name 5-10 bands that i must hear? if you can name like 5-10 essential metalbands and explain something about each band that would be awesome ive been a punk fan for years and im exploring music, like i said i know hardly anything about metal music so if you can give me some bands to look up id appreciate it, any info on what makes them good would be nice
Metalheads I need your help, Im a newbie and just getting into metal, please
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xtreamteam
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Disturbed
Slipknot
Korn
Job for a cowboy
and you try hollywood undead but they arnt metal
NOT metallica
Slipknot
Korn
Job for a cowboy
and you try hollywood undead but they arnt metal
NOT metallica
mMalloryKnoxm
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Megadeth
Iron Maiden
Slayer
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
NOT Metallica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those are the 'founding fathers' of metal if you will. But there are TONS of metal subs so IDK what kind of newer recs to give.
LOL I don't care who you are, Breaking Benjamin is NOT fking metal dude!!!!!!!!!!! They're Hard rock at best!
Checkout Sevendust
Shadows Fall
Anthrax
Hatebreed
Lamb of god
Accept
Chimaira
System of a down
Rammstein
Black Label Society
Motorhead
Apocalyptica
Slipknot
Dope
Betrayer
Violator
Fear Factory
Arch enemy
There's a list to get to you started all from various subs ranging from heavy metal, gothic, symphonic, thrash, nu-metal, metalcore and more... Decide from there what you like
@ICEMAN - hahahaahha you know I had to though!
@WILL - LMFAO If I was living in the past, then perhaps I would consider Metallica good?!
Iron Maiden
Slayer
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
NOT Metallica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those are the 'founding fathers' of metal if you will. But there are TONS of metal subs so IDK what kind of newer recs to give.
LOL I don't care who you are, Breaking Benjamin is NOT fking metal dude!!!!!!!!!!! They're Hard rock at best!
Checkout Sevendust
Shadows Fall
Anthrax
Hatebreed
Lamb of god
Accept
Chimaira
System of a down
Rammstein
Black Label Society
Motorhead
Apocalyptica
Slipknot
Dope
Betrayer
Violator
Fear Factory
Arch enemy
There's a list to get to you started all from various subs ranging from heavy metal, gothic, symphonic, thrash, nu-metal, metalcore and more... Decide from there what you like
@ICEMAN - hahahaahha you know I had to though!
@WILL - LMFAO If I was living in the past, then perhaps I would consider Metallica good?!
AjPancakes
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Anaal Nathrakh
The Berzerker
Pantera
Gorgoroth
Threat Signal (well, that's not real metal, but still good)
One Brick Down
The Last Days of Humanity (XDDDDD)
Skinless
Slipknot (yeah I fucking went there. Only their self-titled album and Vol 3 though, the others suck)
Jungle Rot
And I am too tired so I can't remember but there's a lot. I would recommend just going on Youtube and looking around.
The Berzerker
Pantera
Gorgoroth
Threat Signal (well, that's not real metal, but still good)
One Brick Down
The Last Days of Humanity (XDDDDD)
Skinless
Slipknot (yeah I fucking went there. Only their self-titled album and Vol 3 though, the others suck)
Jungle Rot
And I am too tired so I can't remember but there's a lot. I would recommend just going on Youtube and looking around.
MarcoGonzalez
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DUH!!!! KoRn,Disturbed,Avenged Sevenfold, System of a Down,Oomph,Drwoning Pool,Cradel of filth,devil wears prada,and shadows fall 
TheCharmoftheSheep
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Black Sabbath
Original "Heavy Metal" band, they started it all, and are such an amazing group.
Iron Maiden
Pioneers of Heavy Metal and NWOBHM - astounding group to this very day.
Judas Priest
Along with Iron Maiden, pioneers of heavy metal and NWOBHM, astounding group, not a big fan of their recent releases.
Ozzy Osbourne
Original vocalist for Black Sabbath, absolutely stellar solo career. Not a fan whatsoever of his more recent stuff.
Dio/Rainbow
Dio. God of Metal. His solo career, along with his work in Rainbow are among the best metal acts of the '70s-'90s.
Recommendations..
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Vol. 4, Sabotage, Heaven and Hell
Iron Maiden - Killers, The Number of the Beast, Seventh Son of A Seventh Son, Powerslave
Judas Priest - Stained Class, British Steel, Unleashed in the East, Sad Wings of Destiny
Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis, No More Tears, Ultimate Sin, The Essential
Dio - Holy Diver, The Last in Line, Strange Highways, Dream Evil
Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Rising, Long Live Rock 'n Roll, On Stage
Original "Heavy Metal" band, they started it all, and are such an amazing group.
Iron Maiden
Pioneers of Heavy Metal and NWOBHM - astounding group to this very day.
Judas Priest
Along with Iron Maiden, pioneers of heavy metal and NWOBHM, astounding group, not a big fan of their recent releases.
Ozzy Osbourne
Original vocalist for Black Sabbath, absolutely stellar solo career. Not a fan whatsoever of his more recent stuff.
