the beginners guide to... Heavy Metal

[prokop]

I want to start a thread which all of you can react to, to make some sort of introductory top-ten to heavy metal. I suggest that everybody interested names some Heavy albums which they feel must be included in a list for new listeners of the genre.

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[prokop]

I would suggest myself, that following albums should be included:

Seppultura - Chaos AD
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

These albums were big around the early 90's and represent my introduction to the genre. They are very mainstream but nevertheless a must-listen according to me

[bizk]

bloodbath- resurrection through carnage
carcass - heartwork
bloodbath- nightmare before flesh
cannibal corpse - tomb of the mutilated
3 inches of blood - advance and vanquish
entombed - wolverine blues
paradise lost - embers fire

[jason]

Death - Symbolic (1995)
Slayer - Reign in Blood (1986)
Slayer - Season in the Abyss (1990)
Pantera - For a good introduction to metal, you should listen to all of their albums (except Reinventing the Steel).

[erikbartley]

Slayer - Reign in Blood
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Slipknot - The Subliminal Verses
System of a Down - Mezmerize
Fear Factory - Archetype

[SecondBass]

Good grief. Introductory should give some history to the greatest bands of the genre. It probably means that they will be commercially successful. This means going back to the beginning and working forward, so first the original Gods:

Deep Purple in Rock
Led Zepellin IV
Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Then the rebirth and the New Wave:

Judas Priest - Stained Class
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
Motorhead - Motorhead
Ian Gillan Band - Mr Universe

All of these were originally must-haves and would give an insight into the more modern albums above. If you want to get down and dirty with really old stuff then check out the MC5 and Blue Cheer.

[Magnum]

For me I would have to add in no particular order though
Metallica- Justice For All
Maiden- Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Judas Priest- Ram It Down
Ozzy Osbourne- Anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Magnum

[Museo]

I think all of my suggestions would be Deep Purple! Especially "Smoke on the Water" and "Black Night". I would also add in Motorhead - "The Ace of Spades"

[peter.elvins@hotmail.co.u]

My top 10 list would be;
Judas Priest- Sin after Sin
Motorhead-Overkill
Budgie-In For The Kill
Iron Maiden-Iron Maiden
Hellion-Screams In The Night
Bulldozer-The Day Of Wrath
Accept-Restless & Wild
Vardis-100mph
Judas Priest-Stained Glass
Saxon-Wheels Of Steel
I could list a hell of a lot more, but these are names that spring to mind

[Pompey]

Doesn't anybody remember Samson? They were the hard-rocking British Heavy Metal band of the 80's with a two syllable name beginning with 'Sa' and ending with 'on' that were not Saxon.

[peter.elvins@hotmail.co.u]

Hello. Pompey. Yes i can remember Samson. Infact,i have quite a few albums of theirs, too boot, but as i said, i could list many more bands. Those were just a few that sprang to mind.

[StuckOnBandaid]

I don't really have a top 10 list, but if I were gonna to an into guide to heavy metal, I would start off with some of the first metal bands around, such as Black Sabbath and Zeppelin. Many of their songs are just part of pop culture now, and I think it would be a great place to start. You could introduce them to some of the great metal 'classics' as well. I've always loved Sabbath's 'War Pigs'. From there, I'd move on into the 80's hair bands and introduce them to the early, genius, uncommercial songs of such groups like Metallica.

[doctortornface]

The main difference in opinions seems to be the age of the poster,each seeing the importance of their own generation of metal.Nowadays bands like Deep Purple are just heavy rock....once again no particular order...

1/Napalm Death
2/Metallica
3/Slayer
4/Pantera
5/Ministry
6/Rob Zombie(or White Zombie)
7/Sepultura
8/Megadeth
9/Machinehead
10/Rhapsody

Almost anything by the above bands will give a fairly wide mix of sounds and history from raw to prog polished.Again the list could be thousands long,just listing the genre and subgenre.As wide and varied as any type of music.

Here are just some of the genres.
Heavy Metal
Black
death
speed
thrash
stoner
sludge
mathcore
metalcore
Pomp
Doom
Power
Hardcore
Post Hardcore
Emo
Industrial
Battle
Goth
Extreme
Grindcore
Punk,
Noise,
Ambient
Experimental

and there are lots more sub genres.

lots to learn and enjoy.

[Conservationist]

1. Slayer
2. Bathory
3. Celtic Frost
4. Asphyx
5. Gorguts
6. Demilich
7. Atheist
8. Morbid Angel
9. Deicide
10. Pestilence

need we go on... a top 250 is needed

[doctortornface]

So many great bands......so little time.....