it back to face with a great heavy metal sound. Always entertaining and artful. LONG LIVE RAMMSTEIN!