Dio/Rainbow
Dio. God of Metal. His solo career, along with his work in Rainbow are among the best metal acts of the '70s-'90s.
Recommendations..
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Vol. 4, Sabotage, Heaven and Hell
Iron Maiden - Killers, The Number of the Beast, Seventh Son of A Seventh Son, Powerslave
Judas Priest - Stained Class, British Steel, Unleashed in the East, Sad Wings of Destiny
Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis, No More Tears, Ultimate Sin, The Essential
Dio - Holy Diver, The Last in Line, Strange Highways, Dream Evil
Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Rising, Long Live Rock 'n Roll, On Stage
TheIceman1
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@ Mallory Knox I have the utmost respect for you ha, but YES METALLICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitly Metallica and Megadeth man they are amazing.
Definitly Metallica and Megadeth man they are amazing.
MUSHROOMHEAD their music is all mixed tunes and really tripy and freaky, and their riffs r good.
METALICA they r said to be the biggest metal band in the world their guitar solos and riffs r fricken awesome
dont listen to malory, shes living in the past
mallory metalica were the past and r now still recording in the present and even though people might not think it, they r the BIGGEST metal band in the world. Im not just saying that, its the truth look it up
METALICA they r said to be the biggest metal band in the world their guitar solos and riffs r fricken awesome
dont listen to malory, shes living in the past
mallory metalica were the past and r now still recording in the present and even though people might not think it, they r the BIGGEST metal band in the world. Im not just saying that, its the truth look it up
aFugaziYoungman
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Heavy Metal:
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Motorhead
Thrash Metal:
Sepultura
Slayer
Megadeth
Vektor
Doom Metal:
Esoteric
Pagan Altar
Electric Wizard
My Dying Bride
Black Metal:
Emperor
Drudkh
Enslaved
Dissection
Death Metal:
Nile
Suffocation
Death
Morbid Angel
Sludge Metal:
Eyehategod
Acid Bath
Melvins
Buried At Sea
Stoner Metal:
Kyuss
Ufomammut
High On Fire
Down
Power Metal:
Blind Guardian
Iced Earth
Helloween
Rhapsody
Folk Metal:
Agalloch
Moonsorrow
Primordial
Finntoll
Progressive Metal:
Opeth
maudlin of the Well
Atheist
Tiamat
Post Metal:
Neurosis
Isis
Pelican
Mouth of the Architect
That should get you started
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Motorhead
Thrash Metal:
Sepultura
Slayer
Megadeth
Vektor
Doom Metal:
Esoteric
Pagan Altar
Electric Wizard
My Dying Bride
Black Metal:
Emperor
Drudkh
Enslaved
Dissection
Death Metal:
Nile
Suffocation
Death
Morbid Angel
Sludge Metal:
Eyehategod
Acid Bath
Melvins
Buried At Sea
Stoner Metal:
Kyuss
Ufomammut
High On Fire
Down
Power Metal:
Blind Guardian
Iced Earth
Helloween
Rhapsody
Folk Metal:
Agalloch
Moonsorrow
Primordial
Finntoll
Progressive Metal:
Opeth
maudlin of the Well
Atheist
Tiamat
Post Metal:
Neurosis
Isis
Pelican
Mouth of the Architect
That should get you started
I'll do you one better and list 5 of my favorite bands from some of my favorite metal sub-genres. For someone switching over from punk to metal I would recommend getting into thrash metal first as it probably has the most punk influences.
(Early Metal/Pseudo Metal)
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
Motorhead
(Progressive Metal)
Fates Warning
Dream Theater
Manilla Road
Opeth
Porcupine Tree
(Thrash Metal)
80's Metallica
Megadeth
Testament
Slayer
Death Angel
(Black Metal)
Bathory
Emperor
Immortal
Dissection
Enslaved
(Death Metal)
Death
Morbid Angel
Bolt Thrower
Nile
Entombed (early)
(Melodic Death Metal)
At the Gates
Dark Tranquillity
In Flames (early)
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Kalmah
(Doom Metal)
Candlemass
Solitude Aeturnus
Anathema
My Dying Bride
Draconian
(Symphonic Metal)
Savatage or Trans Siberean Orchestra
Therion (first few albums were death metal)
Nightwish
Epica
Haggard
That is all for now, except I'll give you a couple links to get started
http://youtu.be/x1BQ6OfUG9Y
http://youtu.be/h8g5QsT-RSw
a Esoteric Young man has a good list too, several of those bands I would have recommended too had I made my list bigger.
(Early Metal/Pseudo Metal)
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
Motorhead
(Progressive Metal)
Fates Warning
Dream Theater
Manilla Road
Opeth
Porcupine Tree
(Thrash Metal)
80's Metallica
Megadeth
Testament
Slayer
Death Angel
(Black Metal)
Bathory
Emperor
Immortal
Dissection
Enslaved
(Death Metal)
Death
Morbid Angel
Bolt Thrower
Nile
Entombed (early)
(Melodic Death Metal)
At the Gates
Dark Tranquillity
In Flames (early)
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Kalmah
(Doom Metal)
Candlemass
Solitude Aeturnus
Anathema
My Dying Bride
Draconian
(Symphonic Metal)
Savatage or Trans Siberean Orchestra
Therion (first few albums were death metal)
Nightwish
Epica
Haggard
That is all for now, except I'll give you a couple links to get started
http://youtu.be/x1BQ6OfUG9Y
http://youtu.be/h8g5QsT-RSw
a Esoteric Young man has a good list too, several of those bands I would have recommended too had I made my list bigger.
Childofthegrave
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Black Sabbath - the band generally accepted as being the band that created the metal genre and their album "Paranoid" is a must hear for anyone regardless of whether they consider themselves a metal fan or not.
War Pigs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZCyOWLrRTE
Judas Priest - Black Sabbath might have brought the sound to metal, but Judas Priest brought the vocals to it, Rob Halford's voice is legendary. Check out the album, "British Steel" first, I promise you won't be disappointed.
Breaking the Law http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RATEoDH9WiY&feature=fvsr
Iron Maiden - Classically inclined shredding and one of the best frontmen in metal history. I recommend "The Number of the Beast" as a good album for a new fan of the metal genre.
The Number of the Beast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2y_Cq76r9s
Metallica - Their later releases aren't much, but in their earlier days these guys released some of the best metal music ever. "Master of Puppets" is a great album to start off with.
Master of Puppets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV3DJzT0ndI
Dio - Ronnie James Dio is the best metal vocalist ever, no question. "Holy Diver" is a must have album. RJD also fronted Black Sabbath for a time, and I definitely recommend giving "Heaven and Hell" a listen as well.
Rainbow In The Dark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYlDltwm-JY
Sepultura - Good ol' Brazilian metal. "Chaos A.D" isn't as thrashy as the band's earlier releases, but it's my favorite album from the band and a good starting point for a new fan.
Refuse/Resist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lqa4tsg8rY
Amon Amarth - Melodic death metal with vocals that are actually very easy to decipher and lyrics about vikings. If you're interested in that kind of thing at all check out "With Oden On Our Side"
Runes to My Memory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFcVlsxqBbA
Pantera - Metal from my home state of Texas. Started out as a glam metal band, but with the arrival of Phil Anselmo on vocals they quickly become a much heavier outfit. "Vulgar Display of Power" is a landmark groove metal album, in my opinion.
Walk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_huqm7usE
Megadeth - Remember how I said that Metallica's later releases aren't much compared to their later stuff? Not true for Megadeth. When Metallica was falling short, Megadeth was releasing some legendary thrash albums, namely "Rust in Peace"
Rust in Peace...Polaris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hVqpjZ8qWM
System of a Down - I might get a lot of flack for including a nu-metal band on this list, but System of a Down really is a great band and Serj Tankian has one of the most unique voices in the genre. "Toxicity" is my SOAD album rec.
Chop Suey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQ0dvIun1A&feature=related
War Pigs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZCyOWLrRTE
Judas Priest - Black Sabbath might have brought the sound to metal, but Judas Priest brought the vocals to it, Rob Halford's voice is legendary. Check out the album, "British Steel" first, I promise you won't be disappointed.
Breaking the Law http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RATEoDH9WiY&feature=fvsr
Iron Maiden - Classically inclined shredding and one of the best frontmen in metal history. I recommend "The Number of the Beast" as a good album for a new fan of the metal genre.
The Number of the Beast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2y_Cq76r9s
Metallica - Their later releases aren't much, but in their earlier days these guys released some of the best metal music ever. "Master of Puppets" is a great album to start off with.
Master of Puppets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV3DJzT0ndI
Dio - Ronnie James Dio is the best metal vocalist ever, no question. "Holy Diver" is a must have album. RJD also fronted Black Sabbath for a time, and I definitely recommend giving "Heaven and Hell" a listen as well.
Rainbow In The Dark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYlDltwm-JY
Sepultura - Good ol' Brazilian metal. "Chaos A.D" isn't as thrashy as the band's earlier releases, but it's my favorite album from the band and a good starting point for a new fan.
Refuse/Resist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lqa4tsg8rY
Amon Amarth - Melodic death metal with vocals that are actually very easy to decipher and lyrics about vikings. If you're interested in that kind of thing at all check out "With Oden On Our Side"
Runes to My Memory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFcVlsxqBbA
Pantera - Metal from my home state of Texas. Started out as a glam metal band, but with the arrival of Phil Anselmo on vocals they quickly become a much heavier outfit. "Vulgar Display of Power" is a landmark groove metal album, in my opinion.
Walk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_huqm7usE
Megadeth - Remember how I said that Metallica's later releases aren't much compared to their later stuff? Not true for Megadeth. When Metallica was falling short, Megadeth was releasing some legendary thrash albums, namely "Rust in Peace"
Rust in Peace...Polaris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hVqpjZ8qWM
System of a Down - I might get a lot of flack for including a nu-metal band on this list, but System of a Down really is a great band and Serj Tankian has one of the most unique voices in the genre. "Toxicity" is my SOAD album rec.
Chop Suey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQ0dvIun1A&feature=related